2008-09 Board of Directors

Officers

Chairman of the Board
Scott Tanner
Director, Travel Industry and Group Marketing
Disneyland Resort, P.O. Box 3441
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 284-6364 | Fax (714) 284-6361
scott.tanner@disney.com

1st Vice Chair of the Board, Membership Chair
Cami Mattson
President & CEO
San Diego North Convention & Visitors Bureau
360 North Escondido Boulevard, Escondido, CA 92025-2600
(760) 745-4741 | Fax (760) 745-4796
cmattson@sandiegonorth.com

2nd Vice Chair of the Board, COT Chair
Gary Sherwin
President & CEO
Newport Beach Conference & Visitors Bureau
110 Newport Center Drive Suite 120, Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 467-2747 | Fax (949) 719-6109
gary@nbcvb.com

Secretary
Ken Brengle, CCE
Chief Executive Officer
Big Bear Lake Resort Association
630 Bartlett Road / P.O. Box 1936
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
(909) 866-6190, Ext. 223 | Fax (909) 866-5671
kbrengle@bigbear.com

Treasurer
Susie Santo
Director, Travel Industry Sales
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 622-3833 | Fax (818) 622-0444
susie.santo@nbcuni.com

Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
Marilyn Hannes
Vice President, Marketing
SeaWorld California
500 Sea World Drive, San Diego, CA 92109-3933
(619) 226-3803 | Fax (619) 226-3933
marilyn.hannes@seaworld.com

BOARD DIRECTORS

David Andre
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Santa Clara Convention & Visitors Bureau
1850 Warbruton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 380-1235 | Fax (408) 244-7830
david.andre@santaclara.org

Brian Baker
Cultivar Marketing
4730 Annadel Heights Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 478-8159
Brian.Baker@Meritageblt.com

Cathy Berg
Regional Vice President Western Division
American Airlines
222 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 2100, El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 648-6431 | Fax (310) 648-6481
cathy.berg@aa.com

Skip Daum
Executive Director & Legislative Advocate
California RV Dealers Association
5355 Parkford Circle, Granite Bay, CA 95746
(916) 791-3021 | Fax (916) 772-3781
CalRVDA@aol.com

Kamran Enayat
Director of Sales & Marketing
Embassy Suites Anaheim South
11767 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92840
(714) 383-6715 | Fax (714) 748-0036
Kamran_enayat@hilton.com

Werner Escher
Executive Director Domestic/International Markets
South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 435-2012 | Fax (714) 540-5334
escherw@southcoastplaza.com

Ann Gallaugher
Vice President Tourism Development
Anaheim/Orange County VCB
800 W. Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92803
(714) 765-8849 | Fax (714) 765-8864
agallaugher@anaheimoc.org

Dan Goldes
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
201 Third Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA  94103-3185
(415) 227.2655 | Fax (415) 227.2602 
dgoldes@sanfrancisco.travel

Tony Hancuff
Gray Line San Francisco/Coach America
300 Toland Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
(415) 642.9400 | Fax (415) 642-1500
tony.hancuff@coachamerica.com

Chuck Hansen
Vice President, Community Relations
Viejas Enterprises
7777 Alvarado Road Suite 115, La Mesa, CA 91941
(619) 644-8310 | Fax (619) 644-8314
chansen@viejas.com

Jerri Harris
Senior Sales Representative
AAA-Auto Club of So. California
3333 Fairview Road A-327, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 885-2375 | Fax (714) 885-1109
harris.jerri@aaa-calif.com

James Harris
Regional Market Manager
Travelocity
303 Second Street, Suite 650 North Bldg., San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 932-1226 | Fax (415) 651-9460
james.harris@travelocity.com

Peter Kock
Director, Marketing & Sales
LEGOLAND California
One Legoland Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 918-5390 | Fax (760) 846-0884
peter.kock@LEGOLAND.com

Kathy Janega-Dykes
President & CEO
Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau
1601 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 966-9222 | Fax (805) 966-1728
Kathy@santabarbaraca.com

Bill Lee
Director of International Economic & Tourism Development
City of San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
P.O. Box 8097, San Francisco, CA 94128
(650) 821-5018 | Fax (650) 821-3953
Bill.Lee@flysfo.com

Conrad Levasseur
Community Relations & Development Coordinator
Ironstone Vineyards
1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys, CA 95247
(209) 728-1251 | Fax (209) 728-1275
conradl@ironstonevineyards.com

Cheryl Marcell
Deputy Director Marketing & Public Relations
Sacramento County Airport Systems
6900 Airport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95873
(916) 874-0760 | Fax (916) 874-0636
marcellc@saccounty.net

Ted Molter
Director, Marketing
San Diego Zoo & San Diego Wild Animal Park
P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA 92112-0551
(619) 557-3291 | Fax (619) 557-3970
tmolter@sandiegozoo.org

Robert E. Muhs
Vice President, Government Affairs & Counsel
Avis Budget Group
6 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 496-3532 | Fax  (973) 496-3444
robert.muhs@avisbudget.com

Steve Pelzer
Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing
Evans Hotels
3202 Governor Drive, Suite 209, San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 777-6706 | Fax (858) 550-3991
spelzer@evanshotels.com

Richard Reasons
President
Simpleview, Inc.
6675 Curlew Terrace, Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 929-9544 | Fax (760) 929-9548
rreasons@simpleviewinc.com

Debbie Sipe
Executive Director
California Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds
P.O. Box 5648, Auburn, CA 95604
(530) 885-1624 | Fax (530) 823-6331
Debbie@calarvc.com

Joe Terzi
Senior Vice President of Operations
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 692-2201 | Fax (619) 692-2341
joe.terzi@starwoodhotels.com

Jon Trumbull
Director of Travel & Tourism
Sunset Publishing Corp.
950 South Coast Drive , Suite 290, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 424-1959 | Fax (714) 546-9042
trumbullj@sunset.com

Rita Vandergaw
Director Marketing
Port of San Diego
P.O. Box 120488, San Diego, CA 92112
(619) 686-6388 | Fax (619) 686-6400
rvanderg@portofsandiego.org

David Veckerelli
President and CEO
City Explorer TV
3100 Donald Douglass Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(800) 641-8810 | Fax (888) 621-3883
david@cityexplorer.tv

Kerri Verbeke-Kapich
Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships
San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
2215 India Street, San Diego, CA 92101-4237
(619) 557-2831 | Fax  (619) 696-9371
kvkapich@sdcvb.org

Brad Walker
Managing Director Leisure & Group Travel Marketing
Alaska Airlines
19300 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 392-5623 | Fax  (206) 392-5366
brad.walker@alaskaair.com

Ted Welch
Advertising Director
VIA Magazine (CSAA)
150 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 565-2455 | Fax (415) 552-5825
ted_welch@csaa.com

Karen Whitaker
Director of Marketing & Communications
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
1699 Hwy 273, Anderson, CA 96007
(530) 365-7500 | Fax (530) 365-1258
karen@shastacascade.org

Vacant
County of San Bernardino
215 N. D Street Suite 201
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0043
(909) 387-9853 | Fax (909) 387-9880

Vacant
See’s Candies, Inc.
210 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 583-7307 | Fax  (650) 225-9430

Staff

 

Ross Hutchings, CAE
Executive Director/CEO
rossh@caltia.com 

Beth Smith
Membership/Meetings Director
beths@caltia.com 

Barbar Souza
Membership & Communications Director
barbaras@caltia.com

Tracy Brown
Publications
tracyb@4arc.com