Board of Trustees
Liz Erikson is a veteran of the hospitality industry with a sales career that has spanned over four decades, and nearly 37 of those years have been... More
Gregg H. Talley, FASAE, CAE, Chair-Elect
Gregg H. Talley, FASAE, CAE, President & CEO, has a broad range of experience from over 24 years within the Association/Event Management Industry.... More
Susan Iris, Secretary-Treasurer
Susan Iris is a recognized innovator with broad-based expertise in executive leadership, brand marketing, sales, and operations.... More
David J. Olender, Immediate Past Chair
David Olender, previously with Gaylord Entertainment Company, joined that organization in October 2002 and has held the position of Vice President, Sales and Administration for Gaylord Resort Hotels and Convention Centers.... More
Kent E. Allaway, CEM, CMP, Trustee
Kent Allaway is the Vice President, Meetings and Trade Shows for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), the largest, worldwide not-for-profit trade association representing companies... More
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Eduardo Chaillo, CMP, CMM, Trustee
Eduardo Chaillo is the executive director of the Mexico Tourism Board's (MTB's) Strategic Business Unit for the U.S. in Washington, D.C.... More
John Folks is President & Principal of Minding Your Business, Inc. (MYB), a strategic meetings & event agency headquartered in Chicago... More
Anne leads the team responsible for all sales and services efforts related to meetings, conventions and theme park events held at the Disneyland Resort... More
Phillip Jones joined the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau (Dallas CVB) as President and CEO in 2003, moving from Louisiana where he served as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.... More
David Peckinpaugh, CMP, Trustee
David Peckinpaugh is President of Maritz Travel Company, one of the largest meeting, event and incentive travel management companies in the world.... More
Gary Schirmacher, CMP, Trustee
Gary Schirmacher has twenty-three years of experience in the hotel and meeting planning industry. Gary joined Conferon, Inc., now known as Experient... More
As assistant general manager, Tanaka is responsible for overseeing event management, operations including capital improvement programming. His previous areas of responsibility have included director of business development and industry relations, as well as director of sales and marketing.... More
Greg Van Dyke joined PSAV as its senior vice president of marketing in May 2002, and is responsible for overall market analysis and strategy, customer satisfaction and insight, sales support, and communication plans supporting long-term brand positioning. He is a contributing author to Professional Meetings Management.... More
Carol Wallace is responsible for the overall management of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation.... More
Tina Wehmeir is the President of Precision Meetings & Events, Inc.... More
Johnnie C. White, CMP, Trustee
With more than 15 years of experience in the field of meeting planning, Johnnie White was promoted to Executive Director of Meetings and Educational Services at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) in early January 2010.... More
David L. Williams, CMP, Trustee
David Williams has been in the meetings and association management industry for over twenty years.... More
James H. Youngblood currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Heart Rhythm Society, the international resource for education... More
Deborah Sexton, President and CEO
Deborah Sexton joined the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) in 2005 as President and CEO. In conjunction with this role, she also serves as President... More
Brad Lewis, Executive Director
Brad Lewis is responsible for leading the PCMA Education Foundation.... More
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