Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Annaliese Lafayette, Chair
General Manager, Holiday Inn By the Bay
Lucas Laidlaw, Vice Chair
General Manager, Westin Portland Harborview
Ed Palmer, Treasurer
General Manager, Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks
Don Littlefield, Secretary
General Manager, Maine Brew Bus
Adam Goldberg
Vice President of Business Operations, Maine Mariners
Tom Largay
Owner, Old Port Card Works
John Schultzel
SVP, Growth & Strategy, The Olympia Companies
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tawny Alvarez
Associate, Labor & Employment, Verrill
Michael Briggs
General Manager, Inn by the Sea
Stephen Bromage
Executive Director, Maine Historical Society
David Coffin
Chief Operating Officer, Headlight Audio Visual Inc.
Jeff Gambardella
Owner, Nonesuch River Brewing
Ken Lafayette
General Manager, Best Western Merry Manor Inn
Maureen LaSalle
Chair, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Mgmt.
Director of Operations, McKernan Hospitality Center
Southern Maine Community College
Tracy Michaud
Program in Tourism & Hospitality Chair, University of Southern Maine
Jordan Milne
Founder / Distiller, Hardshore Distilling
Casey Oakes
Director of Sales & Marketing, Portland Ovations
Norman Patry
Owner, Summer Feet Cycling Adventures
Jill Perry
Retail Operations, Allagash Brewing Company
Damas Rugaba
Director of Finance & Operations,
The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
Phil Spiller
President, Discover Downtown Westbrook
Shawn Sullivan
District Manager, L.L.Bean
David Turin
Owner, David’s Restaurant
EX-OFFICIO
Chris Hall
Director of Regional Initiatives, Greater Portland Council of Governments
Steve Hewins
Executive Director, HospitalityMaine
Kelly Edwards
Executive Director, Visit Freeport
Cary Tyson
Executive Director, Portland Downtown
Quincy Hentzel
Chief Executive Officer, Portland Regional Chamber
Zachary Sundquist
Assistant Airport Director, Portland International Jetport