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  SPEAKERS
 SESSION 6
 MODERATOR
TJ Chen, P.E. C.M.
Sacramento County Department of Airports
Airport Chief Administrative Officer
T. J. joined Sacramento County Department of Airports in 2015 as the Department’s Chief Administrative Officer for Planning and Development. T.J. embarked on his airports career more than 20 years ago as an airport engineering intern with the San Francisco Airports District Office (SFADO) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and in the 20+ year span, T.J. held various project engineering and program management positions in the US and abroad.
PANELIST
Jeff Dern
PRIDE Industries
President
Jeff joined PRIDE Industries in 2008 and brings more than 19 years of domestic and international experience in accounting and finance including positions at Oracle Corporation, Ernst & Young, and Arthur Andersen. Jeff has an extensive background in corporate finance, treasury, financial planning and analysis, regulatory reporting, board relations, and strategic planning. In 2014, he was promoted to VP of Finance, and in 2016, he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer.
PANELIST
John Reyes
Visit Sacramento
Chief Operating Officer
John has over 20 years of senior level executive experience and prior to Visit Sacramento he was the Chief Sales Officer for San Francisco Travel Association, served as President & CEO for the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Visit Jacksonville and was the Vice- President of Sales for the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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