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title: "Visit Long Beach staff-page changes | Destination Pulse"
description: Latest staff-page change at Visit Long Beach, seen Oct 16, 2026.
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# Visit Long Beach

## Changes (2)

Machine-detected from the official staff page by the scan, and unverified. Each row states what the page showed, not why; confirm against the source before relying on it.

- **2026-10-16** — Angel Garcia: Title changed from VP Client Services & Strategic Relationships, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Client Relations to VP Client Services & Strategic Relationships. Source: <https://www.visitlongbeach.com/about-visit-lb/>
- **2026-10-16** — Samantha Mehlinger: Title changed from VP Communications & Marketing, Vice President of Communications & Marketing to VP Communications & Marketing. Source: <https://www.visitlongbeach.com/about-visit-lb/>

## Current leadership (3)

- Steve Goodling — President & CEO
- Angel Garcia — VP Client Services & Strategic Relationships
- Samantha Mehlinger — VP Communications & Marketing

## Team

Captured Oct 16, 2026 from the official team page: <https://www.visitlongbeach.com/about-visit-lb/>

### Marketing & communications (1)

- Claire Atkinson — Communications & Marketing Manager

### Partnerships & community (1)

- Paula Almaraz — Senior Director of Community Relations & Special Projects

### Finance & administration (1)

- Cindy Robbins — Controller

## From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue: $8,942,909

Contractors (2), largest first:

- MARRON LAWYERS — LEGAL SERVICES — $1,076,244
- VISIT LONG BEACH — SALES AND ADMIN SERVICES — $624,200

Officers and directors (32):

- SAMANTHA MEHLINGER — VP COMMUNICATIONS — $150,000
- PAULA ALAMARZ — DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS — $106,406

Others listed without compensation: WILLIAM ROUSE (CHAIR); LISA ARIAS (VICE CHAIR); LARRY JACKSON (CFO); MARCELLE EPLEY (SECRETARY); IMRAN AHMED (DIRECTOR); JOHN THOMPSON (DIRECTOR); SILVANO MERLO (DIRECTOR); GREG GUTHRIE (DIRECTOR); ROB ADAMS (DIRECTOR); STEVE CALOCA (DIRECTOR); RAHUL VIR (DIRECTOR); ANDRE BROSE (DIRECTOR); DENNIS PATEL (DIRECTOR); HITU PATEL (DIRECTOR); MARK HAMMERBECK (DIRECTOR); KEVIN HEERA (DIRECTOR); CHEN LAU (DIRECTOR); TERRY ANTONELLI (DIRECTOR); GREG BOMBARD (DIRECTOR); JIM MICHAELIAN (DIRECTOR); LAVERNE DUNCAN (DIRECTOR); NICKY LOIZIDES CLAIR (DIRECTOR); RON NELSON (DIRECTOR); JOHN THOMAS (DIRECTOR); BILL COLLIER (DIRECTOR); GREGORY SANDERS (DIRECTOR); DAN SALAS (DIRECTOR); SCOTT HAMILTON (DIRECTOR); JULIA HUANG (DIRECTOR); STEVE GOODLING (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Source: IRS Form 990, tax period 202509: <https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/953766279>

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