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About Team San Jose
Mission
Our mission is to ensure that San Jose’s Convention Center and Cultural Facilities are effectively managed to reduce costs, improve the local economy, and add value for our customers, residents, workers, and businesses within the city of San Jose.
Who We Are
Team San Jose is a unique collaboration between the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau, local hotels, arts groups, and local labor – all working together to ensure the most effective way to make each event a success.
Since 2004, Team San Jose, a non-profit corporation, has managed the San Jose
Convention Center and Cultural Facilities including the San Jose Civic, California
Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, Montgomery Theater and Parkside Hall.
San Jose’s model is changing the way the meetings and conventions industry serves
customers—putting them first with one stop shopping for all event services needs.
Our Event Services team handles everything– so event planners have more time and
energy to play while in San Jose.
As Northern California’s largest city and Capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose provides the best mix of meeting venues and fun entertainment choices for visitors in search of the ultimate meetings experience. Located in downtown San Jose, the Convention Center is within walking distance to historic venues like the San Jose Civic and the California Theatre, world-class museums, hip restaurants and an eclectic nightlife scene. San Jose has a wide-range of hotel choices from boutique to major brand names. Visit San Jose, experience all California has to offer.
Since 2004, Team San Jose has supported San Jose’s economy by increasing revenue by 84% and for FY 2007-2008, 97% of our customers shared with us they would return to San Jose in the future.
How It Works
Team San Jose streamlines Customer Service from sales through execution by providing a single point of contact for new and returning customers. Once the event is booked, Team San Jose offers a unique “One Stop Shopping” experience to customers for all of their event service needs. By combining the Event Coordinators with the Catering staff into one team, Team San Jose’s event staff creates a seamless and flexible service environment to better meet the needs of meeting and event planners.
Team San Jose Executive Committee
- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Co-Chair; Executive Director, South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
- John Southwell, Co-Chair; General Manager, San Jose Hilton and Towers
- Clifton Clark, Secretary; General Manager, San Jose Marriott
- Michael Miller, M2 Consulting
- Marc Casto, President & COO, Casto Travel
Team San Jose Board Members
- Alison Hartman, General Manager, Hotel De Anza
- Andrew Bales, Executive Director, Symphony Silicon Valley
- Angelina Herrera, Vice President, Office Services Western Operations, Xerox Global Services
- Ann Hurst, Managing Director, Children’s Musical Theatre of San Jose
- Bill Fairweather, Business Agent, IATSE Local 134
- Bill Pope, Business Representative, Operating Engineers Local 3
- Bob Blanchet, Business Agent/Organizer, Teamsters Local 287
- Cathy Kimball, Executive Director, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
- Cedric Fasbender, General Manager, Dolce Hayes Mansion
- Clifton Clark, General Manager, San Jose Marriott
- Chuck Bond, CFO, DiNapoli Capital Partners
- Cyril Isnard, General Manager, Fairmont Hotel
- Dennis Nahat, Artistic Director, Ballet San Jose
- Enrique Fernandez, Business Manager, UNITE HERE Local 19
- Erik Larsen, Business Agent, AFSCME Council 57
- Gary Hageman, General Manager, Wyndham Hotel
- Irene Dalis, General Director, Opera San Jose
- Josh Ende, Field Representative, Painters & Allied Trades District Council 36
- John Southwell, Co-Chair; General Manager, San Jose Hilton and Towers
- Lisa Riedel, General Manager, Hotel Sainte Claire
- Marc Casto, President & COO, Casto Travel
- Michael Miller, M2 Consulting
- Michael Mulcahy, Managing Partner, SDS NexGen
- Mike Fox, Jr., Goodwill Industries
- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Co-Chair; Executive Director, South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
- Pete Constant, City Council Liaison, City Council, District 1
- Rob Balmer, General Manager, DoubleTree San Jose
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