Mr. Turner

W. Don Turner

Board Chair

California Lodging Industry Association

Don Turner is founder, president and CEO of Jorad & Company in Napa, a business consulting firm that specializes in operational and financial consulting for businesses. Mr. Turner also owns the Golden Bear Inn, a 43-room lodging property in Berkeley, California, and is the current Board Chair for CLIA--California Lodging Industry Association.

Turner's background is quite interesting and his expertise in business, operations, personnel, accounting and financing, came with hard work and risk taking at a young age. At 22, with some college buddies, Turner opened The Caboose restaurant near Orlando, Florida. When he decided to marry his finance from California a year later, he abandoned the business and started The Great American Restaurants, built it to 23 restaurants, then sold it! He also developed, owned and operated The Big Yellow House restaurants and Annie Butterfield's Original Pot Pies. In 1999, he began purchasing lodging properties

Jorad & Company offers accounting services and has long term successes in both start-up and turnaround endeavors. Don Turner has lived in California for the past thirty-three years and has founded and co-founded restaurant companies in both Northern and Southern California. He previously served on the board of directors of California Restaurant Association.

Mr. Turner has more than 30 years of management experience in the lodging and restaurant industry and held management positions with Red Lobster Inns of America prior to developing his own companies. His personal interests are his family, golf, skiing, sailing, travel and, of course... food and wine.

Mr. Turner can be contacted at 916-925-2915 or joraddon@sbcglobal.net

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