The Board of Directors is comprised of individuals from different business sectors whose common goal is to ensure that long-range plans for our community are ones that will enhance the visitor experience, whether the issue is one of public policy, infrastructure, aesthetics, sporting events, trade or commerce, film, fashion or entertainment.
2023 / 2024 GMCVB Board of Directors
RODNEY BARRETO
Chairman & 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, North America
Expedia Group
MICHAEL CHENG, PH.D., CHE
Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Florida International University
FRANCESCA DE QUESADA COVEY
Chief Innovation and Economic Development Officer
Miami-Dade County Office of Innovation and Economic Development
ALEX J. FERNANDEZ
Commissioner
City of Miami Beach
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
EDUARDO JOSE GARCIA, JR.
Partner
Treo Group, LLC
DAN GELBER
Mayor
City of Miami Beach
JULIO GUZMAN
Vice Mayor
City of Homestead
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
MARLON HILL
Partner
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
MICHAEL HOOPER
Multicultural Tourism & Development Committee Vice Chair
Hotelier
ALINA HUDAK
City Manager
City of Miami Beach
AMY JOHNSON
General Manager
The Confidante - Hyatt Hotels Corp.
JULISSA KEPNER
Board Chair
General Manager
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
CHRISTINE KING
Chairwoman & Commissioner
City of Miami
MUTLUHAN KUCUK
Convention Sales Committee Chair
Complex Managing Director
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
RAUL LEAL
Chief Executive Officer
SH Hotels & Resorts
DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA
Mayor
Miami-Dade County
JUAN CARLOS LISCANO
Vice President, Miami Hub Operations
American Airlines
PAUL LOWENTHAL
Chairman of the Board
Camillus House
NAVIN MAHTANI
Managing Partner
Think Hospitality
CAROLINE O'CONNOR
Chief Operating Officer
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
ERIC POMS
Chief Executive Officer
Orange Bowl Committee
JOHN PLUTZIK
Owner
The Betsy - South Beach
GENE PRESCOTT
Chair Emeritus
President
The Biltmore Hotel
OLGA RAMUDO
SVP, Florida and Latam
Express Travel
CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS
Chief Operating Officer
South Beach Group Hotels, Inc.
GRISETTE ROQUE-MARCOS
Executive Director
Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority
LEE SCHRAGER
Chief Communications Officer
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
CHRISTINE VALLS
Nominating Committee Chair
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
2022 / 2023 GMCVB Ex-Officio
STEVE ADKINS
President & CEO
Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
RALPH CUTIÉ
Director & CEO
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
JORGE GONZALEZ
Village Manager
Bal Harbour Village
WENDY KALLERGIS
President & CEO
Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association
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
GMCVB Past Chairs
RICHARD FAIN
Chairman & CEO
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
TONY GOLDMAN
Deceased
STEVEN HAAS
Director of Operations
Mango’s Tropical Café - Miami Beach / Orlando
ADOLFO HENRIQUES
Vice Chairman
The Related Group
THOMAS F. HEWITT
Managing Partner
WDI Hospitality, LLC
DONALD E. LEFTON
Principal & CEO
The Continental Companies
SIDNEY LEVIN
Deceased
STEPHEN D. NOSTRAND
Deceased
R. DONAHUE PEEBLES
Chairman & CEO
The Peebles Corporation
CHRISTOPHER PERKS
Retired
MARIA SASTRE
Retired
STEPHEN SONNABEND
Retired
DOROTHY C. WEAVER
Deceased
