GLOBAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Executive Committee
Chair
Todd Marinko
Vice President - Marketing, EncoreOwner, Red Fox Consulting
Dallas, Texas USA
Immediate Past Chair
Chandra Allison
Senior Vice President of SalesVenetian® Resort Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Chair-Elect
Gary Schirmacher, CMP
CEOTotal Hospitality Industry Solutions
Erie, Colorado USA
Vice-Chair - Finance
Jennifer Beatty
Director of Business Development, InternationalOttawa Tourism Calgary
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Vice-Chair - Business Development
D. Bradley Kent
Senior Vice President & Chief Sales OfficerVisitDallas
Dallas, Texas USA
Vice-Chair - Chapters
Sarah Soliman, DES
President & CEOSoliman Productions, Inc.
Orlando, Florida USA
Vice-Chair - Programs
Gina Samci
Senior Director, Global AccountsMarriott International
Lincoln, Nebraska USA
Terms Expiring 2021
Joey Nevin
Vice-President, Sales & MarketingGiants EnterprisesSan Francisco, California USA
US Council Chair
Lisa Messina
Vice President of SalesCaesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
David Kliman, CMM
PresidentThe Kliman Group, Inc.
Santa Rosa, California USA
Vince LaRuffa
Senior Vice President, Resort Sales & MarketingUniversal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida USA
Ernest Stovall
Vice President of SalesMandalay Resort & Casino and Delano | Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Darren Green
Senior Vice President, SalesLos Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Los Angeles, California USA
Terms Expiring 2022
EMEA Council Chair
Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED
Vice-Rector / ProfessorVistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland
Canada Council Chair
Candace Schierling
Director of National SalesTourism Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Canada
Brad Dean
CEODiscover Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gerilyn Horan
Vice President, Group SalesHilton Worldwide
New York, New York USA
Sharon Jarrett
President & CEOJarrett Affairs - Event Design & Productions
Charlotte, NC USA
Mary Kreins
Senior National Sales DirectorDisney Meetings & Events
Washington D.C., USA
Terms Expiring 2023
Antonio Ducceschi CMM, CHBA
Chief Commercial OfficerCollezione Starhotels
Florence, Italy
Julie Krueger
Business Development Director – InternationalThe Freeman Company
Dallas, Texas USA
Joe Marcy, CMP
Business Development ExecutiveMonterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Manhattan Beach, CA USA
Susie Townsend
Senior Vice President, Visitor ExperienceVisit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Yumi Yasuda
Director - Japan MarketnexTech AR Solutions, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Richard Allchid, CMP
Senior Sales Manager
IMEX Group
Brighton, UK