Staff and Board
STAFF
HI-USA Golden Gate Council is a dedicated team of 140 professionals providing outstanding service to guests at the nine Council-run hostels. The Council's central services office is located in San Francisco and provides administrative support to the hostels.
Hostel management staff contacts:
Marin Headlands Hostel
Mary Gabriel MacGabhann, General Manager
(415) 331-6943
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Jeffrey Parry, General Manager
(650) 879-0633
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Christopher S. Bauman, General Manager
(650) 728-7177
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Hanna Morris, General Manager
(415) 663-8811
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Kaci Elder, General Manager
(707) 482-8265
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Steve Haynes, General Manager
(916) 443-1691
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San Francisco City Center Hostel
Jose Lima, General Manager
(415) 474-5721
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San Francisco Downtown Hostel
John Burnett, General Manager
(415) 788-5604
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Jeanne Comaskey, Director of San Francisco Operations
(415) 771-7277
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Council management staff contacts:
Barbara Wein, Executive Director
(415) 863-1444 ext. 311
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Jeanne Comaskey, Director of San Francisco Operations
(415) 771-7277
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Javier Bujanda, Finance Manager
(415) 863-1444 ext. 304
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Molly Mitoma, Marketing and Communications Manager
(415) 863-1444 ext. 313
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Michael Yoshioka, Educational Programs Coordinator
(415) 863-1444 ext. 310
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HI-USA members in Northern California elect Council directors to a three-year term. Each director can serve a maximum of three terms.
Board members:
Nicholas S. Andrade
Victor Bekhet
Thierry Hugand, Audit Committee Chairperson
Vatche Kalfayan, Vice President
Divya Kapasi
Walter Knoepfel, President
Jonathan Kurshan
Jacob Linetsky
Andrew Mowat, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chairperson
Emily Pimentel, Resource Development Committee Chairperson
Simon Poulton