Ex-Officio
Paul Van Deventer
President and CEO
Meeting Professionals International
Dallas, Texas, USA

Legal Counsel
Artoush Varshosaz
Legal Cousel
Partner, K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, Texas, USA

Charles Bello, CDS
Senior Vice President
ConferenceDirect
San Francisco, California, USA

Gerilyn Horan
Vice President, Group Sales & Strategic Accounts
Hilton Worldwide
New York, New York, USA

Dzidra Junior, CMP
Director Regional Sales
Boyd Gaming
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Bobby Heard, CAE
Chief Operating Officer
American College of Emergency Physicians
Irving, Texas, USA

Michel Wohlmuth
CEO
Creatividad
Mexico City, Mexico

Immediate Past Chair, GBOT
Susie Townsend
Chief Destination Experience Officer
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Robbert Weddepohl
Group Venue Director
Stage Entertainment B.V.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Scott Beck
Strategic Advisor – Innovation and Development
JLL
Global Tourism Advisory Group
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Steve Kinsley
President
Kinsley Meetings
Littleton, Colorado, USA

Fiona Bruder
Global Chief Executive Officer
George P. Johnson
Pleasantville, New York, USA

Thijs Peters
Co-Founder
Conventus Consultants
MICE DAILY
Den Bosch, The Netherlands

Legal Counsel - Emeritus
Jonathan T. Howe, Esq.
President/Senior Partner
Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Chair
Rebecca DeLuca, CMP
Vice President of Destination Sales
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Chair-Elect
Richard Allchild, CMP
Head of Sales North America
IMEX Group
Brighton, UK

Immediate Past Chair, GBOT
Susie Townsend
Chief Destination Experience Officer
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Vice Chair - Finance
Antonio Ducceschi CMM, CHBA 
Chief Commercial Officer
Starhotels Group
Florence, Italy

Vice-Chair Programs
Valeria Serrano, PCS
CEO
CTA Event Designer & DMC
Cancun, Mexico

Vice-Chair Chapters
Darlene Kelly-Stewart
Owner
Stonehouse Sales & Marketing Services
Richmond, Ontario, Canada

Vice Chair Business Development
Julie Krueger
Vice President Business Development Global
Freeman
Dallas, Texas, USA

Angie Ahrens, CMP Fellow, CMM
Head of Global Events
Intuit Mailchimp
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Dr. Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED
Rector / Professor
Vistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland

Brad Dean
President
Explore St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Gary Murakami, GTP, GLP, CMP, CMM, DES
Vice President of Sales and Industry Relations
Teneo Hospitality Group
San Francisco, California, USA

Kimberly Napolitano, CASE
Executive Director, Industry Relations, and Intermediary Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide
McLean, Virginia, USA

John Ehlenfeldt, CDME, CMP
Regional Director of Sales
Business Events Montreal
Long Beach, California, USA

Joe Marcy, CMP-Fellow, CITP, CMM
Director, Group Business Development
See Monterey
Manhattan Beach, CA, USA

Brent Hill
Vice President, Global Sales
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Orange Park, Florida, USA

Telesa Via
Vice President, Luxury and Lifestyle Sales
Associated Luxury Hotels International
Washington D.C., USA

Alice Harrington-Caravello
Vice President, Account Sales & National
Group Sales
Marriott International
Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Heather Dow, CPhT, CAE, CPC (HC), HPDE, HMCC
Senior Manager
Events & Management Plus, Inc. 
Kingston, Ontario Canada

Brian Crumby, CED
Director of Sales - Key Accounts & Strategic Partnerships
Caesars Entertainment
Houston, Texas, USA

Karin Davis
Vice President of Sales
The Venetian Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Darren Temple
Chief Growth Officer
The Expo Group
Dallas, Texas, United States

Jackie "JJ" Wills
SVP, Marketing Programs and Business Development 
Conference Direct 
Long Beach, California, United States 

Rich Reasons
Consultant / Former President
Simpleview Inc.
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Paul Van Deventer

President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
 

Michael Crumrine

Chief Administrative Officer

Rachel Benedick

Chief Revenue Officer

Kevin Kirby

Executive Director, MPI Foundation