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.
Clem Lear
Chair
Ron Mathai
Vice Chair
VOTING MEMBERS
Clem Lear, Chair
Ron Mathai, Vice Chair
Bob Bourgeois, Voting Director
Jo-Ann Bresowar, Voting Director
Dirk Bughartz, Voting Director
David Cole, Voting Director
Karen Cooperstein, Voting Director
Debbi Haacke, Voting Director
Julia Kang, Voting Director
Rick Lindsey, Voting Director
Greg Malcolm, Voting Director
Joe Marshall, Voting Director
Joe Philipp, Voting Director
Ex Officio Members
Dr. Robert Bettis*, Former ICVB Board Member
Beth Bowman, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
Lori Bunger, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
John Haigler, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Zone No. 1
Todd Hawkins, Irving Arts Center
Chris Hillman, Irving City Manager
Jacky Knox, Dallas County Utility & Reclamation District (DCURD)
