Board of Trustees

It's a group effort. We are grateful to our Executive Committee and Board of Trustees for the time they spend helping us improve the area economy by attracting and providing support to conventions, leisure travelers, and visitors.

Executive Committee | Board of Trustees | Ex Officio

Executive Committee

Chair
Carlene Walker
Community Advocate

Past-Chair
Keith Griffall, CEO
Western Leisure

Arlyn Bradshaw
Salt Lake County Council

Dee Brewer, Marketing & Sponsorship Director
City Creek Center Associates

Kevin Bruder, President & General Manager
Maverik Center

Mary Crafts-Homer, Owner
Culinary Crafts

Bruce Fery, Executive Vice President
Grand America Hotels & Resorts

Karen Hale, Director of Communications
Salt Lake City Corporation

Chair-Elect
Erik Christiansen
Parsons Behle & Latimer

Secretary
Doug Koob, General Manager
Marriott Salt Lake City Center

Joe Lambert, Operations Partner
Squatters Pub Brewery

Erin Litvack, Dept. Director
Salt Lake County Community Services

Connie Marshall, Marketing Director
Alta Ski Area

Alan Rindlisbacher, Director of Corporate Marketing
The Layton Companies

Taylor Vriens, President/CEO
Modern Exposition Services

Guy Woodbury, Vice President/Hospitality
Woodbury Corporation

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Board of Trustees

A. Scott Anderson, President/CEO
Zions First National Bank

Alan Anderson, President/CEO
Chamber West

Jeffrey Berke, General Partner
Corporate Staging Resources

Dr. Cynthia Bioteau, President
Salt Lake Community College

Karen Boe, President
Boe Marketing

Bryan Borreson
Hotel Bar & Club Elevate

Fred Boutwell
Gastronomy (Cottonwood)

Ed Box
Little America Hotel

Debbie Brown, President
Hospitality West

Amy Coady
Squatters Pub Brewery

Dennis Copyak, General Manager
Le Bus

Christopher L. Corroon
Wasatch Marketing Associates

The Reverend France Davis
Calvary Baptist Church

Alan Dayton, Senior Counsel
Intermountain Healthcare

David DeSeelhorst, VP of Development & Marketing
Solitude Mountain Resort

Craig Dinsmore, Executive Director
Utah's Hogle Zoo

Nick Duerksen, Director of Business & Economic Development
Sandy City

Zeke Dumke, III
Western States Management Corporation

Donald K. Dunn, MSc
University of Utah School of Medicine

Spencer Eccles, Executive Director
Gov. Office on Economic Development

Robert H. Garff, Chairman & CEO
Garff Enterprises, Inc.

Scott George, Director of Hotel Operations
Woodbury Corporation

William G. Gibbs
Attorney at Law

Natalie Gochnour, VP Policy & Communications
Salt Lake Chamber

Brent Goodfellow

Mike Grass
Intrepid Group

Robert Grow, Attorney at Law
Grow & Bruening

Tom Guinney
Gastronomy, Inc.

Sharon Hayes
Shilo Inns

Meghan Holbrook, Director of Government Affairs
Zions First National Bank

John M. Inglish, General Manager
Utah Transit Authority

Larry Jackstien
Marketing Hospitality Associates

P. David Jensen, CCIM, Vice President
Innovision Property Group

Diana Kirk, Executive Vice President
Zions Bank

Steve Lewis
Lewis Stages

Steve Lundgren, General Manager
Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown

T.G. Bud Mahas, Chairman of the Board
Bud Mahas Construction

Dr. Kelly K. Matthews
Economic Consultant

Cynthia Mitchell

Carolyn Nichols, Asst. Attorney General
Utah Attorney General's Office

Senator Wayne Niederhauser
Utah State Senate

Rich Nordlund, SIOR, Office Real Estate Specialist
Commerce Real Estate Solutions/Cushman & Wakefield Alliance

Jeff Protzman, General Manager
Hilton Salt Lake City Center

Chris Redgrave
Zions Bank

James Roberts, Managing Partner
Redirect Relationship Marketing

Steve Romney, Director Real Estate
Property Reserve, Inc.

Mary Runolfson
La Caille

Brett Rydalch, Field Director Airport Customer Service
Delta Air Lines

Lawrence R. Scott
The Starfish Television Network

Brent Shingleton, President/CEO
Temple Square Hospitality

Joe Snarr, General Manager
Marriott University Park

Dave Spatafore, Director, Government Relations
Capstone Strategies

Bob Springmeyer, Jr., President
Bonneville Research

Jan Crispin Stambro
University of Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Robert Sullivan, Owner
Utah Food Services, Inc.

Richard Swapp
Alta Club

Mikel Trapp, Co-Owner & Executive Chef
Trio Restaurant Group

Laura Winkler
Red Lion Hotel Salt Lake Downtown

Andrea Wolcott
Community Advocate

Wally Wright
Community Advocate

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Ex Officio

Mayor Peter Corroon
Mayor of Salt Lake County

Mayor Ralph Becker
Mayor of Salt Lake City

Mayor Tom Dolan
Mayor of Sandy City

Lane Beattie, President
Salt Lake Chamber

Scott Beck, President-CEO
Visit Salt Lake

Jeff Edwards, President-CEO
Economic Development Corp. of Utah

Barbara Gann
Salt Lake City Dept. of Airports

Dan Hayes, General Manager
Salt Palace Convention Center
South Towne Expo Center

Jordan Garn, Executive Director
Utah Hotel & Lodging Association

Jason Mathis, Executive Director
Downtown Alliance

Nathan Rafferty, President-CEO
Utah Ski & Snowboard Assn.

Melva Sine, President-CEO
Utah Restaurant Association

Gerald "Chip" G. Smith, Jr.
LDS Church Visitor Activities

Leigh von der Esch, Managing Director
Utah Office of Tourism