Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Bureau
235 Main Street
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
v: (650) 726-8380
f: (650) 726-8389
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Charise Hale McHugh, ACE
President/CEO
ext. 101
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Melissa Robinson

Melissa started as a volunteer for the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce and Visitors’ Bureau in 2000 after relocating to Half Moon Bay with her family from the Santa Ynez Valley. Shortly after, in 2001, she became the Receptionist at the Chamber. Since then she has climbed to her position as the Executive Assistant where her responsibilities include the monthly newsletter, maintaining the Chamber website, and the company accounting, among other things.

Melissa completed the Western Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (W.A.C.E.) Academy program, an interactive 3-day (three year) training program on Chamber management essentials designed for today’s Chamber executives and staff professionals, in 2008.

Cindy Lopez 
Office Manager
ext. 100
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Cindy has worked at the Chamber for six years. Her job is to manage the day to day operations of the Chamber, which includes the updating of member information and maintaining databases.

Cindy greets members and tourists that call or visit the Chamber office and assists them with their needs, as well as manages correspondence between the Chamber and tourists or members. She also contacts and directs valuable volunteers that assist the Chamber at different events.

Colleen Riley Haupt
Sales Representative
ext. 102
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You may recognize Colleen from her 2005-2007 experience as the co-owner of DOUG’S BAR-B-Q with her husband Doug, which was located in Stone Pine Center. Although most of her career was in Information Technology, that restaurant experience has given her insight to the needs of the small business owners on the Coastside.

Colleen worked for Hewlett Packard for 11 years as an IT Executive. In that role she was able to travel the world which included a one year experience as a resident of The Netherlands in the quiet town of Amsterdam! She also spent four years supporting Latin America which afforded her the opportunity to take a Spanish immersion course in Costa Rica. Colleen left her high tech executive role in 2006. During her two year sabbatical she was an active volunteer and Ambassador for the Chamber and has become a familiar face in the community.

Most recently she worked in sales as an Account Executive for Cryospec, Inc. where she sold cryogenic, specialty and bulk gases on the Peninsula to Biotech, Semi-Conductor, Photovoltaic and like industries.

Office Hours
Monday through Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm

Visitor Information Kiosk
Saturdays & Sundays
10:00am to 3:00pm
located in the Bell Tower at Mac Dutra Park at the intersection of Kelly Avenue and Main Street in Downtown Half Moon Bay.