TEAM & BOARD

Executive Office

Scott White
President/CEO
swhite@gpscvb.com

Revae Reynolds
Executive Administrative Assistant
760.969.1309
rreynolds@gpscvb.com

Finance & Administration

Bill Judson
Vice President, Finance & Administration
760.969.1303
bjudson@gpscvb.com

Andy Cloutier
Director of Human Resources
760.969.1306
acloutier@gpscvb.com

Andrew Walsh
Senior Staff Accountant, Finance & Administration
760.969.1307
awalsh@gpscvb.com

Sandy Alejo
Staff Accountant, Finance & Administration
760.969.1308
salejo@gpscvb.com

Gilda Faeth
Staff Accountant
760.969.1343
gfaeth@gpscvb.com

Doedi Ford
Receptionist | Visitor Assistance
760.969.1301
dford@gpscvb.com

Brand Development

Jeff Miraglia
Chief Creative Officer
760.969.1349
jmiraglia@gpscvb.com

Anndee Laskoe
Director of Brand Content
760.969.1331
alaskoe@gpscvb.com

Julie Sinclair
Director of Brand Communications
760.969.1346
jsinclair@gpscvb.com

Stacie Herndon
Senior Graphic Designer
760.969.1368
sherndon@gpscvb.com

Genoa Aleman
Brand Manager
760.969.1328
galeman@gpscvb.com

Amber Warren
Brand Coordinator
760.969.1342
awarren@gpscvb.com

Convention Sales

Mark Crabb, FCDME
Chief Sales Officer
760.969.1304
mcrabb@gpscvb.com

Rob Osterberg, CMP
Director of Convention Sales - Specialty Accounts & Sports
760.969.1305
rosterberg@gpscvb.com

Tammy Bucklin
Associate Director of Sales
San Diego, Orange County, Arizona, New Mexico and ConferenceDirect (SoCal)
760.969.1314
tbucklin@gpscvb.com

Lynne M. Bowis, CMP
Associate Director of Sales
Southeastern US & Texas
760.969.1365
lbowis@gpscvb.com

Matt Bark
National Sales Manager
Los Angeles, Central California, CO, NV, UT, WY, ID, MT and Sports
760.969.1332
mbark@gpscvb.com

Michelle Morgan
Director of Regional Sales
Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland
760.969.1366
mmorgan@gpscvb.com

Suzanne Aed
National Sales Manager
Religious, Entertainment, LGBT, HelmsBriscoe (SoCal) and Western Canada, Entertainment & Film Crews, HPN Global
760.969.1367
saed@gpscvb.com

Anne Marie Mourhess
National Sales Manager
Pacific Northwest and Northern California
760.969.1321
amourhess@gpscvb.com

Mary Ryan
National Sales Manager
Midwest Region
760.969.1354
mryan@gpscvb.com

Barbara Quigley, CMP
National Sales Manager
Chicago, Illinois
760.969.1361
bquigley@gpscvb.com

Angie Day, CMP
National Sales Manager
Northeast & Eastern Canada
760.969.1313
aday@gpscvb.com

Alex Mercado
Convention Sales Administrative Assistant
760.969.1329
amercado@gpscvb.com

Joanne Yanovick
Convention Sales Administrative Assistant
760.969.1324
jyanovick@gpscvb.com

Kaylin Murphy
Convention Sales Administrative Assistant
760.969.1323
kmurphy@gpscvb.com

Partnership

Davis Meyer
Director of Partnership
760.969.1360
dmeyer@gpscvb.com

Erica Abarca, CTA
Partnership Manager
760.969.1322
eabarca@gpscvb.com

Susan Esterling
Associate Partnership Manager
760.969.1326
sesterling@gpscvb.com

Destination Services

Jill Philbrook, CMP
Director of Destination Services
760.969.1341
jphilbrook@gpscvb.com

Danae Sheehan, CMP
Associate Director of Destination Services
760.969.1330
dsheehan@gpscvb.com

Sarah Goslin
Senior Destination Services Manager
760.969.1320
sgoslin@gpscvb.com

Kahlia Gainey
Destination Services Manager
760.969.1355
kgainey@gpscvb.com

Lucy Martinez
Destination Sales Manager
760.969.1315
lmartinez@gpscvb.com

Sandy Martinez
Destination Services Manager
760.969.1311
smartinez@gpscvb.com

Tranae Dunn
Destination Services Coordinator
760.969.1319
tdunn@gpscvb.com

Steve Kellam
Destination Services Administrative Assistant
760.969.1317
skellam@gpscvb.com

Marketing

Colleen Pace
Chief Marketing Officer
760.969.1347
cpace@gpscvb.com

Marissa Willman
Director of Digital Marketing
760.969.1348
mwillman@gpscvb.com

Sean Smith
Director of Indian Wells Sales & Marketing
760.969.1356
ssmith@gpscvb.com

Dana Fury
Marketing Manager
760.969.1345
dfury@gpscvb.com

Krystal Kusmieruk
Digital Marketing Manager
760.969.1337
kkusmieruk@gpscvb.com

Melanie Macias
Digital Marketing Coordinator
760.969.1327
mmacias@gpscvb.com

Joanne Ohanesian
Marketing Coordinator
760.969.1352
johanesian@gpscvb.com

Paola Fernandez
Digital Marketing Coordinator
760.969.1363
pfernandez@gpscvb.com

Media & Communications

Joyce Kiehl
Director of Communications
760.969.1338
jkiehl@gpscvb.com

Jean-Paul "JP" Zapata
Media Relations Manager
760.969.1336
jpzapata@gpscvb.com

Cheryl Morris
Communications Coordinator
760.969.1344
cmorris@gpscvb.com

Travel Industry Sales

Gary Orfield
Director of Travel Industry Sales
760.969.1335
gorfield@gpscvb.com

Robyn Gallegos
Senior Travel Industry Sales Manager
760.969.1318
rgallegos@gpscvb.com

Lori Gomer
Travel Industry Sales Manager
760.969.1334
lgomer@gpscvb.com

Marta Battle
Travel Industry Sales Coordinator
760.969.1340
mbattle@gpscvb.com

Joint Powers Authority Executive Committee

Linda Evans
Chair
Mayor, City of La Quinta

Geoff Kors
Vice Chair
Mayor pro tem, City of Palm Springs

Richard Balocco
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Indian Wells

Elaine Holmes
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Indio

Jan Harnik
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Palm Desert

Ernesto Gutierrez
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Cathedral City

Gary Gardner
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Desert Hot Springs

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

Charles Townsend
Executive Committee Member
Council Member, City of Rancho Mirage

CVB 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

Bruce Abney
Board Member
Owner/Innkeeper, El Morocco Inn

Rick Axelrod, MD
Board Member
Immediate Past Chair, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership

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
Managing Partner, TRAVELHOST of Greater Palm Springs

Michael Facenda
Board Member
Vice President of Marketing, Agua Caliente Casinos

Rob Hampton
Board Member
General Manager, Palm Springs Convention Center

Jerry Keller
Board Member
Owner, LULU and Acqua California Bistros

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

Thomas Nolan
Board Member
Executive Director, Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)

Brad Poncher
Board Member
General Manager, Homewood Suites by Hilton, La Quinta

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

Christoph Roshardt
Board Member
General Manager, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells

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, Access Palm Springs

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

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

Elie Zod
Board Member
Retired Hospitality Executive

Linda Evans
JPA Executive Committee on CVB Board of Directors
Mayor, City of La Quinta

Geoff Kors
JPA Executive Committee on the CVB Board of Directors
Mayor pro tem, City of Palm Springs

Technical Advisory Committee

Lauri Aylaian
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Palm Desert

Isaiah Hagerman
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Rancho Mirage

Chuck Maynard
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Desert Hot Springs

Charlie McClendon
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Cathedral City

Chris Freeland
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Indian Wells

David Ready
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Palm Springs

Mark Scott
Committee Member
City Manager, City of Indio

Jon McMillen
Committee Member
City Manager, City of La Quinta