Janine Chicourrat’s is the general manager of the Portola Hotel & Spa and oversaw a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) redesign of the 379-room property. 

Chicourrat spent eight years at the world-famous Pebble Beach Resorts, rapidly moving up through the ranks from room division manager to general manager of Casa Palermo & The Spa at Pebble Beach, and later The Lodge at Pebble Beach.  

She is the current President of the Monterey County Hospitality Association. She also served as a hospitality representative for the United States Agency and International Development (USAID) program, working with the City of Monterey, Country of Croatia and The City of Dubrovnik on economic development. 

Chicourrat currently resides in Carmel with her husband, Dave Potter, a Monterey County Supervisor.