Destination Pulse

Visit Long Beach

visitlongbeach.com

Changes

2 changes

  • Title changevisitlongbeach.com

    Angel Garcia Title changed from VP Client Services & Strategic Relationships, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Client Relations to VP Client Services & Strategic Relationships

  • Title changevisitlongbeach.com

    Samantha Mehlinger Title changed from VP Communications & Marketing, Vice President of Communications & Marketing to VP Communications & Marketing

Detected automatically each week from the official staff page. Not verified: a page redesign or an extraction error can produce a change that never happened, so check the linked page before acting on a row.

Current leadership

3 leaders

Top leader

Steve Goodling

President & CEO

Vice president

Angel Garcia

VP Client Services & Strategic Relationships

Vice president

Samantha Mehlinger

VP Communications & Marketing

Team

3 people

Team by function

  • Marketing & communications1
  • Partnerships & community1
  • Finance & administration1

Marketing & communications

1 person

  • Claire Atkinson

    Communications & Marketing Manager

Partnerships & community

1 person

  • Paula Almaraz

    Senior Director of Community Relations & Special Projects

Finance & administration

1 person

  • Cindy Robbins

    Controller

3 in leadership and 3 grouped by function. Captured Oct 16, 2026 from the official team page.

From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue $8,942,909

Contractors (2)

  • 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
30 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

As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202509. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.

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