
MICHAEL PACE
Chair
General Manager
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco

MICHAEL O’DONOHUE
Vice Chair
Managing Director
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

PAUL FRENTSOS
Secretary
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
San Francisco Travel

ROGER HULDI
Treasurer
General Manager
The St. Regis Hotel San Francisco

JACKIE ALCANTARA, CMP
Account Director,
St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco

DR. LEE BLECHER
Program Co-Director, Hospitality Management
California State University – Long Beach

JANINE CHICOURRAT
General Manager
Portola Hotel & Spa

MARY CROWE
Vice President, Quality Assurance
Mark & Rose Hospitality

MANDI GRAZIANO
Vice President Global Accounts
Hospitality Performance Network Global

JON HANDLERY, CHA
President
Handlery Hotels

CAROLYN HARBER
Director of Sales & Marketing
Hilton Los Angeles Airport

ANDREW ABOU JAOUDE
Sr. Community Workforce Development Specialist II
Hospitality Initiative Manager
Office of Economic and Workforce Development

MARK LUCAS
Revenue Management Consultant
ProfitMax

OBADIAH OSTERGARD
CEO
Vine Hospitality

PETE SITTNICK
Managing Partner
Epic Steakhouse and Waterbar SF

KAREN STRGACICH
National Director, Hotel Sales, Southwest and Southern California
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

ELAINA VAUGHN
Complex Director of Human Resources,
Doubletree by Hilton San Jose & Juniper Cupertino Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton

DR. PAIGE P. VIREN
Executive Director
Sustainable Hospitality Management Program, California State University Monterey Bay – College of Business
Honorary Board Members

TOM COSTELLO

PAUL HANDLERY

JOHN LOVE
Hospitality and Tourism Consultant
