Board of Directors
Meet Love Catalina Island's Board of Directors
The Catalina Island Tourism Authority is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors. The Board meets monthly (typically no meeting in August or December), usually on the third Thursday of the month, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, location TBD. Meeting times do change from time to time.
2021-22 Officers
Officer terms are from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Chair: Tim Kielpinski, Catalina Island Conservancy
Chair-Elect: Bryce Noll, Leo’s Catalina Drugstore
Past Chair: Nicole Hohenstein, Catalina Canyon Resort
Chief Financial Officer: Ben Villalobos, IEX Helicopters
Marketing Chair: Dave Stevenson, Catalina Island Company
Directors
Amanda Bombard, Catalina Express
Bart Glass, Hamilton Cove Vacation Rentals & Real Estate
David Maistros, City of Avalon
Gail Fornasiere, Catalina Island Museum
Levent Alkibay, Catalina Beverage Company
Jason Paret, Catalina Island Medical Center
Mesa Bradley, Ciao-Baci
Michael Ponce, Catalina Art Association
Sharon Gorelczenko, Catalina Coastal Tours
Steve Hoefs, Three Palms Avalon Arcade
Tim Foley, US Bank
Roberto Perico, Two Harbors Enterprises
PAST BOARD CHAIRS
YEAR | CHAIR | BUSINESS | PRESIDENT/CEO |
2020-21 | Nicole Hohenstein | Holiday Inn Resort Catalina Island | Jim Luttjohann |
2019-20 | Michael Ponce | Catalina Art Association | Jim Luttjohann |
2018-19 | Gail Fornasiere | Catalina Island Museum | Jim Luttjohann |
2016-18 | Julie Bovay | Catalina Tech Shack | Jim Luttjohann |
2015-16 | Julie Bovay/ John King |
Catalina Tech Shack/ Afishinados |
Jim Luttjohann |
2014-15 | Bill Paige | Leo’s Catalina Drugstore | Jim Luttjohann Wayne Griffin, ACE |
2013-14 | Kevin Strege | Catalina Island Vacation Rentals | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2012-13 | Rock Gosselin | The Avalon Hotel | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2011-12 | Catrina Awalt | Two’s Company of Avalon | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2010-11 | Bryan Ballard | Catalina Island Medical Center | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2009-10 | Brad Wilson | Two Harbors Enterprises | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2008-09 | Rock Gosselin | Catalina Laundry | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2007-08 | Mesa Bradley | Brown’s Bikes | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2006-07 | Mike Bone | Spectrum Sports Management, LLC | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2005-06 | Kevin Strege | Catalina Island Vacation Rentals | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2004-05 | Gregg Miller | Hotel Metropole | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2003-04 | Sue Rikalo | The Steamer Trunk | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2002-03 | Jim “Sandbar” Orr | Catalina Passenger Service | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2001-02 | Rose Ellen Gardner | Catalina Island Conservancy | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
2000-01 | Oley Olsen | Santa Catalina Island Co. | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1999-00 | David Howell | Island Navigation | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1998-99 | Elaine Vaughan | Catalina Express | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1997-98 | John Moore | Island Express Helicopters | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1996-97 | David Howell | Island Navigation | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1995-96 | Buddy Wilson, Jr. | Catalina Auto & Bike Rentals | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1994-95 | Oley Olsen | Pavilion Hotel | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1993-94 | Jon Hardy | Argo Diving Services | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1992-93 | Keith LeFever | Southern California Edison | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1991 | Jon Hardy | Argo Diving Services | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1990 | Joe Caliva | Santa Catalina Island Co. | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1989 | George Escofie | Bank of San Pedro | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1988 | Gregor Milne | Seacrest Inn | Wayne G. Griffin, ACE |
1987 | Paxson Offield | Catalina Island Company | Marion Post |
1986 | Jeff Stickler | Catalina Adventure Tours | Marion Post |
1985 | Bill Salisbury | Channel House Restaurant | Tom Sutherland |
1984 | Wayne Griffin | The Upstairs Place Restaurant | Tom Sutherland |
1983 | Wayne Griffin | The Upstairs Place Restaurant | Lita Utal Mulvihill |
1982 | Buzzy Smyth | Lita Utal Mulvihill | |
1981 | Lita Utal Mulvihill | ||
1980 | Lita Utal Mulvihill | ||
1979 | Lita Utal Mulvihill | ||
1978 | Lita Utal | ||
1977 | Darrell Mulvihill | Santa Catalina Island Co. | Lita Utal |
1976 | Darrell Mulvihill | Santa Catalina Island Co. | Lita Utal |
1975 | Harry Griffin | The Upstairs Place Restaurant | Lita Utal |
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1973 | |||
1972 | Joe Arno | ||
1971 | Joe Arno | ||
1970 | R.L. “Ron” Whelchel | ||
1969 | Pete Phelps | ||
1968 | Pete Phelps | ||
1967 | Leo Zager | Leo’s Drug Store | |
1966 | Leo Zager | Leo’s Drug Store | |
1965 | Leo Zager | Leo’s Drug Store | |
1964 | Joseph Guion | Joe’s Rent-a-Boat | |
1963 | Joseph Guion | Joe’s Rent-a-Boat | |
1962 | Joseph Guion | Joe’s Rent-a-Boat | |
1961 | W.F. Oley Olsen, Sr. | Pavilion Lodge | |
1960 | |||
1959 | Bill Laurin | ||
1958 | Fred Hochberg | ||
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1956 | |||
1955 | |||
1954 | |||
1953 | Kelsey Turner | ||
1952 | Joe Arno | ||
1951 | |||
1950 | Cal Conrad | ||
1949 | Cal Conrad |