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, Holiday Inn Resort Catalina Island 
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
Bob Kennedy, Catalina Divers Supply
Denise Radde, 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
Thomas Salinas, Catalina Island Vacation Rentals
Roberto Perico, Two Harbors Enterprises

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