Board of Directors

The San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau (doing business as The San Francisco Peninsula) is a 501 C-(6) not for profit corporation chartered by the State of California in 1971.  Our Board of Directors and Officers are installed at the beginning of each year. Meet The San Francisco Peninsula's 2025 Board of Directors.


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 

CHAIR OF THE BOARD: Christina Ongerth, The Dylan Hotel at SFO

CHAIR-ELECT: Kevin Kretsch, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

SECRETARY: Pravin Punjiya, Fairfield Inn & Suites SFO/Oyster Point Area

TREASURER: Randy Johnson, Johnson Hospitality

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Lisa Fong Kershner, San Francisco Airport Waterfront Marriott

VICE CHAIR 1: Jonathan Powers, DoubleTree by Hilton S.F. Airport 

VICE CHAIR 2: Anthony Buralli, Residence Inn Redwood City/San Carlos 

 


BOARD MEMBERS
 

Melissa Andretta, San Francisco International Airport 

Chris Calo, DoubleTree SFO North

Simone Harms, The Ameswell Hotel

Daniel Herbst, Enterprise Holdings 

Christopher Holbrook, The Westin & Aloft SFO Hotels

Reggie Kumar, AC Hotel SFO/Oyster Point Waterfront

Daisy Li, Moonstar Kitchen

Adora Manalo, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley

Cameron Palmer, Cameron’s Restaurant & Pub

Prativ Patel, Hotel Aura SFO

Mitch Postel, San Mateo County History Museum 

Blanca Rivera, Half Moon Bay Lodge

Casper van Eldik Thieme, Grand Hyatt SFO

Adrian Vasquez, Homewood Suites Belmont 

James Wardell, Canyon Ranch Woodside 

Yakub Yakubi, Courtyard San Mateo Foster City