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, all who support the efforts of telling the Laguna Beach story.
Kurt Bjorkman
Chief Operating Officer
The Ranch at Laguna Beach
Chairman
Joanna Bear
General Manager
Surf & Sand Resort
Vice Chairman
Chris Wylie
Area General Manager
The Inn at Laguna Beach/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
Mary Rogers
Managing Director
Montage Laguna Beach
Mark Orgill
Council Member
City of Laguna Beach
Gavin Curran
Assistant City Manager
City of Laguna Beach
Phelton Calhoun
General Manager
La Casa Del Camino
Katie Cahill
General Manager
Hotel Joaquin
AnnaSophia Servin
Manager, Public Affairs
John Wayne Airport, Orange County