2024 Executive Committee

Chair:  Michael Vaccaro, General Manager
Courtyard by Marriott Novato

Vice Chair:  Bill Blackburn, Owner
Blackburn Hospitality Consulting

Treasurer:  Mike Bates, Owner
Ad.Infin.Item

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