GLOBAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chair

Gary Schirmacher, CMP
Senior Consultant, Talent Acquisition
Maritz Global Events
Erie, Colorado USA

Immediate Past Chair

Todd Marinko
Owner, Red Fox Consulting
Dallas, Texas USA

Chair-Elect

Jennifer Beatty
Director of Business Development, International
Tourism Calgary
Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Vice-Chair - Finance

Susie Townsend
Senior Vice President, Visitor Experience
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

Vice-Chair - Chapters

Sarah Soliman, DES
President & CEO
Soliman Productions, Inc.
Orlando, Florida USA

Vice-Chair - Programs

Gina Samci
Senior Director, Global Accounts
Marriott International
Lincoln, Nebraska USA

Vice-Chair - Business Development

David Kliman, CMM
President
The Kliman Group, Inc.
Tucson, Arizona USA

Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED

Vice-Rector / Professor
Vistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland

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

D. Bradley Kent

Senior Vice President & Chief Sales Officer
VisitDallas
Dallas, Texas USA

Mary Kreins
Senior National Sales Director
Disney Meetings & Events
Washington D.C., USA

Canada Council Chair

Candace Schierling
Director of Marketing and Communications
Remai Modern Art Gallery
Saskatoon, Canada

Richard Allchid, CMP
Head of Sales
IMEX Group
Brighton, UK

Antonio Ducceschi CMM, CHBA - EMEA Council Chair
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

Rebecca DeLuca, CMP
Director of Key Accounts & Strategic Partnerships
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV

Darren Green
Senior Vice President, Sales
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Los Angeles, California USA

Joey Nevin - US Council Chair
Vice-President
Giants Enterprises
San Francisco, California USA 

Rich Reasons
President
Simpleview Inc.
Tucson, AZ

Ernest Stovall
Vice President of Sales 
Mandalay Resort & Casino and Delano | Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Valeria Serrano Suzan, PCS - Latin American Council Chair
Managing Director
CTA Event Designer & DMC
Cancun, Mexico