Chair
Stephen Revetria
President
Giants Enterprises
San Francisco, California USA
Steve O'Malley, HMCC, CITP
Division President
Maritz Travel
St. Louis, Missouri USA
Chair-Elect
Bonnie Carlson, CDME
President & CEO
Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bloomington, Minnesota USA
Vice-Chair - Finance
Michelle Allgauer, CAE, CMM, CMP
Senior Vice President, Education & Engagement
Financial Services Institute (FSI)
Washington D.C., USA
Paul Van Deventer
President and CEO
Meeting Professionals International
Dallas, Texas USA
Artoush Varshosaz
Legal Cousel
Partner, K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, Texas USA
Todd Marinko
Vice President - Marketing, Encore
Owner, Red Fox Consulting
Dallas, Texas USA
Rob Adams
CEO
Bishop-McCann
Kansas City, Missouri USA
Cleo Battle, CDME, CASE
Chief Operating Officer
Louisville Tourism
Louisville, Kentucky USA
Michael Guerriero
President
Digitell, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio USA
Leslie Menichini
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Rosen Hotels & Resorts
Orlando, Florida USA
Chris Meyer
CEO
George P. Johnson
San Francisco, California USA
Miguel Neves, CMP
Social Strategist
Miguelseven.com
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jason Carroll, CMP
President & CEO
On|Point Events Group
Tampa, Florida USA
John Ehlenfeldt, CDME, CMP
Executive Vice President
Visit Huntington Beach,
Huntington Beach, CA USA
Kerry Lambert, CMP, MTA
Vice President, Digital Delivery
Freeman
Arlington, VA
Julie Coker
President & CEO
San Diego Tourism Authority
San Diego, California USA
Janet Dell
President & Chief Operating Officer
Freeman
Chicago, Illinois USA
Tammy Routh
Senior Vice President – Global Sales
Marriott International
Chicago, Illinois USA
Michel Wohlmuth
CEO
Creatividad
Mexico City, Mexico
Jonathan T. Howe, Esq.
President/Senior Partner
Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois USA
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Sr. Vice President, Global Business Development
Annette Gregg, CMM, MBA
Sr. Vice President of Experience
Vice President, Information Technology
Vice President, People, Performance and Administrative Services
Vice President, Finance
Vice President, Brand Engagement
Executive Director, MPI Foundation
Chair
Todd Marinko
Vice President - Marketing, Encore
Owner, Red Fox Consulting
Dallas, Texas USA
Chandra Allison
Senior Vice President of Sales
Venetian Resort & Sands Expo Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Gary Schirmacher, CMP
CEO
Total Hospitality Industry Solutions
Erie, Colorado USA
Jennifer Beatty
Director of Business Development, International and Ottawa
Tourism Calgary
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Vice-Chair - Business Development
D. Bradley Kent
Senior Vice President & Chief Sales Officer
VisitDallas
Dallas, Texas USA
Vice-Chair - Chapters
Sarah Soliman Daudin, DES
President & CEO
Soliman Productions, Inc.
Orlando, Florida USA
Vice-Chair - Programs
Gina Samci
Senior Director, Global Accounts
Marriott International
Lincoln, Nebraska USA
Joey Nevin
Vice-President, Sales & Marketing
Giants Enterprises
San Francisco, California USA
US Council Chair
Lisa Messina
Vice President of Sales
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
David Kliman, CMM
President
The Kliman Group, Inc.
Santa Rosa, California USA
Vince LaRuffa
Senior Vice President, Resort Sales & Marketing
Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida USA
Ernest Stovall
Vice President of Sales
Mandalay Resort & Casino and Delano | Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Darren Green
Senior Vice President, Sales
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Los Angeles, California USA
EMEA Council Chair
Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED
Vice-Rector / Professor
Vistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland
Canada Council Chair
Candace Schierling
Director of National Sales
Tourism Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Canada
Brad Dean
CEO
Discover Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gerilyn Horan
Vice President, Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide
New York, New York USA
Sharon Jarrett
President & CEO
Jarrett Affairs - Event Design & Productions
Charlotte, NC USA
Mary Kreins
Senior National Sales Director
Disney Meetings & Events
Washington D.C., USA
Antonio Ducceschi CMM, CHBA
Chief Commercial Officer
Collezione Starhotels
Florence, Italy
Julie Krueger
Business Development Director – International
The Freeman Company
Dallas, Texas USA
Joe Marcy, CMP
Business Development Executive
Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Manhattan Beach, CA USA
Susie Townsend
Senior Vice President, Visitor Experience
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Yumi Yasuda
Director - Japan Market
nexTech AR Solutions, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
The governing body of MPI is the International Board of Directors. The International Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the organization's strategic plans. It oversees financial integrity and monitors performance against achievement of strategy and long-term vision. The current MPI International Board of Directors will remain in office until December 31, 2021.