Executive Team

Deborah Sexton joined the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) in March 2005 as President and CEO. In conjunction with this role, she also serves as President of the PCMA Education Foundation.
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Sherrif Karamat, Chief Operating Officer

Sherrif Karamat is the Chief Operating Officer for PCMA. Over the past four years at PCMA, he has overseen and implemented PCMA's strategic partnership program that has resulted in revenue growth of over 2,300 percent.
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Mark Holmes, Chief Financial Officer

Mark Holmes presents over twenty years of varied accounting and finance experience with public accounting, private and public firms. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in industries such as manufacturing and distribution, most recently in event technology services with PSAV Presentation Services.
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Susan Salem Euritt, Executive Director, PCMA Education Foundation

Susan Salem Euritt is the Executive Director of the PCMA Education Foundation. She began her career with PCMA in the spring of 2006 and specializes in creating nontraditional partnership initiatives.
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Gail Fairhall, Vice President, Research

Fairhall's experiences include healthcare and insurance management functions, research and new service development, academic and practice management, and education and corporate training. Most recently, Fairhall served as director, benefits and financial services, at Oswald Trippe and Company.
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Brad Lewis, Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Brad Lewis is responsible for managing the marketing and communication activities of PCMA and the PCMA Education Foundation. Prior to joining PCMA, Lewis was with SmithBucklin. SmithBucklin is the world's largest association management and professional services company providing flexible, tailored services to more than 235 trade associations, professional societies, technology user groups and government institutes/agencies.
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John Nawn, Vice President, Education

John Nawn joined PCMA as Vice President of Education in April 2006. In this role, he oversees all PCMA Education initiatives. He is an experienced learning professional with over 20 years in the training and education industry.
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Kelly Peacy, CAE, CMP Vice President, Meetings and Events

Kelly Peacy and her team are responsible for the planning and execution of all PCMA and PCMA Education Foundation meetings, programs and special events, including the Annual Meeting, Leadership Conference, the PCMA Education Foundation Dinner, the Executive Edge program and many small meetings.
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