Meet the ARDA Team
ARDA
ARDA’s team of dedicated professionals work with our members, legislators, the media and other industry stakeholders to help promote and support the vacation ownership industry.
Jason Gamel
President & CEO, ARDA
Sandra “Sam” DePoy, RRP
Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy
Rob Dunn, RRP
Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Lacey, RRP
Senior Vice President, Member Experience and Events
Justin Vermuth
Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs and ARDA-ROC
Elizabeth A. Baker
Vice President, State Legislative/Regulatory Official Outreach & ARDA-ROC
Robert Clements
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
Chris Stewart, RRP
Vice President, State Government Affairs
Sarah Conroy
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Brian Kaltenbaugh
Vice President, Technology & Innovation
Justin Bassett
Junior Staff Accountant
Lalita Bhulipongsanon, RRP
Director, Business Operations
Board of Directors
Officers
Gordon Gurnik, RRP
Chair | Senior EVP & COO, Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.
Michael Brown
Past Chair | President & CEO, Travel + Leisure Co.
Jared Saft
Chair-Elect | Chief Business & Strategy Officer, Westgate Resorts
Robert J Webb, Esq, RRP
Secretary/Association General Counsel | Partner BakerHostetler LLP
Steve Krohn
Treasurer | President & COO, Great Eastern Resort Corporation
Jason Gamel, Esq.
President & CEO, ARDA
Directors
Executive Committee
Bill Diercksen
SVP & GM-Disney Vacation Club and Aulani, Disney Vacation Club
John Geller
President & CEO, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Don Harrill, RRP
Board Member, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Ken McKelvey, RRP
Consultant to the Trustee, Capital Vacations
Gerardo A. Rioseco
VP of Vacation Ownerships, Fiesta Americana Vacation Club
Caroline Shin
CEO & Founder, Vacatia
John Staten
CEO and President, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Mark Wang
President & CEO, Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.
Members
Marcos Agostini
EVP, Managing Director, Interval International
Thomas Balames
Managing Member, Accelerated Assets, LLC
Travis Bary
Co-President, Capital Vacations
David Brown
Co-President, Grand Pacific Resorts
Charles Corbin
EVP, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
Nick Doran
Chief Operating Officer, Breckenridge Grand Vacations
Nicole C. Evans Esq
Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Christopher D. Folsom
Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Frank T. Goeckel RRP
SVP, Strategy, Acquisitions, and Government Affairs, Travel + Leisure Co.
Ronald M. Goldberg
President, Wellington Financial
Lori Gustafson
EVP & Chief Membership & Commercial Services Officer, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Bill Guthrie
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Mitchell A. Imanaka Esq
Managing Principal, Imanaka Asato
Lani Kane-Hanan RRP
CEO, Open Network Exchange (ONE)
Michael E. Marder Esq
Co-Managing Partner, GreenspoonMarder LLP
Jason Marino
EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Michael J. Muldoon
CEO, Starpoint Resort Group, Inc.
Mike Nelson
Chief Executive Officer, arrivia
Anthony T. Polvino Esq
Partner, Taylor English Duma LLP
Annie Roberts
SVP, Owner Services & Club Management, Travel + Leisure Co.
Juan Ignacio Rodriguez
Managing Director, RCI Int’l & Global Business Development, RCI
Shannon Sakaske
VP, DVC Member Experiences & Club Management, Disney Vacation Club
Lisa Siegert-Free RRP
Managing Dir. & General Manager, The Christie Lodge OA
Bruce L. Thompson
CEO, Gold Key/PHR
Michael Thompson
SVP, Legal Services & General Counsel, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Anthony Twist
CEO, Yes & Companies
Frank A. Utset Esq
General Counsel, Vacatia
Mike Vasey
GM VI Resorts/President Vacation Ownership Sales, Vacation Internationale
Hannah Vazzana
EVP, Chief Brand & Communications Officer, Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
John Willman
Treasurer and SVP of Mortgage Services, Westgate Resorts
Dave L. Womer
Vice President, First American Title Insurance Company
Champions for good. Advocates for better.
Join the ARDA member community – the world’s largest network of vacation ownership professionals – to make an impact on our industry and help shape its future.
