2019-2020 Committee Chairs

Annual Conference & Expo (ACE) Chair - Kate Stayer

Event Producer - Experience Design
Entire Productions

Annual Conference & Expo (ACE) Co-Chair - Donna Mak

Event Coordinator 
Bently Reserve 
donna.mak@bentlyreserve.com

ACE Education Chair - Emily Loi, CMP

Meeting Planner
Genentech
loi.emily@gene.com

ACE Education Co-Chair - Josh Adams, CMP

Awards & Recognition Chair - Kara Schmitt

Executive Director of Sales
MGM Resorts International
Excalibur Hotel & Casino
kschmitt@mgmresorts.com

Awards & Recognition Co-Chair - Kimberley Itani

Director of Events
Bespoke
kim@bespokesf.co

CMP Chair - Christa Mekki, CMP

Founder/Senior Planner
Magnetic Magnificent Events
christa@magneticmagnificent.com

CMP Co-Chair - Robynne Weaver, CMP

Manager, Client Engagement
GES - Global Experience Specialists Events
rweaver@ges.com

Culinary Event Chair - Alaina Tobar, DMCP

   General Manager
   AlliedPRA Northern California
   alaina.hee@alliedpra.com

Culinary Event Co-Chair - Elaine Burrell

   Managing Director, Sales and Production
   Global Gourmet Catering
   elaine@ggcatering.com

Emerging Professionals Chair - Jill Schnaps

Account Executive
360 Destination Group
jill.schnaps@360dg.com

Emerging Professionals Co-Chair - Lisa Aquino

Account Executive
Encore Productions
lisa.aquino@encore-us.com

Gala Chair - Yvonne Serra

Senior Sales Executive
Oakland Marriott Civic Center
yvonne.t.serra@gmail.com

Gala Co-Chair - Morgan Casarez, CMP

   Director, Sales & Events
   Cappa & Graham, a DMC Network
   morgan@cappa-graham.com

Inclusion & Diversity Chair - Zoe Moore 

Founder/CEO
LB Alliance
info@lotusbaseline.com

Inclusion & Diversity Co-Chair - Tammy Tran

Complex Senior Manager, Business Travel & Development
Hilton & Parc 55 San Francisco Union Square
tammy.tran@hilton.com

Marketing Chair - Samantha Gonzalez, CMP

Account Manager
Hello! California Destination Management Company
sgonzalez@hello-dmc.com

Marketing Co-Chair - TBD

TBD

Nominations Chair - Lucinda Mendoza, CMP

Partnerships Chair - TBD

TBD

Partnerships Co-Chair - Michel Sayo

Business Development 
Steelcase Event Experiences
msayo@steelcase.com

Perspective Chair - Chris Bess

Director of Rental Sales
Island Creative Management
cbess@islandcreative.com

Perspective Co-Chair - Deanna Zercher, CMP

Senior Event Specialist 
Aon 
deanna.zercher@radford.com

Programs Chair - Danielle Sullivan

Communications Manager
Cisco Systems
dasulli2@cisco.com

Programs Co-Chair - Bonnie Hoag

Director, Business Development
One10, LLC
Bonnie.hoag@one10marketing.com

Recruitment Chair - TBD

TBD

Recruitment Co-Chair - Samantha Marie

Senior Sales Manager
The Chapel and Curio
samantha@thechapelsf.com

Retention Chair - Samantha Hsu

samanthamckinnonbrown@gmail.com

Retention Co-Chair - Simone Papapietro

Supervisor, Event Management
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
simone.papapietro@sf.frb.org         

Volunteer Development Chair - Jordan Wong 

Sales Manager
San Mateo Marriott
Jordan.Wong@marriott-sanmateo.com

 

 

Volunteer Development Co-Chair - Tanjeet Santini

Director, Citywide Accounts
San Francisco Travel Association
tanjeet@sftravel.com