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.
Alan Rothenberg, Esq.
Chairman
LA Tourism Board | 1st Century Bank
Carl Schuster
Secretary-Treasurer
LA Tourism Board | Wolfgang Puck Catering
Althea Abdallah
General Manager
Hilton Checkers Los Angeles
Robert Alter
President
Seaview Investors, LLC
Clay Andrews
General Manager
Sheraton Grand Los Angeles
Kara Bartelt
General Manager
The Hoxton Los Angeles
Charles A. Bassett
President
L&R Group of Companies
Mark Beccaria
President
Aames-Warner Corporation
Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga
President & Director
Natural History Museum of L.A. County
Leticia Rhi Buckley
Chief Executive Officer
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Christy Castillo Butcher
SVP Programming
SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
Javier Cano
Vice President & Market General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles & JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Stephen Cheung
President
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) | World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA)
Mark Davis
President & Chief Executive Officer | General Manager
Sun Hill Properties & Hillcrest Real Estate | Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
Vaughn Davis
Founder & CEO
Hyper Nimbus
Bill Doak
Managing Director, Hospitality
Stockdale Capital Partners, LLC
Sheldon Duncan
SVP of Marketing & Brand Strategy
Universal Studios Hollywood
Mark Eberwein
General Manager
SLS Hotel Beverly Hills
Susan Feniger
Chef-Owner
Border Grill | SOCALO
Mistyka Flores
Owner & Creative Director
424 Productions
Jason W. Foster
President & Chief Operating Officer
Destination Crenshaw
Larry Freedman
Co-President/Chief Business Officer
LAFC Sports LLC
Tom Gilmore
CEO
Gilmore Associates
Todd Goldstein
Chief Revenue Officer
AEG
Christopher M. Henry
ISHC, Co-Founder & CEO
Majestic Hospitality Group
James Holleran
EVP, Head of Entertainment Division
Reach Agency
Sandra Jackson-Dumont
Director and CEO
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Danny Kahn
Executive Director
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
Bonny Kirin-Perez
Managing Director
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites
Bill Kramer
Chief Executive Officer
Academy of Motion Picture Sciences
Peter Kwong
Owner
Best Western Plus, Dragon Gate Inn
Marianne Lowenthal
Principal and Founder
Granadier Co.
Scott Mills
General Manager
The Garland
Rachel Moore
President & CEO
The Music Center
Cedd Moses
CEO & Founder
Pouring with Heart
Richard Pink
President
Pink’s Hot Dogs, Inc.
Jon Purpura
Director – Sales, Entertainment & Media
United Airlines
Lilly Rocha
CEO
Latino Restaurant Association
Jeffrey N. Rudolph
President and CEO
California Science Center
Maria S. Salinas
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Scott Santoro
VP, Los Angeles & West Sales
Delta Airlines
Adam K. Sydenham
Regional Managing Director
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Andrew Te Whaiti
Founder & CEO
Genio Global Entertainment / Muhammad Ali Experience
Alexandra Valdes
Executive Director
Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission
Connie Wang
Managing Director
Hotel Figueroa
Michael E. Washington
President/Co-Owner
Palazzo Concessions
Legal Counsel
Karl Kuhn
Legal Counsel