Board of Directors
It's a group effort. We are grateful to our Board of Directors for the time they spend helping us improve the area economy by attracting and providing support to conventions, leisure travelers, and visitors.
Board of Directors | Ex Officio | Ex Officio in Lieu of Members | CTAA Committees
2026 Board of Directors
`Chair
Pina Purpero
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City
Immediate Past Chair
Garrett Parker
Hilton Salt Lake City
Vice Chair
Tessa Arneson
Maven District
Secretary/Treasurer
Mark Mundel
Little America
At Large
Scott George
Woodbury Corporation
At Large
Chris McCandless
CW Management Corporation
At Large
Taylor Vriens
Modern Display
Arlyn Bradshaw
Dave Harris
City Creek Center
Suzanne Harrison
Salt Lake County Council
Addie McNamara
SEG
Brent Lange
Thanksgiving Point
Sarah Lehman
Zartico
Hoang Nguyen
Sapa Investment Group
Rep. Clint Okerlund
District 42
Josh Pepper
Marriott
Lisa Bennion Rasmussen
Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation
Ryan Ritchie
The Ritchie Group
Sidni L. Shorter
Utah Black Chamber
Levi Thorn
Snowbird/Cottonwood Resorts
Erin Treanbeath-Murray
Ken Garff
Kaitlin Eskelson
President/CEO of Visit Salt Lake
Mayor Jenny Wilson
Mayor of Salt Lake County
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
Mayor of Salt Lake City
Jay Francis
South Valley Chamber
Bill Wyatt
Salt Lake City Department of Airports
Natalie Randall
Utah Office of Tourism
Juan Becerra
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Barbara Riddle
ChamberWest
Michele Corigliano
Salt Lake Area Restaurant Assoc.
Brie Davis
Delta Airlines
Erik Christiansen
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Ryan Starks
Economic Dev. Corporation of Utah
Dee Brewer
Downtown Alliance
Dr. Jennifer Robinson
Kem C Gardner Policy Institute
Nathan Rafferty
Ski Utah
Mary Crafts
Mary Crafts Inc.
Matt Castillo
Salt Lake County Arts & Culture
Sara Adelman
Economic Dev. Corporation of Utah
Nancy Volmer
Salt Lake City Department of Airports
Katherine Fife
Associate Deputy Mayer, Salt Lake County
Dave Williams
Utah Office of Tourism
Katie Matheson
Salt Lake City Dept of Economic Dev.
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