Board of Directors

STEVE ADKINS

President & CEO
Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

RODNEY BARRETO

Chairman & CEO
Barreto Group

RICK BEASLEY

Executive Director
CareerSource South Florida

AMIR BLATTNER

General Manager
Hyatt Regency Miami

ANTHONY BRUNSON

FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR

President & CEO
Anthony Brunson, P.A.

KEVIN BRYANT

Vice President of Sales
Fontainebleau Miami Beach

FERNANDO CASAMAYOR

Chief Innovation & Economic Development Officer
Miami-Dade County

MICHAEL CHENG, PH.D., CHE

Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Florida International University

ALEX J. FERNANDEZ

Vice Mayor & Commissioner
City of Miami Beach

TERESA FOXX

Chief Operating Officer
Banco de Credito e Inversiones

SUZETTE ESPINOSA FUENTES

MARKETING & TOURISM COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR

Vice President,Communications
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

DAN GELBER

Mayor
City of Miami Beach

JULIO GUZMAN

Vice Mayor
City of Homestead

STEVEN HAAS

Immediate Past Chair
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

KEON HARDEMON

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

YVETTE HARRIS

Multicultural Tourism &
Development Committee Chair

President
Harris Public Relations

FELECIA HATCHER

Chief Executive Officer
Black Ambition Opportunity Fund

ELIZABETH HICKS

Finance & Audit Committee Chair

Consultant

MARLON HILL

Of Counsel
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

MICHAEL HOOPER

Multicultural Tourism &
Development Committee Vice Chair

General Manager
Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon

ALINA HUDAK

City Manager
City of Miami Beach

ERIC JELLSON

Marketing & Tourism Committee Chair

Area Director of Marketing & Strategy
Kimpton Hotels Florida

WENDY KALLERGIS

President & CEO
Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association

JULISSA KEPNER

Board Vice Chair

Convention Sales Committee Chair

General Manager
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay

CHRISTINE KING

Chairwoman & Commissioner
City of Miami

MUTLUHAN KUCUK

Convention Sales Committee Vice Chair

Complex Managing Director
Loews Miami Beach Hotel

RAUL LEAL

Chief Executive Officer
SH Hotels & Resorts

DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA

Mayor
Miami-Dade County

NAVIN MAHTANI

Managing Partner
Think Hospitality

BEN MOLLERE

Corporate Vice President, Hospitality & Business Relations
Baptist Health of South Florida

CAROLINE O'CONNOR

Chief Operating Officer
Miami Marlins

BRUCE OROSZ

Board Chair

President & CEO 
ACT Productions, Inc.

ADOLFO PEREZ

Senior Vice President,
Global Sales & Trade Marketing
Carnival Cruise Line

FREDDIE PETERSON

General Manager,
Miami Beach Convention Center
OVG360 Venue Management

MYLES PISTORIUS

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Miami Dolphins

GENE PRESCOTT

President
The Biltmore Hotel

CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS

Chief Operating Officer
South Beach Group Hotels, Inc.

GRISETTE ROQUE-MARCOS

Executive Director
Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority

CHRISTINE VALLS

NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Vice President, Latin America,
Caribbean & Florida Sales
American Airlines

RALPH CUTIÉ

Director & CEO
Miami-Dade Aviation Department

JORGE GONZALEZ

Village Manager
Bal Harbour Village

WILFREDO GORT

CAMACOL

ERIC KNOWLES

President & CEO
Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

LILIAM LOPEZ

President & CEO
South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

IBIS ROMERO

Executive Director
Sunny Isles Beach Tourism & Marketing Council

ALFRED SANCHEZ

President & CEO
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

MARK TROWBRIDGE

President & CEO
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

HYDI WEBB

Port Director
PortMiami