
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 & Spa


Joe Iturri
Chair, Education
General Manager
Caesars Republic Scottsdale


Stan Kantowski
Chair, Membership, Events, & Northern Arizona
Managing Director
Enchantment Resort & Mii amo


Amilyn Pierce
Chair, Government Affairs
VP, 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


Gloria Ruvalcaba
Executive Committee
Executive Administrator
Crescent Crown Distributing
Crescent Crown Distributing


Neal Williams
Executive Committee
Divisional Vice President,
ENCORE Venues Southwest
ENCORE Venues Southwest

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dharmesh Ahir
Southwest Regional Chair
AAHOA
AAHOA


Steve Barclay
Executive Director
Beer & Wine Distribution of AZ
Beer & Wine Distribution of AZ


Danette Bewley
President & CEO
Tucson Airport Authority
Tucson Airport Authority


Bridget Binsbacher
Executive Director
Cactus League Baseball Assoc.
Cactus League Baseball Assoc.


Dennis Caldwell
Principal & President
Caldwell Watza Construction
Caldwell Watza Construction


Patrick Connors
General Manager
Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak


David Craig
Managing Director
Canyon Ranch Tucson
Canyon Ranch Tucson


Derek Ellis
General Manager
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa


Herschel Fink
Government Affairs Representative
Arizona Public Service
Arizona Public Service


John Fitzgibbons III
President
Pink Adventure Tours | Herschend


Peter Fleming
VP & General Manager
Enterprise Mobility
Enterprise Mobility


Shelby Francom
General Manager
Hilton El Conquistador Tucson
Hilton El Conquistador Tucson


Felipe Garcia
President & CEO
Visit Tucson
Visit Tucson


Rob Goins
General Manager
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa


John Graham
Chairman & CEO
Sunbelt Holdings
Sunbelt Holdings


Geoffrey Gray
Managing Director & GM
The Global Ambassador
The Global Ambassador


Jody Harwood
VP & Managing Director
Grace Hospitality
Grace Hospitality


Helen Heiden
Public Affairs Administrator
Southwest Gas
Southwest Gas


Patti Hunt
Corporate Director of Operations
Stanford Hotels Corporation
Stanford Hotels Corporation


Scott Hutchings
Director of Government Affairs
WM
WM


Grace Klawitter
Senior Strategic Energy Manager
SRP
SRP


Matt Lebowitz
Vice President of Sales
Republic National Distributing Co.
Republic National Distributing Co.


Chad Makovsky
Director of Aviation Services
Phoenix Sky Harbor Int. Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor Int. Airport


Gregg Martinez
Eco. Development, City of Page and President & CEO, Visit Page


Michael Morton
Vice President of Brand Management & Member Services
BWH Hotels
BWH Hotels


Ash Patel
President & CEO
Southwest Hospitality Management
Southwest Hospitality Management


Leo Percopo
Area General Manager
JW Marriott Camelback Resort
JW Marriott Camelback Resort


Don Rea
VP, The PGA of America
& Owner/Operator, Augusta Ranch
Golf Club
Golf Club


Neil Shah
President
Inntech Management


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
Council & General Manager
Comfort Suites at Tucson
