Board of Directors 2018 – 2019
Joe Adams
CEO, DiscoveryCube/ Ocean Quest
David Beek
Owner, Balboa Island Ferry
Adam Beer
General Manager, Lido House Hotel
Linda M. Beimfohr
VP, Hornblower Cruises & Events
*Secretary, Member at Large
Candace Bisconte, DMCP
Partner, ACCESS Destination Services
*Treasurer, Member at Large
Homer Bludau
*Vice Chairperson, Member at Large
Charles Cho
General Manager, Newport Beach Marriott Bayview
Steven Choe
General Manager, Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel
Tom Clearwater
General Manager, Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport Newport Beach
Tom Donovan
General Manager, The Resort at Pelican Hill
Sam El-Rabaa
General Manager, The Balboa Bay Resort
*Permanent Member
Michael Gelfand
Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina
Andrea Fairchild
President, Athlete2Enterprise Inc.
Russ Kline
Director of Sales, American Express
*Member at Large
Dennis Kuhl
Chairman, Angels Baseball
Jon Lewis
Chief of Police, Newport Beach Police Dept.
Dan Matusiewicz
Finance Director, City of Newport Beach
Carol McDermott, AICP
Founder & Principal, Entitlement Advisors, LLC
Sid Ramani
General Manager, Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Steve Rosansky
President and CEO, Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce
Ron Schwartz
Owner, Muldoon’s Irish Pub
Gregg Schwenk
CEO/Executive Director, Newport Beach Film Festival
Debbie Snavely
General Manager, Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa
*Chairperson, Permanent Member
Joe Stapleton
President, Spinnaker Investment Group
Tanya Thomas
VP & GM, Fashion Island
Gerard Widder
General Manager, Fashion Island Hotel Newport Beach
Doug Wood
City of Newport Beach
*City Appointee
*Position on Executive Committee
