Team & Board

Joint Powers Authority Executive Committee

Geoff Kors
Chair
Council Member, City of Palm Springs

Gary Gardner
Vice Chair
Council Member, City of Desert Hot Springs

Ernesto Gutierrez
Executive Committee Member
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Cathedral City

Greg Sanders
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Indian Wells

Waymond Fermon
Executive Committee Member
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Indio

Linda Evans
Executive Committee Member
Mayor, City of La Quinta

Jan Harnik
Executive Committee Member
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Palm Desert

Charles Townsend
Executive Committee Member
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Rancho Mirage

V. Manuel Perez
Executive Committee Member
4th District Supervisor, County of Riverside

Visit GPS Board of Directors

Tom Tabler
Chair
General Manager, JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa

Rolf Hoehn
Vice Chair
Director of Business Development, Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Robert Del Mas
Secretary
General Manager, Empire Polo Club & Event Facility

Aftab Dada
Treasurer
Managing Director, Hilton Palm Springs

Kate Anderson
Board Member
Director of Public Relations, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Lorraine Becker
Board Member
Immediate Past President, Cabot's Pueblo Museum

Celeste Brackley
Board Member
General Manager, Ace Hotel & Swim Club

Tony Bruggemans
Board Member
General Manager, Le Vallauris Restaurant

Gary Cardiff
Board Member
Owner/President, Cardiff Limousine & Transportation

Jay Chesterton
Board Member
Vice President of Hotel Operations and Food & Beverage, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino

Dermot Connolly
Board Member
General Manager, La Quinta Resort & Club

Tim Ellis
Immediate Past Chair
Principal, Ellis Hospitality Services

Eddy Estrada
Board Member
Owner, Smarter Property Management

​David Feltman
Board Member
Co-Founder, VRON of Palm Springs

Gary Gardner
JPA Executive Committee on Visit GPS Board of Directors
Council Member, City of Desert Hot Springs

Rob Hampton
Board Member
General Manager, Palm Springs Convention Center

Amanda Hoffmann 
Board Member
General Manager, Vacasa

Todd Hooks
Board Member
Economic Development Director, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Jerry Keller
Board Member
Owner, LULU and Acqua California Bistros

Geoff Kors
JPA Executive Committee on Visit GPS Board of Directors
Council Member, City of Palm Springs

Jay Mainthia
Board Member
General Manager/Owner, La Mere, LLC, dba Indio Super 8 & Suites

Michael McLean
Board Member
CEO/Owner, McLean Company Rentals

Allen Monroe
Board Member
President/CEO, The Living Desert

Lee Morcus
Board Member Emeritus
Owner, Kaiser Restaurant Group

Michael Murray
Board Member
General Manager, Hotel Paseo

Liz Ostoich
Board Member
Owner, FARM and Tac/Quila Restaurants

Greg Purdy
Board Member
VP of Marketing and Public Affairs, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Tom Scaramellino
Board Member
General Manager, Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa

Bob Schneider
Board Member
Marketing, Palm Springs Power Baseball

Barb Smith
Board Member
Partner, Eventis Destination Services

Boris Stark
Board Member
CEO, Palm Desert Vacation Properties

Kelly Steward
Board Member
General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage

Joseph Tormey
Board Member
Director of Hospitality Program, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus

Peggy Trott
Board Member
General Manager, Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs

Mike Waddell
Board Member
General Manager, Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa

Doug Watson
Board Member
Managing Director of Hospitality, College of the Desert

Technical Advisory Committee

Charlie McClendon
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Cathedral City

Luke Rainey
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Desert Hot Springs

Chris Freeland​
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Indian Wells

Bryan Montgomery
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Indio

Jon McMillen​
Committee Member
City Manager, City of La Quinta

Todd Hileman
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Palm Desert

Justin Clifton
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Palm Springs

Isaiah Hagerman
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Rancho Mirage