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
Mark & Rose Hospitality

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

MARK LUCAS

Revenue Management Consultant
ProfitMax

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

DR. PAIGE P. VIREN

Executive Director
Sustainable Hospitality Management Program, California State University Monterey Bay – College of Business

Honorary Board Members

TOM COSTELLO
PAUL HANDLERY
JOHN LOVE

Hospitality and Tourism Consultant

BOB WILHELM