CEO & PRESIDENT, VISIT CONCORD
Region: San Francisco Bay Area
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host a Student Intern
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Operations ✔ Other - Destination Experiences ✔ Other - Regional Collaborative Efforts
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ Hispanic
Email: eschroth@visitconcordca.com
PRESIDENT & CEO, VISIT VENTURA
Region: Central Coast
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ Female ✔ Latina
Email: marlyss@visitventuraca.com
SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SONOMA COUNTY TOURISM
Region: San Francisco Bay Area
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Communication
Email: kseibel@sonomacounty.com
CHIEF OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION, VISIT SACRAMENTO
Region: Gold Country
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ Black/African American
Email: sbradley@visitsacramento.com
PRESIDENT & CEO, LOS ANGELES TOURISM & CONVENTION BOARD
Region: Southern California
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Finance ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Creative ✔ Other - Organizational Health & Culture
Email: aburke@latourism.org
PRESIDENT & CEO, VISIT TRI-VALLEY
Region: San Francisco Bay Area
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Finance ✔ Creative
Email: tracy@visittrivalley.com
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANAHEIM TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
Region: Southern California
Category: Transportation Company
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Other - Environmental Sustainability
Email: dkotler@atnetwork.org
PRESIDENT & CEO, LOVE CATALINA - CATALINA ISLAND TOURISM AUTHORITY
Region: Southern California
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Other - Visitor Services ✔ Other - Social Media
Email: jim@lovecatalina.com
PRESIDENT & CEO, VISIT VACAVILLE
Region: Central Valley
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative
Email: melyssa@visitvacaville.com
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, MINETA SAN JOSE INT’L AIRPORT (SJC)
Region: San Francisco Bay Area
Category: Airport
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Host Site Visit ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Host a Student Intern ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Advocacy ✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Creative
Email: swintner@sjc.org
