Capital Chapter

Leadership

  • Kirsten Olean, CMP, CAE

    Kirsten Olean, CMP, CAE
    President

    Director Of Meetings
    Association of American Medical Colleges
    Email: kolean@aamc.org
  • Annette Suriani, CMP

    Annette Suriani, CMP
    President-Elect

    Director of Global Accounts
    ConferenceDirect
    Email: annette.suriani@conferencedirect.com
  • Joy Womack, CMP

    Joy Womack, CMP
    Treasurer

    Manager, Meeting & Event Operations
    Experient
    Email: joy.womack@experient-inc.com
  • Emily Rademacher, CMP

    Emily Rademacher, CMP
    Secretary

    Conference/Meeting Manager
    Nuclear Energy Institute
    Email: ear@nei.org
  • Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, CMP, CAE

    Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, CMP, CAE
    Immediate Past President

    Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Executive Director
    International Association of Fire Chiefs
    Email: kfitzgerald@iafc.org
  • Kara LaMay

    Kara LaMay
    Administrator

    Chapter Administrator, Capital
    ASCENT Management, LLC
    Email: klamay@ascent-management.com
  • Gregory O

    Gregory O'Dell
    Board Liaison

    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Events DC
    Email: godell@dcconvention.com
  • Elizabeth Dane

    Elizabeth Dane
    Director

    Regional Director
    Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
    Email: liz@visitspc.com
  • Kristin Gibson, CMP, CHSP

    Kristin Gibson, CMP, CHSP
    Director

    Vice President of Sales & Industry Relations
    J. Spargo & Associates, Inc.
    Email: kristin.gibson@jspargo.com
  • Jamal Hageb

    Jamal Hageb
    Director

    Senior Meetings Manager
    American Bar Association
    Email: jamal.hageb@americanbar.org
  • Diane Kovats, CMP

    Diane Kovats, CMP
    Director

    Executive Director
    International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
    Email: dkovats@ymail.com
  • Kathleen McAdams, CASE®

    Kathleen McAdams, CASE®
    Director

    Vice President of Convention Sales
    Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
    Email: kmcadams@latourism.org
  • Kristen Roget, CMP

    Kristen Roget, CMP
    Director

    Senior Meeting & Event Planner
    Experient
    Email: kristen.roget@experient-inc.com
  • Tanya Barrett, CMP

    Tanya Barrett, CMP
    Communications

    Manager, Meeting Services
    U.S. Pharmacopeia
    Email: tzb@usp.org
  • Amanda Clark, CMP

    Amanda Clark, CMP
    Community Services

    Manager, Conferences & Meetings
    National Association of Counties
    Email: aclark@naco.org
  • Mary Beth Baluta

    Mary Beth Baluta
    Emerging Leaders

    Regional Director of Sales
    Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau
    Email: mbbaluta@cincyusa.com
  • John Rubsamen

    John Rubsamen
    Marketing

    Director of Meetings and Events
    Americans for the Arts
    Email: jrubsamen@artsusa.org
  • DeVonne Parks, CEM

    DeVonne Parks, CEM
    Membership

    Email: dtparks21@gmail.com
  • Stacey Knoppel

    Stacey Knoppel
    Professional Development

    Director of Sales and Marketing
    Baltimore Convention Center
    Email: sknoppel@bccenter.org
  • Kim Struble, CMP

    Kim Struble, CMP
    Special Project Leader

    Director, Conferences & Meetings
    National Association of Counties
    Email: kstruble@naco.org
  • Mary Gallagher, CMP

    Mary Gallagher, CMP
    Sponsorship

    Director, Citywide Accounts
    San Francisco Travel Association
    Email: mgallagher@sanfrancisco.travel