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
CEO, VISIT MODESTO
Region: Central Valley
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Operations ✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Sales ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Creative
Email: todd@visitmodesto.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
FOUNDER/CHIEF RELATIONSHIPS OFFICER, 62ABOVE
Region: Southern California
Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider - Marketing Agency
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ LGBTQ
Email: jonb@62ABOVE.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
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT, FORWØRD
Region: Central Coast
Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Other - Going from In-House to Freelance ✔ Other - Rising Through Ranks of DMO World ✔ Other - Importance of Studying Abroad
Email: shannon@takemeforword.com
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
SENIOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR, GO CITY
Region: Southern California
Category: Other - Attractions & Experiences Pass Provider
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Provide Informational Interview ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Marketing ✔ Sales ✔ Data Analytics ✔ Other - Business Development ✔ Other - Relationship Building ✔ Other - Strategic Thought Process
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ Female
Email: sarah.mccann@gocity.com
MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE BLACK BOOK CONSULTANT (MANAGING STAY PLEASANT HILL)
Region: Southern California
Category: Destination
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Mentor Student ✔ Host Student Intern
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Marketing ✔ Sales
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ Black ✔ Female
Email: viola@theblackbookconsultant.com
SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, AUGUSTINE AGENCY
Region: North Coast
Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student ✔ Mentor Faculty ✔ Serve on Industry Advisory Board
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Marketing ✔ Communication ✔ Creative
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ Female
Email: cnanadiego@augustineagency.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
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, LAUREN SCHLAU CONSULTING
Region: Southern California
Category: Tourism Industry Service Provider
Opportunities for Engagement:
✔ Speaker ✔ Panelist ✔ Mentor Student
Areas of Expertise:
✔ Data Analytics ✔ Research ✔ Other - Local Economic Development
Underrepresented Group(s):
✔ LGBTQ++
Email: laurens@lsconsult.com
