Owner, Founder and President of Tafer Hotels & Resorts and co-founder and majority owner of The Villa Group Resorts, Fernando González Corona studied Business Administration and Political Economics at the University of Sinaloa in Mazatlán, Mexico. In 1984 he formed the Villa Group Resorts and later founded Tafer Hotels & Resorts. To date, Fernando González Corona has developed twelve resorts: four in Puerto Vallarta, two in Riviera Nayarit, three in Cabo San Lucas, one in Cancun, a boutique hotel in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere and a lakeside resort in the Sierra Madre Mountains, in addition to three more resorts under construction in Los Cabos, Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Fernando González Corona takes an active role in all his ventures from site selection, design of the resorts, marketing and sales, to the delivery of a quality vacation experience for all clientes. He has also participated in public affairs, having held several positions including Mayor of Puerto Vallarta and Congressman for the Republic of Mexico.

Robert Kistner is President of Garza Blanca Residence Club and Club Caribe vacation club, Vice President of the Villa Group Resorts, acting President of Universal Vacation Club, President of the charity, Building the Future and Executive Committee Member on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization, the Eagle’s Wings Foundation. A US born citizen, Robert Kistner resides in Mexico where he has been a professional in the vacation ownership field for almost 35 years. His depth of experience covers all aspects of the industry from sales, marketing, development, hotel management and owner servicing. He is renowned for both his acute business acumen and visionary contribution to the vacation ownership industry as well as his commitment to charitable organizations.

Fernando Gonzalez, Jr. is currently the Project Director for the Cancun and Riviera Maya Region at Tafer Hotels & Resorts. Having lived in Puerto Vallarta, one of Mexico’s leading tourist destinations, for 17 years before moving away to study and follow his career, Fernando Gonzalez, Jr. grew up exposed to all aspects of the vacation property industry including development, financial planning, sales, marketing, and management. He also studied abroad for two years and completed his education at the University of San Diego with a BS in Business Administration. During his years in San Diego, Fernando Gonzalez, Jr. excelled at resort marketing for ResortCom International before moving to Cancun to join the management team at Villa del Palmar Cancun Resort & Spa upon its opening in 2011. More recently, he has been involved in the design and construction process of the latest hotel to be launched by Tafer Hotels &amo; Resorts, the AAA 5 Diamond ranked Hotel Mousai, in addition to projects currently under construction in Los Cabos, Riviera Maya and Cancun.

Javier Moreno is currently the Interior Design Director at Tafer Hotels & Resorts managing the interior design projects for Garza Blanca Resort Los Cabos, Garza Blanca Resort Cancun and Garza Blanca Resort Riviera Maya in Mexico. Prior to these projects, he was the Project Manager for Hotel Mousai by Tafer in Puerto Vallarta from 2014 - 2015, Mexico which went on to be classified as a 5 Diamond ranked hotel, as well as Phase Two and Three of the Garza Blanca Resort & Spa development, also in Puerto Vallarta, from 2008 - 2014. Other major projects include Villa del Palmar Flamingos, La Casona Restaurant and Tatehuari Spa for the Villa Group from 2006 -2008. Before collaborating with Tafer Hotels & Resorts and the Villa Group, he worked with Elias + Elias Architects and Taheima Condominiums.

Carlos Palomera is currently studying at the Architectural Association School of Architecture at the Emergence Technologies Program. Carlos Palomera holds a degree of Bachelor of Architecture from Woodbury University San Diego where he was awarded the overall thesis award in 2012. Since graduation Carlos Founded Palometrics Architectural Laboratory in Puerto Vallarta and has been part of the design Team of Tafer resorts since 2014 where he has been a key part for the design of the latest hotels for the group. Carlos has work in different studios around the world such as Dehow Projects in Hong Kong where his work has been exhibited in different galleries across China. Also he is always conducting research in different topics concerning Digital Fabrication and the advances of Architecture related to technology.

Karoll Gonzalez is Creative Director at Kreative Room and Tafer Hotels & Resorts while simultaneously pursuing an MA in Interior Design at the Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London (UAL). Her most celebrated accomplishment to date is her collaboration on the Interior Design project for Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which was awarded the Five Diamond rating by AAA for its concept and innovative design. Together with her architect husband she ran a collaborative and experimental design studio in Puerto Vallarta from 2014 - 2016 where they pursued creative projects with students and local artists. Other recent projects include: renovation of the suites at the Villa del Palmar hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; interior design of the lobby at the Villa del Palmar resort in Cancun and restaurant and concept design for BocaDos STK and Hiroshi Japanese Fusion restaurant, also in Puerto Vallarta.

Having graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Guadalajara in 1995, followed by a number of architecture courses and diplomas, Odín López is currently responsible for the coordination of the architectural projects at Tafer Hotels & Resorts. Since 2014 he has been the project director for Garza Blanca Resort & Spa Riviera Maya, Mexico. Prior to joining Tafer to work on the Garza Blanca developments, he was Project manager from 2012 until 2014 at Inmobiliaria Aries; Lecturer at the University of Durango in the Culiacán campus and project director for the Villa del Palmar resort on the islands of Loreto, Mexico.

Rubén Hernández graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Guadalajara in 1988 and is a founding member of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Baja California Sur (Architects College) at the Los Cabos campus. He also has a master’s degree in Tourism and Business Management from the Golfo de California University (UGC) in Los Cabos, Baja California. His professional trajectory includes a variety of developments in Baja California such as Hotel La Mission and Villa del Palmar Ensenada Blanca in Loreto, Paraíso del Mar, Punta Coyote and Bahía de los Sueños in La Paz and Villa del Palmar, Villa La Estancia and Villa del Arco in Los Cabos. Other developments to his credit are: Paradise Plaza, Villa del Palmar Flamingos and Nantli Resort Playa Tortugas in Riviera Nayarit and the World Trade Center in Guadalajara in conjunction with JM y Asociados amongst other projects.

He is the co-founder of the emerging architecture publication/media platform Super Architects and is currently sponsored by Sci-Arc (MA) Edge Program (fiction and entertainment) to develop his research + design work in world building/speculative film narratives experienced through virtual reality (VR). The design studio he founded, QUARC, is focused on rethinking spatial atmospheres and experiences, through performing interdisciplinary projects in balance between architecture, media, and technology. Their most recent ongoing work is called Room XYZ, where they formulate immersive narratives that directly link to VR installations and experiences. In result, simultaneously question what VR/AR/MR might mean for the future of architecture? Los Angeles based, Devin's work is being produced out of The RUE, a think tank and incubator space supporting 7 particular creatives working both independently and in parallel.