DESTINATION DC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008-2009

CHAIRMAN:
Daniel J. Amato, general manager, Grand Hyatt Washington*

VICE-CHAIRMAN: 
Sheila Stampfli, president, Courtesy Associates*

TREASURER: 
George Terpilowski, general manager, Fairmont Washington, D.C. Hotel*

SECRETARY: 
Gregory McCarthy, senior director – ballpark district, Washington Nationals Baseball Club*

IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIRMAN:
Dan Mesches, partner, Star Restaurant Group*

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN: 
Gerard Gabrys, Guest Services, Inc.*

• Richard Bradley, executive director, Downtown DC BID
• Lynne Breaux, president, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
• John Catoe, general manager, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority
• Paul J. Cohn, senior executive officer, Capital Restaurant Concepts*
• Gus DiMillo, partner, Passion Food, LLC
• Emily Durso, president, Hotel Association of Washington, DC
• Ronald Hallagan, vice president, Guest Services, Inc.
• William A. Hanbury, president & CEO, Destination DC
• Hervé Houdre, vice president and general manager, Willard InterContinental Washington**
• Michael Jack, president & general manager, NBC 4*
• Richard Kane, president & CEO, International Limousine
• Barbara Lang, president & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce
• Robert A. Malson, president & CEO, District of Columbia Hospital Association
• Gregory McCarthy, Senior Director – Ballpark District, Washington Nationals Baseball Club
• Rayford McFarland, president & CEO, 21st Century Expo Group*
• Oren Molovinsky, Area General Manager , Mie N Yu / Kyma 
• Gregory O’Dell, president & general manager, Walter E. Washington Convention Center*
• Alex Orfinger, publisher, Washington Business Journal
• Frank Otero, vice-president & general manager, Hilton Washington
• Dr. Thornell Page, president, Page Research Associates
• John Ross, deputy CFO, District of Columbia Office of the CFO***
• Edward Rudzinski, general manager, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel*
• Terri Ryan, general manager, The Melrose Hotel
• Susan Sarfati, executive vice-president, ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership
• Richard Spigler, president, Carlyle & Savoy Suites Hotel
• Ann Stock, vice-president, institutional affairs, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Debbie Thomas, district sales manager, United Airlines
• Hector Torres, vice president, Capitol Hotels & Suites*
• Mark Treadaway, vice-president, Air Service Planning & Development
• Joe Urschel, executive director, Newseum**
• Josh Williams, president, AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council
• David W. Wilmot, attorney, Harmon, Wilmot & Brown, LLP*
• Yeni Wong, president, Riverdale International, Inc.

  *Indicates a member of Destination DC Executive Committee
** Indicates a new member of the board