Board of Directors
Visit Tri-Cities is guided by a group of talented professionals from across many segments of local industry. These individuals dedicate their efforts to support the Tri-Cities tourism industry as a vital component of the local economy.
2024 Executive Committee
Buck Taft
Tri-Cities Airport/Port of Pasco
Corey Pearson
Three Rivers Campus
Trish Herron
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Vijay Patel
A-1 Hospitality
Brian Lubanski
Ben Franklin Transit
Amy Johnson
Purple Star Wines
Ron Hue
John Raschko
Miller Mertens & Comfort, P.L.L.C.
Monte Nail, CPA
2024 Board of Directors
Tim Arntzen, Port of Kennewick
Jerry Beach, A-1 Hospitality
Council Member Melissa Blasdel, City of Pasco
Angie Brotherton, Bechtel
Liza Clitar, Clover Island Inn
Representative April Connors, Washington State House of Representatives
Jennifer Cunnington, Q Home Loans
Karl Dye, TRIDEC
Derrel Ebert, Tri-City Dust Devils
Council Member David Fetto, City of West Richland
Chauné Fitzgerald, Salon Remedi / WAACOC
Melody Goller, Hampton by Hilton Richland
Brisa Guajardo, Tri-City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Gabi Guerrera, SpringHill Suites Marriott
Mike Hall, Ice Harbor Brewing
Monica Hammerberg, Hampton Inn + Suites Pasco
Colin Hastings, Pasco Chamber of Commerce
Sandra Haynes, WSU Tri-Cities
Commissioner Scott Keller, Port of Benton
Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Kent, City of Richland
Dave Marsh, B Reactor Museum Association
Lori Mattson, Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
Mike McCall, HAPO Center
David McClain, TC Black
Commissioner Will McKay, Benton County
Council Member Jim Millbauer, City of Kennewick
Keith Moon, West Richland Chamber of Commerce
Commissioner Rocky Mullen, Franklin County
Dara Quinn, Emerald of Siam
Rob Roxburgh, Central Plateau Cleanup Company
Gus Sako, Octopus' Garden
Rosanna Sharpe, The REACH Museum
Blake Smith, Arts Center Task Force
Lacey Stephens, Home2Suites by Hilton
Vivian Terrell, Honey Baked Hams
Matt Watkins, Pasco Public Facilities District
Rebekah Woods, Columbia Basin College