Board of Directors Executive Committee
Druv Patel | Chair | Ridgemont Hospitality |
John Albrecht | Immediate Past Chair | Port of Oakland |
Peter DePaschalis | Secretary | Southwest Airlines |
John Marsh | Chief Financial Officer | District Oakland |
Thomas Cavanagh | Vice Chair | BANDALOOP |
Gyasi Edwards | Vice Chair | HotelEngine |
Kurt Hanson | Vice Chair | Oakland Marriott City Center |
Jana Pastena | Vice Chair | Chop Bar & Calavera |
Anand Patel | Vice Chair | Hotel & Motel Association of Oakland |
Paul Tormey | Vice Chair | Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel |
Barbara Leslie | Advisor to the CEO | Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce |
Board of Directors
Dennis Berris | General Manager | Homewood Suites by Hilton Oakland-Waterfront |
Carl Chan | President | Oakland Chinese Chamber of Commerce |
Nik Dehejia | Chief Executive Officer | Oakland Zoo |
James Dinnall | General Manager | The Waterfront Hotel |
Barney Fonzi | President | Diablo Publications |
Susan Garcia | General Manager | Kissel Hotel Uptown |
Mieko Hatano | Executive Director | Oakland Symphony |
Josh Howard | Dual General Manager | AC Hotel & Residence Inn Downtown Oakland |
Mark Ive | General Manager | Hilton Oakland Airport |
Tyrell Johnson | General Manager | Courtyard Downtown Oakland |
Autumn King | Senior Director of Marketing & Communications | Oakland Museum of California |
John Lauritsen | General Manager | Oakland Moxy |
Kymberly Miller | Executive Director | Children's Fairyland |
Bryan Osaki | General Manager | Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel |
Kyle Overaker | General Manager | Holiday Inn Express |
Nikhil Patel | General Manager | Westward Lodge |
Taj Tashombe | Founder & CEO | Canyon Oaks |
Adam Tobin | Executive Director & CEO | Chabot Space & Science Center |
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