2025 Executive Committee

Chair:  Michael Vaccaro, General Manager
Courtyard by Marriott Novato

Vice Chair:  Bill Blackburn, Owner
Blackburn Hospitality Consulting

Treasurer:  Mike Bates, Owner
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Secretary/Ex-Officio:  Mark Essman, President/CEO
Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau

2025 Board Members

Beau Blanchard, Corporate Development Manager
California Film Institute

Susan Cunningham, Proprietor
Romantic Places - Mountain Home Inn

Karl Dannecker, Owner
Corporate Media Systems

Michelle Duffy, General Manager
Best Western Novato Oaks and Best Western Corte Madera Inn

Robert Marshall, Owner
Marshall Hospitality

Cindy Reinhart, General Manager
Marin Suites Hotel

Shayla Sosa, Marketing & Communications Director
Agricultural Institute of Marin

Michael Steinwender, General Manager
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael

Sheena Tiamzon-Bocatija, General Manager
Four Points by Sheraton San Rafael