2023-2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dan Rama
Chairman of the Board
Principal & Managing Director
NewGen Worldwide
Jerry Fischer
Immediate Past Chairman
Executive Vice President
HSL Properties
Ghee Alexander
Chair Southern Arizona
Chief Operating Officer
Desert Hospitality
Steve Eberhart
Chair, Finance
General Manager
Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa
Joe Iturri
Chair, Education
General Manager
Caesars Republic Scottsdale
Stan Kantowski
Chair, Membership & Events
Managing Director
Enchantment Resort & Mii amo
Amilyn Pierce
Chair, Government Affairs
Vice President Government Affairs
Arizona Diamondbacks
Rachel Sacco
Chair, Valley
President & CEO
Experience Scottsdale
Marc Garcia
Executive Committee
President & CEO
Visit Mesa
Paul Gray
Executive Committee
General Manager
Arizona Grand Resort and Spa
Rick Huffman
Executive Committee
President & CEO
HCW
Ron Price
Executive Committee
President & CEO
Visit Phoenix
Matt Ligouri
Executive Committee
Manager Public Affairs
Southwest Gas
Kim Grace Sabow
President & CEO
Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dharmesh Ahir
Southwest Regional Chair
AAHOA
Steve Barclay
Executive Director
Beer & Wine Distribution of AZ
Danette Bewley
President & CEO
Tucson Airport Authority
Bridget Binsbacher
Executive Director
Cactus League Baseball Association
Dennis Caldwell
Principal & President
Caldwell Watza Construction
Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
Kevin Cooper
Vice President/GM Arizona
Enterprise Mobility
David Craig
Managing Director
Canyon Ranch Tucson
Derek Ellis
General Manager
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Herschel Fink
Goverment Affairs Representative
Arizona Public Service
John Fitzgibbons III
President
PINK JEEP TOURS /
Herschend Enterprise
Shelby Francom
General Manager
Hilton El Conquistador Tucson
A Hilton Resort
Felipe Garcia
President & CEO
Visit Tucson
Rob Goins
General Manager
Omni Scottdale Resort & Spa Montelucia
Melissa Goldenberg
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel
Phoenix Suns & Mercury
John Graham
Chairman & CEO
Sunbelt Holdings
Geoffrey Gray
Managing Director & GM
The Global Ambassador
Jody Harwood
VP & Managing Director
Grace Hospitality
Patti Hunt
Corporate Director of Operations
Stanford Hotels Corporation
Kevin Kelly
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain
Grace Klawitter
Senior Strategic Energy Manager
SRP
Michelle Conway-Kostecki
President & CEO
Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
Matt Lebowitz
Vice President of Sales
On Premise Republic National Distributing Company
Chad Makovsky
Director of Aviation Services
Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport
Gregg Martinez
Economic Development Coordinator,
City of Page & President & CEO,
Visit Page
Michael Morton
VP Brand Management & Member Services
BWH Hotels
Neil Shah
President
Inntech Management
Ash Patel
President & CEO
Southwest Hospitality Management
Leo Percopo
Area General Manager
JW Marriott Camelback Resort & Spa
Joe Radetich
Branch Manager
Shamrock Foods Company
Don Rea
Vice President,
The PGA of America &
Owner/Operator, Augusta Ranch
Golf Club
Mesa, Arizona
Gloria Ruvalcaba
Executive Administrator
Crescent Crown Distributing
Cal Sheehy
General Manager
London Bridge Resort
Kris Strauss
EVP, Global Sales & Marketing
TROON
Beatrice Turcu
Choice Region 12 Co-op
Council & General Manager
Comfort Suites at Tucson
Neal Williams
Divisional Vice President,
ENCORE Venues Southwest