
Timeline
About me
Entrepreneur | Advisor | Speaker
Education

St. augustine high school
1980 - 1983
University of southern california - marshall school of business
1983 - 1987Bs
Semester at sea / ise
1985 - 1985
Experience

Datacomm
May 1987 - Jul 1989Co-founderHotel and Hospitality Marketing

California leisure consultants
Oct 1989 - Jun 1995Owner/presidentDestination Management and Event Production

Production group international (pgi)
Jan 1995 - Jan 1999Executive vice presidentTravel, Experiential Marketing and Events

Access destination services
Jan 2000 - Mar 2020Destination Management, Motivation Travel and Events
Chairman Emeritus
Mar 2018 - Mar 2020Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Jan 2000 - Mar 2018

Ypo
Feb 2007 - nowFormer Chapter Chair & Board Member
Jan 2018 - nowFormer Board Member
Feb 2007 - Dec 2017

Sdsu payne school of hospitality & tourism
Feb 2012 - nowAdvisory board member
Crestone group, llc
Mar 2015 - Dec 2022Board of directors
Licenses & Certifications

Accredited destination management company (admc)
Association of destination management executives international -- admeiJun 1995- View certificate

Naui certified scuba diver
Naui worldwideFeb 1985 
Destination management certified professsional (dmcp)
Association of destination management executives international -- admeiJun 2000
Toastmaster
Toastmasters international
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Chris LeeEntrepreneur of the Year Finalist Ernst & Young 2015 Through the Entrepreneur Of The Year® program, EY celebrates the unstoppable entrepreneurs whose unbounded ambitions deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world.
- Awarded to Chris LeeEntrepreneur of the Year Finalist Ernst & Young 2014 Through the Entrepreneur Of The Year® program, EY celebrates the unstoppable entrepreneurs whose unbounded ambitions deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world.
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