Board of Directors

Austin Bagwell

Executive Vice President, Hospitality Sales
Fontainebleau Development

RODNEY BARRETO

President & CEO
Barreto Group

RICK BEASLEY

Executive Director
CareerSource South Florida

AMIR BLATTNER

General Manager
Hyatt Regency Miami

WAYNE BRACKIN

President & Chief Executive Officer
KIDZ Medical Services

ANTHONY BRUNSON

Finance & Audit Committee Chair

President & CEO
Anthony Brunson, P.A.

SILVIA CAMAROTA

Senior Director, Hotel Market Partnerships, North America
Expedia Group

ERIC CARPENTER

Manager
City of Miami Beach

MICHAEL CHENG, PH.D., CHE

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

MICKAEL DAMELINCOURT

Managing Director
Trump National Doral Miami

LAURA DOMINGUEZ

Commissioner
City of Miami Beach

CHRISTINE DUFFY

President
Carnival Cruise Line

TERESA FOXX

Chief Operating Officer
Banco de Credito e Inversiones

SUZETTE ESPINOSA FUENTES

Marketing & Tourism Committee Chair

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

YAMILA GARAYZAR

Sr. Vice President
Marketing, Sponsorship & Retail
Turnberry

PATRICK GODDARD

President
Brightline

YVETTE HARRIS

Multicultural Tourism &
Development Committee Chair

President
Harris Public Relations

MARLON HILL

Partner
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

ROBIN JACOBS

Chair
Miami Beach Convention Center Advisory Board

JULISSA KEPNER

Board Chair

General Manager
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay

CHRISTINE KING

Chairwoman & Commissioner
City of Miami

JAMES KOHNSTAMM

Director of Economic Development,
Office of Innovation and Economic Development, Miami-Dade County

MUTLUHAN KUCUK

Convention Sales Committee Chair

Complex Managing Director
Loews Miami Beach Hotel

RAUL LEAL

Chief Executive Officer
Starwood Hotels

DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA

Mayor
Miami-Dade County

JUAN CARLOS LISCANO

Vice President, Miami Hub Operations
American Airlines

CLAVEL J. LOUIS

General Manager
Embassy Suites by Hilton
Miami International Airport

PAUL LOWENTHAL

Chief Operating Officer
Pinnacle Live

NAVIN MAHTANI

Managing Partner
Think Hospitality

STEVEN MEINER

Mayor
City of Miami Beach

CAROLINE O'CONNOR

President, Business Operations
Miami Marlins

BRUCE OROSZ

Immediate Past Chair

President & CEO
ACT Productions, Inc.

FREDDIE PETERSON

General Manager,
Miami Beach Convention Center
OVG360 Venue Management

MYLES PISTORIUS

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Miami Dolphins

JOHN PLUTZIK

Owner
The Betsy - South Beach

ERIC POMS

Chief Executive Officer
Orange Bowl Committee

GENE PRESCOTT

Chair Emeritus

President
The Biltmore Hotel

MADELINE PUMARIEGA

President,
Miami-Dade College

OLGA RAMUDO

SVP, Florida and Latam
Express Travel

CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS

Chief Executive Officer
CR Development

GRISETTE ROQUE-MARCOS

Executive Director
Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority

RICHARD "RICK" SASSO

Chairman
MSC Cruises

LEE SCHRAGER

Chief Communications Officer
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

JOHN R. SULLIVAN

Market Vice President, Luxury, U.S. East
Marriott International

FLORENCIA TABENI

Chief Operating Officer
MDM Hotel Group

CHRISTINE VALLS

Nominating Committee Chair

Director of Sales, Latin America and Caribbean
United Airlines

CURTIS CRIDER

President & CEO
Greater Miami & Beaches Hotel Association

RALPH CUTIÉ

Director & CEO
Miami-Dade Aviation Department

SEAN FLETCHER

Councilman
City of Homestead

LISETTE GARCIA

Executive Director
Greater Miami LGBTQ+ & Allied Chamber of Commerce

JORGE GONZALEZ

Village Manager
Bal Harbour Village

KEON HARDEMON

Commissioner
Miami-Dade County

ERIC KNOWLES

President & CEO
Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

LILIAM LOPEZ

President & CEO
South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

RODRICK MILLER

President & CEO
Miami-Dade Beacon Council

IBIS ROMERO

Executive Director
Sunny Isles Beach Tourism & Marketing Council

ALFRED SANCHEZ

President & CEO
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

HYDI WEBB

Port Director
PortMiami