Board of Directors 2017 – 2018
Joe Adams
CEO, DiscoveryCube/ Ocean Quest
Craig Batley
Sales, Burr White Realty
Adam Beer
General Manager, Lido House Hotel
Linda M. Beimfohr
VP, Hornblower Cruises & Events
*Secretary, Member at Large
Sid Ramani
General Manager, Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Candace Bisconte, DMCP
Partner, ACCESS Destination Services
*Treasurer, Member at Large
Homer Bludau
*Vice Chairperson, Member at Large
Tom Clearwater
General Manager, Carlton Hotel Newport Beach
Tom Donovan
General Manager, The Resort at Pelican Hill
Sam El-Rabaa
General Manager, Balboa Bay Resort
*Permanent Member
Andrea Fairchild
President, KOBE Inc.
Brian Keys
General Manager, Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel
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
Rhanda Richardson
General Manager, Newport Beach Marriott Bayview
Steve Rosansky
President and CEO, Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce
Gregg Schwenk
CEO/Executive Director, Newport Beach Film Festival
Debbie Snavely
General Manager, Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa
*Chairperson, Permanent Member
Tanya Thomas
VP & GM, Fashion Island
Jim Walker
Owner, Bungalow Restaurant
Gerard Widder
General Manager, Fashion Island Hotel Newport Beach
Doug Wood
City of Newport Beach
*City Appointee
*Position on Executive Committee
