Meet the Visit Laguna Beach Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from lodging businesses, a city representative, and independent professionals with an interest in the visitor industry. Our Board support the efforts of telling the Laguna Beach story.
Joanna Bear
General Manager
Surf & Sand Resort
Chair of the Board
Kurt Bjorkman
Chief Operating Officer
The Ranch at Laguna Beach
Vice Chair
Chris Wylie
Area General Manager
Casa Loma Beach Hotel & Laguna Beach House
Treasurer
Karyn Philippsen, CMP
Owner, K.P. Company
Secretary & Founding Member
Sharbie Higuchi
Director of Marketing, Public Relations & Merchandising
Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters
Debbie MacDonald
National Sales Manager of Corporate Events
Tommy Bahama
Jeroen Quint
Managing Director
Pacific Edge Hotel
Armando Campos
Hotel Manager
Montage Laguna Beach
Mark Orgill
Council Member
City of Laguna Beach
Gavin Curran
Assistant City Manager
City of Laguna Beach
Advisory Member
Phelton Calhoun
General Manager
La Casa Del Camino
Katie Cahill
General Manager
Hotel Joaquin
AnnaSophia Servin
Manager, Public Affairs
John Wayne Airport, Orange County