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Meet Our Board of Directors
2024 Executive Committee
Chair: Michael Vaccaro, General Manager
Courtyard by Marriott Novato
Vice Chair: Bill Blackburn, Owner
Blackburn Hospitality Consulting
Treasurer: Mike Bates, Owner
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Secretary/Ex-Officio: Mark Essman, President/CEO
Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau
2024 Board Members
Beau Blanchard, Corporate Development Manager
California Film Institute
Susan Cunningham, Proprietor
Romantic Places - Mountain Home Inn
Karl Dannecker, Owner
Corporate Media Systems
Michelle Duffy, General Manager
Best Western Novato Oaks and Best Western Corte Madera Inn
Judy Gilmore, Director of Sales
Acqua Hotel Mill Valley
Robert Marshall, Owner
Marshall Hospitality
Leslie Piper, Communications & Events Director
San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
Cindy Reinhart, General Manager
Marin Suites Hotel
Marty Rubino, Agency Principal
Big Cat Advertising
Shayla Sosa, Marketing & Communications Director
Agricultural Institute of Marin
Michael Steinwender, General Manager
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael
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