EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Joshua R. Bonner, IOM
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joshua Bonner has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce since it’s inception, and in a chamber executive role since 2014. Before transitioning to the nonprofit field, Joshua spent much of his career in advertising and marketing. He was privileged to work for several major corporations, including Time Warner Cable, Gannett, and MCI. Joshua has served on the Board of Directors for local nonprofits like Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Desert Recreation Foundation and the Desert Advertising Federation. He is also very involved in the national chamber community, serving on the Board of Regents for the US Chamber’s Institute for Organizational Management and the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Metro Cities Council. He is married with six children and resides in Indio with his family.
Debby Valdez
Executive Assistant
Debby Valdez serves as the administrator for the Executive Offices of the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce. She is married with two daughters, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She loves to read, swim, cross country ski and spend time with her family.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Diana Soto
Vice President, Director of Public Policy
Diana Soto has served the chamber community in many roles, working her way through the ranks from Account Executive, to her current role in Government Affairs. Diana is primarily tasked with working with local city and county government in the Coachella Valley. As a life-long resident and a former small business owner, she is well versed in our Coachella Valley economy.
Patrick Swarthout
Chief Policy Advisor
Patrick Swarthout has over 20 years of community and legislative affairs experience he brings to the GCVCC. He has done extensive work in the area of public utilities and local Coachella Valley policy. Patrick has been extensively involved in local chambers, including previous terms as the Indio Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board. Patrick handles all Federal and State policy analysis and legislative advocacy for the chamber.
MEMBER SERVICES
Rebecca Rizzo
Director of Membership
Rebecca Rizzo is a master communicator. She has lived in Coachella Valley for over 20 years. Rebecca has grown an intense passion for how and why the Coachella Valley works the way it does and is a proud graduate of Leadership Coachella Valley of 2009. Rebecca and her husband have 4 children.
Kimberly Krause
Member Services Specialist
Kimberly Krause has been active in the Coachella Valley business community for many years, including service on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. Her service has helped local organizations like the Coachella Valley History Museum, Unforgettables Foundation Coachella Valley, and Xavier College Prep.
EVENTS
Enda Rodriguez
Events Manager
Enda Rodriguez has been in the chamber industry for 18 years. She is a graduate of Indio High School and Leadership Coachella Valley. In her spare time Enda enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Enda is married with three children and three dogs.
Guadalupe Fox
Events Coordinator
Guadalupe Fox started her working career in Washington D.C. as an English-Spanish Translator for an International Bank. She has worked as an Executive Secretary for the President of Santander Bank-Latin America, while studying and obtaining her investment securities license. She has lived in the Coachella Valley since 2014.
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Roshan Patel
Director of Sales and Partnerships
Roshan Patel was born and raised in the Coachella Valley, growing up with a small family owned business. After university, Roshan returned to the desert as the Sales Manager of Lifetouch National School Studios in Palm Desert. After three successful years, he made a transition to the tourism industry and promoted through the ranks to become the Senior Manager of Sales and Strategic Alliances at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens.
Anne Blalock
Account Executive
Anne Blalock has been working for small businesses in a tourism-driven city from an early age, starting in Avalon. Anne moved to La Quinta in 2007 and joined the La Quinta Chamber team at the front desk. Anne eventually moved to sales, a job she has been doing successfully for nearly 6 years.
Marianne Burton
Account Executive
Marianne Burton is well known in our valley as a champion for chambers and small business. Her career helping chambers grow successfully spans several valley cities. Marianne is originally from Germany, but she has made the Coachella Valley her home and is ready to help you network!
MARKETING
Brandon Marley
Director of Communication and Public Outreach
Brandon Marley has been in the communications and marketing industry for nearly a decade. He serves on the Desert Ad Fed board as well as the Community Services Commission in the City of La Quinta. Brandon is married and a father of 3.
OPERATIONS
Arianne Harmon
Membership Assistant
Arianne Harmon was born and raised in Indio and a proud alumni of Indio High School. She has spent her 25 year career working in the valley, with deep family and professional roots. She has worked in a variety of settings, from front line hospitality to office accounting. Family plays a big part of her life, she has 2 kids and 3 dogs and loves to go to Jazz concerts.
