Team & Board

Executive Office

Scott White
President/CEO

Revae Reynolds
Executive Administrative Assistant
760.969.1309

Finance & Administration

Bill Judson
Vice President, Finance & Administration
760.969.1303

Andy Cloutier
Director of Human Resources
760.969.1306

Andrew Walsh
Senior Staff Accountant, Finance & Administration
760.969.1307

Sandy Alejo
Staff Accountant, Finance & Administration
760.969.1308

Dan Tackett
Staff Accountant
760-969-1343

Operations

Stefanie Kilcoyne
Director of Operations
760.969.1350

Doedi Ford
Front Desk | Visitor Assistance
760.969.1301

Rebecca Kirkpatrick
Business Analyst
760.969.1325

Thomas Sutton
Operations Coordinator
760-969-1370

Brand Development

Jeff Miraglia
Chief Creative Officer
760.969.1349

Julie Sinclair
Director of Brand Communications
760.969.1346

Stacie Herndon
Senior Graphic Designer
760.969.1368

Miranda Caudell
Copywriter
760.969.1312

Alissa Meagher
Brand Communications Specialist
760-969-1342

Convention Sales

Colleen Pace
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
760.969.1347

Rob Osterberg, CTA
Director of Sales
Specialty Accounts/Sports
760.969.1305

Tammy Bucklin, CTA
Associate Director of Convention Sales
Southwest/Southern California
760.969.1314

Lynne M. Bowis, CMP
Associate Director of Convention Sales
New Business Development
760.969.1365

Anne Marie Mourhess, CTA
Associate Director
760.969.1321

Matt Bark, CTA
National Sales Manager
Mountain States/Los Angeles
760.969.1332

Michelle Morgan
Director of Regional Sales
Mid-Atlantic
760.969.1366

Suzanne Aed, CTA
National Sales Manager
Southeast
760.969.1367

Mary Ryan, CTA
National Sales Manager
Midwest Region/International Meeting Requests
760.969.1354

Angie Day, CMP
National Sales Manager
Northeast & Canada
760.969.1313

Alex Mercado
Convention Sales Administrative Assistant
760.969.1329

Joanne Yanovick
Convention Sales Administrative Assistant
760.969.1324

Partnership

Davis Meyer
Director of Partnership
760.969.1360

Erica Abarca, CTA
Partnership Manager
760.969.1322

Susan Esterling
Partnership Manager
760.969.1326

Josh Heinz
Partnership Coordinator
760-969-1333

Destination Services

Danae Sheehan, CMP
Associate Director of Destination Services
760.969.1330

Sarah Goslin
Senior Destination Services Manager
760.969.1320

Kahlia Gainey
Destination Services Manager
760.969.1355

Elizabeth Jamison
Destination Experiences Specialist
760-969-1319

Marketing

Colleen Pace
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
760.969.1347

Sean Smith
Director of Indian Wells Sales & Marketing
760.969.1356

Kimber Foster
Director of Palm Springs Tourism
(760) 969-1311

Dana Fury
Senior Marketing Manager
760.969.1345

Krystal Kusmieruk
Digital Marketing Manager
760.969.1337

Jenna Conrad
Digital Marketing Coordinator
760-969-1327

Sheila Balsimo
Marketing Coordinator
760-969-1334

Anthony Ruiz
Digital Marketing Specialist
760-969-1344

Media & Communications

Joyce Kiehl
Director of Communications
760.969.1338

Laura Hunt Little
Media Relations Manager
760.969.1316

Tourism Development

Gary Orfield
Director of Tourism Development
760.969.1335

Robyn Gallegos
Senior Tourism Development Manager
760.969.1318

Marta Battle
Tourism Development Manager
760.969.1340

Joanne Ohanesian
Tourism Development Coordinator
760.969.1352

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, City of Cathedral City

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

Waymond Fermon
Executive Committee Member
Mayor, City of Indio

Linda Evans
Executive Committee Member
Mayor, City of La Quinta

Jan Harnik
Executive Committee Member
Mayor, 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

Jeffrey Bernstein
Board Member
President, Destination PSP

Sejal Bhakta
Board Member
Owner/Operator, Hampton Inn & Suites

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

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

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

Brad Poncher
Board Member
Retired Hospitality Executive

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

Tim Pyne
Board Member
General Manager, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa

Tom Scaramellino
Board Member
General Manager, Westin Rancho Mirage 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

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