Board of Directors

A department of the City of Irving, the Convention and Visitors Bureau reports to a Board of Directors appointed by the Irving City Council. Board terms are two-year commitments; appointees may serve a maximum of three consecutive terms. The Board of Directors makes recommendations to the City Council about convention facilities, assists with attracting visitors to the city and hires the executive director; it is a policy-making board.

Annually, the Board elects its new Chair and Vice Chair, and committee positions are established following that meeting. The board meets the fourth Monday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Irving Convention Center, an Irving hotel or other location. Correspondence to Board members may be directed in care of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau, 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75039.

The Convention and Visitors Bureau represents the $1.5 billion-per-year hospitality industry in our community, the benefits of which allow the average Irving household to save $587 annually in taxes. Funded solely by hotel tax collections, the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau targets corporate, convention and leisure visitors to our hospitality industry partners - the city's hotels, restaurants, attractions and shops, as well as attractions throughout Dallas /Fort Worth. The strength of the visitor industry and the city's hotel tax collections also provide the funding resources for the Irving Arts Center and the Preservation and Redevelopment Program.

VOTING MEMBERS

JACK SPURLOCK
Chairman

ROLAND MEDINA
Vice Chair

CHRIS ARRINGTON  

MICHAEL BARNS

BOB BULA

JAMES CASSELS 

DAVID COLE

JOHN GUSTAFSON

DEBBI HAACKE 

GREG MALCOLM 

ROBERT MARTINEZ

RON MATHAI

RAYMOND McCARTY

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

LUIS ARGOTE
Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas

RICK BIDNE
Las Colinas Association

PATTON CHAPMAN
Salesmanship Club/HP Byron Nelson Championship 

MARK D. CRONENWETT
TIF Zone No. 1 

BYRON DAVIS
Sheraton Grand Hotel

BOB GALECKE
University of Dallas

TOMMY GONZALEZ
Irving City Manager

JACKY KNOX
Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District (DCURD) 

R. DAN MATKIN
Former ICVB Board Member

SUSAN SKAGGS
Dallas Cowboys

DARYL WALKER
Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce

CHRIS E. WALLACE
Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce

CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS

BRAD LaMORGESE 

JOE PUTNAM