Contact Information for Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority
Visitor Information Center
Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority / Visitor Information Center
P.O. Box 217, Avalon, CA 90704
310-510-1520
General Inquiries E-mail: info@LoveCatalina.com
The Visitor Center is located at #1 Green Pleasure Pier, Avalon, CA 90704.
Visitor Center Hours
- Monday - Saturday: 8am to 5pm
- Sunday: 9am to 4pm
Holiday Hours
- Thanksgiving Day: 8am to 1pm
- Christmas Eve: 8am to 5pm
- Christmas Day: Closed
- New Year's Eve: 8am to 3pm
- New Year's Day: 10am to 3pm
Administrative Office
The administrative office is at 303 Crescent Avenue, 2nd Floor above US Bank.
- Monday - Friday
- Admin staff working full-time, remotely at times; email is the best way to make contact.
Questions for the Visitor Information Center may be sent by email. Frequently Asked Questions are also available.
Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority Membership
Information is available for becoming a member of the Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority.
Our Team
General Visitor Information
Visitor Questions
Email: info@lovecatalina.com
Phone: p: 310-510-1520
Fax: f: 310-510-7607
Jim Luttjohann
President & Chief Executive Officer
Email: jim@lovecatalina.com
Phone: p: 310-510-7643
Cathy Miller
Vice President Marketing & Sales
Email: cathy@lovecatalina.com
Phone: p: 310-510-7649
Michelle Warner
Destination Marketing Manager
Email: michelle@lovecatalina.com
Phone: p: 310-510-7653
Lynn Stevenson
Marketing Manager, Digital and Social Media
Email: lynn@lovecatalina.com
Collier Cook
Director of Events
Email: collier@lovecatalina.com
Phone: 530-277-7669
Makenna Hubert
Events Manager
Email: makenna@lovecatalina.com
Victoria
Executive Manager and Bookkeeper
Email: bookkeeping@lovecatalina.com
Carmen
Visitor and Member Services Manager
Email: carmen@lovecatalina.com
Phone: p: 310-510-1520
Beth
Visitor Information Specialist
Email: beth@lovecatalina.com
Susana
Visitor Information Specialist
Email: info@lovecatalina.com
Veronica
Visitor Information Specialist
Email: veronica@lovecatalina.com
Agency / Public Relations
In Memoriam: Wayne G. Griffin, ACE
In June 2024, Wayne G. Griffin, ACE, the former President and CEO of Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority, passed away. He left a 27-year legacy with the organization, Catalina Island, and the California tourism industry.
Wayne co-ran his family seafood restaurant for 10 years before becoming President & CEO of the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, now Love Catalina Island. He held that position for nearly 27 years from 1988-2014. In 1984, Wayne and his wife Susie, working with business partner Marlene McAdam, opened The Inn on Mt. Ada. The property later became one of the most successful B&B’s in the U.S. and received multiple awards, including the prestigious 4-Star Forbes Award.
Wayne belonged to the WACVB, now DMA West, for 20 years and chaired the California Travel Association from 2001-2002. He also taught through the Western Institute for Organization Management, a professional development program operated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. After the U.S. Chamber discontinued that program, Wayne helped co-found a replacement through Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE). Launched in 2003 as Academy, the program continues to thrive today. Wayne taught at WACE Academy for many years, chaired the board of WACE in 2008, and later received WACE’s Russell E. Pettit Excellence in Leadership Award.
His long-standing service included membership in the Avalon Rotary Club, where he completed two terms as president, as well as participation on the Catalina Island Medical Center Board and Catalina Island Museum Society. He regularly appeared in community theater, particularly in musicals.
Wayne’s greatest service to his island community was at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church, where he served as organist and cantor for 30 years. When Wayne & Susie retired in 2014, the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau presented them with the inaugural Wayne and Susie Griffin Award of Excellence for Outstanding Community Service.
Love Catalina honors their community-service legacy through the Wayne & Susie Griffin award, presented when an individual or family on Catalina shows exceptional dedication to service. Wayne is remembered as an optimistic and committed business leader, community leader, civil servant, and family man who placed his wife, children and grandchildren above all else. His laugh remains one of the qualities people remember most.
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