Destination Toronto Announces 2024/2025 Board; Five New Members – Canadian Travel News

Destination Toronto has announced its Board of Directors for the coming year.

The 2024-2025 Board includes five new board members: Angela Lawrence, Chief Culture Officer, Gusto 54 Restaurant Group; Dolf DeJong, CEO, Toronto Zoo; Nick Di Donato, President & CEO, Liberty Entertainment Group; R.J. Steenstra, CEO, Ports Toronto; and, Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald, President, TAP Resources.

“Toronto has a highly-engaged and passionate community and it was wonderful to see the strong response to our call for board nominations,” said Rekha Khote, Board Chair of Destination Toronto. “Angela, Dolf, Nick, R.J. and Tuesday bring diversity of thought, background and experience to Destination Toronto’s Board of Directors, which has been thoughtfully assembled to represent a cross-section of tourism and hospitality businesses and a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Under the board’s guidance, Toronto’s visitor economy is well positioned for growth and full recovery.” 

Destination Toronto’s Board of Directors for 2024-2025:

• Rekha Khote (Chair), CEO, MK2 Hospitality
• Trevor Lui (Vice Chair), Co-founder, Quell; Principal, Highbell Hospitality Group 
• Bonnie Strome (Secretary Treasurer), General Manager, Park Hyatt Toronto
• Andy Loges (Past Chair), Area General Manager, Canada East & Ohio, Hilton Toronto
• Angela Lawrence, Chief Culture Officer, Gusto 54 Restaurant Group
• Dolf DeJong, CEO, Toronto Zoo
• Don Boyle, CEO, Exhibition Place
• Edwin Frizzell, Regional Vice-President, Accor Hotels Central Canada; General Manager, Fairmont Royal York
• Jesse Kumagai, President & CEO, The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall
• Marguerite Pigott, Film Commissioner & Director of Entertainment Industries, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto
• Nick Di Donato, President & CEO, Liberty Entertainment Group
• RJ Steenstra, President & CEO, PortsToronto
• Ron Pellerine, Interim President & CEO, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
• Sara Anghel, President & CEO, Greater Toronto Hotel Association
• Shelley Carroll, Toronto’s Budget Chief & City Councillor for Ward 17 – Don Valley North | Mayor’s Economic Development & Culture Champion
• Tim Reardon, Area General Manager, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
• Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald, President, TAP Resources
• Wayne Zronik, President, Business Operations, Live Nation Canada

Destination Toronto’s Annual General Meeting held this past June included a presentation of the five-year visitor economy study Economic Impact of Visitors in Toronto and a presentation of the 2023 Annual Report. In 2023, Toronto saw 26.5 million travellers spend over $8 billion and drive more than $12 billion in overall economic activity.

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