Board of Directors
Michael Pace
Chair
General Manager
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
Michael O’Donohue
Vice Chair
Managing Director
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
Paul Frentsos
Secretary
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
San Francisco Travel
Roger Huldi
Treasurer
General Manager
The St. Regis Hotel San Francisco
Jackie Alcantara, CMP
Account Director,
St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco
Dr. Lee Blecher
Program Co-Director, Hospitality Management
California State University – Long Beach
Janine Chicourrat
General Manager
Portola Hotel & Spa
Mary Crowe
Vice President, Quality Assurance
Classic Hotels & Resorts
Mandi Graziano
Vice President Global Accounts
Hospitality Performance Network Global
Jon Handlery, CHA
President
Handlery Hotels
Carolyn Harber
Director of Sales & Marketing
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Andrew Abou Jaoude
Sr. Community Workforce Development Specialist II
Hospitality Initiative Manager
Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Mark Lucas
Revenue Management Consultant
Obadiah Ostergard
CEO
Vine Hospitality
Pete Sittnick
Managing Partner
Epic Steakhouse and Waterbar SF
Karen Strgacich
National Director, Hotel Sales, Southwest and Southern California
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
ELAINA VAUGHN
Complex Director of Human Resources,
Doubletree by Hilton San Jose & Juniper Cupertino Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Honorary Board Members
Tom Costello
Paul Handlery
John Love
Hospitality and Tourism Consultant
