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Meet the Leadership Team

Executive Team

The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board is a private, non-profit 501(c)(6) business association whose primary mission is to market and promote Los Angeles as the premier site for leisure travel, meetings and conventions as the City’s official tourism marketing organization. For general inquiries, please contact info@latourism.org.

Board of Directors

The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board is headed by a member Board of Directors representing a cross-section of the Los Angeles business community impacted by LA's travel and tourism industry. These elected directors serve on a non-paid, voluntary basis.

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Althea Abdallah

General Manager, Hilton Checkers Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Bob Alter

Robert Alter

Seaview Investors, LLC, President

Los Angeles, CA

Clay Andrews

Clay Andrews

Sheraton Grand Los Angeles , General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

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Kara Bartelt

General Manager, The Hoxton Los Angeles

Charles A. Bassett

Charles A. Bassett

L&R Group of Companies, President of Operations

Los Angeles, CA

Mark Beccaria

Mark Beccaria

Aames-Warner Corporation, President

Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga

Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga

Natural History Museum of L.A. County, President & Director

Los Angeles, CA

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Christy Castillo Butcher

SVP Programming, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park

Javier Cano

Javier Cano

The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles & JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, Vice President & Market General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Stephen Cheung

Stephen Cheung

President, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) | President, World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA)

Grant Coonley

Grant Coonley

Hilton LA Airport, General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Mark Davis

Mark Davis

Sun Hill Properties & Hillcrest Real Estate, President & Chief Executive Officer | Hilton Los Angeles Universal City, General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Vaughn Davis

Vaughn Davis

Dream Hollywood Hotel, General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Bill Doak

Bill Doak

Stockdale Capital Partners, LLC, Managing Director, Hospitality

Los Angeles, CA

Sheldon Duncan

Sheldon Duncan

Universal Studios Hollywood, SVP of Marketing & Brand Strategy

Los Angeles, CA

Mark Eberwein

Mark Eberwein

W Hollywood, General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Susan Feniger

Susan Feniger

Chef-Owner, Border Grill | SOCALO

Los Angeles, CA

Mistyka Flores

Mistyka Flores

Owner & Creative Director, 424 Productions

Los Angeles, CA

Jason Foster

Jason W. Foster

President & Chief Operating Officer, Destination Crenshaw

Larry Freedman

Larry Freedman

LAFC Sports LLC, Co-President/Chief Business Officer

Los Angeles, CA

Tom Gilmore

Tom Gilmore

Gilmore Associates, CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Todd Goldstein

Todd Goldstein

AEG, Chief Revenue Officer

Los Angeles, CA

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Christopher M. Henry

ISHC, Co-Founder & CEO, Majestic Hospitality Group

Los Angeles, CA

James Holleran

James Holleran

Reach Agency EVP, Head of Entertainment Division

Los Angeles, CA

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Sandra Jackson-Dumont

Director and CEO, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Los Angeles, CA

Don Jacinto

Don Jacinto

Journal Hotels, Regional VP, West Coast & Hollywood Roosevelt, Managing Director

Los Angeles, CA

Danny Kahn

Danny Kahn

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, Executive Director

Los Angeles, CA

Bonny Kirin-Perez

Bonny Kirin-Perez

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Managing Director

Los Angeles, CA

Bill Kramer

Bill Kramer

Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Motion Picture Sciences

Los Angeles, CA

Peter Kwong

Peter Kwong

Owner, Best Western Plus, Dragon Gate Inn

Los Angeles, CA

Marianne Lowenthal

Marianne Lowenthal

Combined Properties, Inc., Executive Vice President

Los Angeles, CA

Scott Mills

Scott Mills

The Garland, General Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Rachel Moore

Rachel Moore

The Music Center, President & CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Cedd Moses

Cedd Moses

Pouring with Heart, CEO & Founder

Los Angeles, CA

Richard Pink

Richard Pink

President Pink’s Hot Dogs, Inc.

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Jon Purpura

Director – Sales, Entertainment & Media, United Airlines

Lilly Rocha

Lilly Rocha

Latino Restaurant Association, CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Alan Rothenberg, Esq.

Alan Rothenberg, Esq.

Chairman of the LA Tourism Board | 1st Century Bank, Chairman

Los Angeles, CA

Jeffrey N. Rudolph

Jeffrey N. Rudolph

California Science Center, President and CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Maria S. Salinas

Maria S. Salinas

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Scott Santoro

Scott Santoro

VP, Los Angeles & West Sales, Delta Airlines

Carl Schuster

Carl Schuster

Secretary-Treasurer of the LA Tourism Board | Wolfgang Puck Catering, President & CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Sydenham

Adam K. Sydenham

Regional Managing Director, Los Angeles Athletic Club

Andrew Te Whaiti

Andrew Te Whaiti

Genio Global Entertainment / Muhammad Ali Experience, Founder & CEO

Los Angeles, CA

Alexandra Valdes

Alexandra Valdes

Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission, Executive Director

Los Angeles, CA

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Connie Wang

Hotel Figueroa, Managing Director

Los Angeles, CA

Michael Washington

Michael E. Washington

Palazzo Concessions, President/Co-Owner

Legal Counsel

Karl Kuhn

Karl Kuhn

Legal Counsel

Los Angeles, CA