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Celebrating Tourism Careers
Lately, we’ve been seeing a lot of movement among members in the travel and tourism industry. Organizations are beginning to fill their open positions, members are expanding their horizons by taking on new roles, and others are saying “bon voyage” as they announce their well-earned retirements.
We are lucky to work in such a collaborative industry, and because we know members care about each other, we created this Members on the Move newsletter to share who’s going where, celebrate career successes, and inform you about new opportunities.
Join us in celebrating members’ successes and wishing them luck on their new adventures!
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Michelle Flippo, Operations & Sales Manager, Visit Oxnard
Visit Oxnard has promoted Michelle Flippo to Operations & Sales Manager. Michelle has been an integral part of the Visit Oxnard team for nine years, working closely with the Board of Directors and local partners to keep things running smoothly and cohesively. In her new role, she will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with local hospitality partners, tourism-related businesses, and key stakeholders; preparing and attending meeting and leisure tradeshows; RFP distribution; sales administration; and managing the day-to-day office functions.
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Doane Liu, Chief Tourism Officer, City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has appointed Doane Liu as the Chief Tourism Officer for the City of Los Angeles. As part of his recent Executive Directive on Tourism, the Mayor also announced the creation of his Tourism Cabinet, a committee of City general managers that head key departments critical to tourism development in Los Angeles. The Cabinet will be charged with the implementation of the City's new Tourism Master Plan. Doane, who is the Executive Director of the LA City Tourism Department, will chair the Tourism Cabinet.
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Lindsay Moore, Vice President, Managing Director, Augustine Agency
Augustine Agency has promoted Lindsay Moore to Vice President, Managing Director. Over the past ten years, Lindsay’s expertise in marketing, public relations, and business development has helped grow the agency exponentially. She has led by example and remained laser focused on exceeding client expectations. In her new role, she is positioning the agency for more growth this year, welcoming new clients, and scaling the internal team accordingly. She continues to take time to help mentor those in the agency, while also working on strategic and innovative ideas for the dozens of clients she helps manage.
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Tammy Blount-Canavan, President & CEO, Visit Seattle
Visit Seattle has named Tammy Blount-Canavan as its new President & CEO. Tammy’s rich leadership history spans two countries and three decades, first in the hotel industry in Vancouver, to a previous role as President & CEO of the Monterey County CVB. She most recently served as Executive Vice President and Principal at Fired Up! Culture, a business management consulting firm. Her vision for Visit Seattle is to build on its strong foundation as a dynamic, bold, innovative organization, strengthening relationships and partnerships to elevate Seattle as the nation’s best city to visit, live, and do business in. She will be Visit Seattle’s first female CEO.
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Tracy Campbell, Vice President of Community Engagement & Advocacy, Visit SLO CAL
Visit SLO CAL has hired Tracy Campbell as Vice President of Community Engagement & Advocacy. She most recently served as Group Vice President of Communications for the California Hospital Association. Her skills in managing teams, change management, communications strategy development, marketing/branding management, online community building, and digital advocacy make her a valuable addition to the Visit SLO CAL team.
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John Ehlenfeldt, President & CEO, Visit Dana Point
Visit Dana Point has appointed John Ehlenfeldt as its new Executive Director. John joins the Visit Dana Point team with more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He most recently served as Executive Vice President at Visit Huntington Beach, where he oversaw the destination marketing plan, the organization’s budget, group and leisure sales, product development, as well as visitor and destination partner services for nearly a decade. In his new position, John will oversee strategic plans and marketing tactics that define Dana Point as a premier coastal destination and promote travelers to experience its offerings.
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Scott Wilson, President & CEO, Visit Temecula Valley
Scott Wilson has been named the new President & CEO of Visit Temecula Valley. Scott previously served as chairman of the Visit Temecula Valley Board of Directors and the Director of Sales for Pechanga Resort & Casino. Scott is stepping into the position that outgoing CEO Kimberly Adams held for more than a decade, growing the organization into the industry’s powerhouse partner that it is today. The board is confident that Scott’s love of Temecula and his passion for the industry will assist him in steering the destination and making it the best place to live, work, and play.
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Donna Kalez, Chief Operations Officer, Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching
CalTravel is thrilled welcome Donna Kalez, COO of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, as a new member! Daughter of the company’s founder, Don Hansen, Donna has continued the legacy of her father by holding many past and current board positions within the industry including the Sportfishing Association of California and the CCA-CAL-Coastal Conservation Association. She was named the Dana Point Citizen of the Year in 2018, as well as the 2018 Woman of the Year for the California Legislative Women's Caucus for her Senate District. The company pioneered whale watching back in 1961 and has built a successful business through its leadership on global responsible sportfishing.
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Know someone looking for a fresh start? Check out our Tourism Career Opportunities page! This job board serves to connect employers with talented, qualified travel and tourism professionals looking for new opportunities to succeed.
Is your organization hiring? If so, please send us your open positions! We will help you get the word out to our ever-growing network of travel and tourism leaders across the state (at no cost!). To submit an open position, please reach out to talvernaz@caltravel.org.
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If you know about about any retirements, promotions, new hires, or other career moves, or if you have any news of your own, please let us know for an upcoming newsletter! Please send news to me at talvernaz@caltravel.org.
Thanks,
Tricia Alvernaz
Operations Manager
talvernaz@caltravel.org
408.904.8474
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