Board Officers

Bina Patel, Chair
Peninsula Hospitality Group
Monterey

Amrish Patel, Past Chair
Green Lantern Inn
Carmel-by-the-Sea

Erik Uppman, Treasurer
Cannery Row Company
Monterey

Fady Hanna, Secretary
Pacifica Host Hotels (Lighthouse Lodge and Cottages)
Pacific Grove
Board Directors

Kate Daniels
County of Monterey Board of Supervisors
Monterey County

Margaret D’Arrigo
City of Salinas
Salinas

Amy Herzog
Visit Carmel
Carmel-by-the-Sea

Barry Toepke
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey

John Turner
InterContinental The Clement Monterey
Monterey

Sylvain Briens
The Sanctuary Beach Resort
Marina

Kevin Ellis
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa
Monterey

Donna Langley
Pebble Beach Resorts
Monterey County

Ed Smith
Council Member, City of Monterey
Monterey

Kelly Green
Hestia Coffee
South County

Janine Chicourrat
Portola Hotel & Spa
Monterey

Kirk Gafill
Nepenthe/Phoenix Corporation
Monterey County, Big Sur

Stefan Lorch
Monterey Marriott
Monterey

Chris Sommers
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
Monterey
Board Advisors

Jacquie Atchison
Arts Council for Monterey County
Monterey

Mike La Pier
Monterey Regional Airport
Monterey

Sean Panchal
First Maganson Holdings, Inc & Presidents Inn Hotels
Monterey Bay

Paige Viren
Monterey County Hospitality Association
Monterey

Norm Groot
Monterey County Farm Bureau
Salinas

Mike LeBarre
Mayor
King City

Dana Allen-Greil
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey

Lisbeth Visscher
City Council
Marina

Tonya Hufford
Monterey Conference Center
Monterey

Paula Joy McNab
Monterey County Film Commission
Carmel

Erin Sollecito
Monterey Touring Vehicles
Monterey

Hartmut Ott
Bernardus Lodge & Spa
Carmel Valley