Board of Directors

Carmel Chamber Board of Directors

Carmel Chamber of Commerce 2021 Board of Directors. First Row: (L-R) Azniv Amirkhanian, Nielsen Bros. Market & Deli; Jessica Schmidt, Hyatt Carmel Highlands; Ashley Bennett-Stoddard, Bennett Sculpture Carmel; Cynthia Buhl, The Crossroads Carmel; Jeanie Sumners, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Second Row: (L-R) Aram Stoney, Big Sur Canna+Botanicals; Philip Studer, Beachwood Home; Kathryn Morrissey, KLM Expressions; Sygale Lomas, David Lyng Real Estate; Thomas Bateman Hood, Hood Architecture. Third Row: (L-R) Lesley Varney, The Monterey Peninsula Foundation; Kimberly Willison, The Carmel Foundation; Soerke Peters, Mezzaluna Pasteria; Kris Toscano, Hayashi Wayland; Brian Turlington, College Advising Services, LLC; Jan Verweij, Quail Lodge & Golf Club. Not Pictured: Matthew Rankin, JRG Attorneys; Clarissa Rowe, Monterey County Bank. Photo by DMT Imaging.

2022 Executive Committee

Chair

Sygale Lomas
David Lyng Real Estate
(831) 620-2271

Vice Chair

Jessica Schmidt
Hyatt Carmel Highlands
(831) 622-5461

Past Chair

Ashley Bennett-Stoddard
Bennett Sculpture Carmel
(831) 626-3054

Treasurer

Kris Toscano
Hayashi Wayland
(831) 620-7328

2022 Board of Directors

Director

Azniv Amirkhanian
Nielsen Bros. Market
(831) 624-6441

Director

Ben Beesley
KW Coastal Estates / team Beesley
(831) 236-6876

Director

Becky Jones
Sotheby’s International Realty
(831) 622-4810

Director

Thomas Bateman Hood
Thomas Bateman Hood Architecture
(831) 622-9912

Director

David Lurie
Carmel Mission Inn
(831) 624-1841

Director

Zach Melchiori
Pebble Beach Company
(831) 648-7838

Director

Matthew Rankin
JRG Attorneys at Law
(831) 754-2444

Director

Clarissa Rowe
Monterey County Bank
(831) 320-1640

Director

Aram Stoney
Big Sur Canna+Botanicals
(831) 224-3075

Director

Philip Studer
Beachwood Home
(831) 293-8406

Director

Jeanie Sumners
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
(831) 242-8204

Director

Brian Turlington
General Counsel
(831) 293-7608

Director

Jan Verweij
Quail Lodge & Golf Club
(831) 236-2348

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