Participant Directory 2023

PCMA Leadership

Desirée Knight, CAE, CMP, DES

Chair

Senior Director, Meetings and Events
American Psychological Association

Leonard Hoops

Chair-Elect

President & CEO
Visit Indy

Neil Brownlee

Secretary-Treasurer

Head of Business Events
VisitScotland

Charles Starks

Immediate Past Chair

President & CEO
Music City Center

Gregg Caren

Director / Trustee

President & CEO
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Dr. Amanda Cecil, PhD, CMP

Director / Trustee

Professor, Dept. of Tourism, Event and Sport Management
Indiana University

Fernando Fondevila, MBA

Director / Trustee

CEO
Promtur Panama

Brian Landers, CDS

Director / Trustee

Senior Vice President / Team Director
ConferenceDirect

Gladys O’Mahony

Director / Trustee

Vice President, Global Sales Organization – CALA
Marriott International

Lauren Parr

Director / Trustee

Senior Vice President, Meetings and Learning
American Geophysical Union

Annalisa Ponchia, CMP, CMM

Director / Trustee

Director of Innovation & Customer Experience & Director of International Congress
AIM Group International

Chantal Sturk-Nadeau

Director / Trustee

Executive Director, Business Events
Destination Canada

Panos Tzivanidis

Director / Trustee

Director of Corporate Events and Services
International Olympic Committee

Kathleen Warden

Director / Trustee

Director of Conference Sales
Scottish Event Campus

Sherrif Karamat, CAE

Ex-Officio Member

President & CEO
PCMA and CEMA

Dawn Amaskane, CMP, CAE

Greater Midwest

AVP, Administrative Affairs
American Osteopathic Association

Colleen Bagnasco, CAE, CMP

Greater Midwest

Vice President, Strategic Events & Industry Relations
Association Management Center

Krista Cameron, DES

Canada East

Regional VP, Industry Relations, Canada
Encore Canada

Wendy Carranza, CMP, DES

Greater Midwest

Meetings Manager
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society

Kristi Casale, CMP, DMCP

Greater Midwest

VP of Meetings and CE
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Mary Cline

Southeast

Vice President, National Sales
Wolfgang Puck Catering

Chris Colbert

Southeast

Vice President of Sales
Cobb Travel & Tourism

Steven Donlin

Heartland

Regional Sales Director
Encore

Brittany Doyle, PMP, PSPO I, CMP, CEM, DES

Rocky Mountain

Product Owner
Cadmium

Carson Edwards Jr., MBA, CASE, CDMP

Capital

Global Account Executive
Marriott International

Will Engle

POWER

Assistant Director of Education and Events
AMR Management Services

Peggy Ford

Heartland

Senior Sales Executive
Marriott Marquis Chicago

Erik Heitmeyer

Northern California

Business Development Vice President
Freeman

Kelly Jena, CMP, DES

Greater Midwest

Meetings Manager
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

Molly Johnson, CMP – Fellow

Southeast

Director of Convention Sales
Wilmington & Beaches CVB

Michel Kafrouny

Canada East

Events Manager
Policy Horizons

Eric Kincaid

Capital

Associate Vice-President, Sales
Choose Chicago

Jenny Lynch

Greater Midwest

National Account Director
Visit Indy

Angelica Montanez, CMP

Gulf States

Director of Event Sales
Encore

Bob O’Connell, CEM

Greater Philly

Senior Director, Business Development
GES

Godwin-Charles Ogbeide

Rocky Mountain

Professor and Director of DLA
Metropolitan State University of Denver

Joni Opperman

Greater Midwest

Assistant Managing Director, Association Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide

Ronnette Phillips

Greater Midwest

Director of Sales, Association
Hilton Worldwide

Rebecca Ramsey

Capital

Business Development Executive
EventEQ / LMG Venues

Phillip Ridley, CMP

Greater Midwest

Meeting Operations Manager
Emergency Nurses Association

Jennifer Salerno, CMP, DES

Greater Midwest

Host & Moderator
JTS Connect, LLC

Kurt Shaver

Northern California

Business Development Executive
Sonoma County Tourism

Bonnie Stetz, CMP

Greater Midwest

Director, Conference Experience Strategy
National Association of REALTORS

Michelle Whitworth, CMP, DES

Greater Midwest

Strategic Event Manager
Association Management Center

Lindsay Williams, CMP

Greater Midwest

Senior Manager, Business Development
GES

PCMA Partners

Candice Beckman

Industry Engagement and Events Manager
Encore

Eric Blanc

Deputy Director
Orange County Convention Center

Krista Cameron, DES

Regional VP, Industry Relations, Canada
Encore Canada

Michael Clarke, CMP

Senior Director B2B Programs & Events, US / Canada
Marriott International

Steven Donlin

Regional Sales Director
Encore

Carson Edwards Jr., MBA, CASE, CDMP

Global Account Executive
Marriott International

Vickie Keliher

Director of National Accounts
Visit Orlando

Angelica Montanez, CMP

Director of Event Sales
Encore

Gladys O’Mahony

Vice President, Global Sales Organization – CALA
Marriott International

Glenn Stress

Vice President
Marriott International

Jose Arana

Group Marketing Director
Discover Puerto Rico

Ed Carey

Chief Sales Officer
Discover Puerto Rico

Tara Gordon

Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Services
Destination Toronto

Mary Kay Hackley

Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Executive Director, Visit Austin Foundation
Visit Austin

Angela Hammond

Vice President, Sales Operations
Experience Columbus

Liz Kara

Senior National Sales Executive
Visit Lauderdale

Gordon Taylor

Chief Sales Officer
Destination Cleveland

Heather Neale

Managing Director of Sales
Destination Toronto

Weemin Ong

Vice President of MICE & Sales
Marina Bay Sands

Kelly Saling

Chief Sales Officer
Visit Seattle

Susan Richardson

Vice President, Group and Convention Sales
Visit Detroit

Carol Motley

SVP, Convention Sales and Services
Greater Miami CVB

Chantal Sturk-Nadeau

Executive Director, Business Events
Destination Canada

Stephanie Turner

Senior VP/ Convention Sales & Strategies
New Orleans & Company

Dan WIlliams

Chief of Sales
Experience Columbus

Chris Achacoso

Associate Director, Americas
BESydney

William Adams

Director of Convention Sales
Destination DC

Gregg Caren

President & CEO
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Luc Charbonneau

Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Alliances
Montréal Convention Centre

Marissa Dionne

VP, Marketing
OVG360

Mylène Gagnon

Vice President, Sales and Convention Services
Business Events Montréal

Mary Gallagher, CMP

Vice President, Convention Sales
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Maria Grasso

Senior Vice President, Convention Division
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Erik Heitmeyer

Business Development Vice President
Freeman

Leonard Hoops

President & CEO
Visit Indy

Kris Jebson

Director, Global Sales
MGM Resorts International

Jackie Kavcak

Director of Sales Meetings and Conventions US
Destination Vancouver

David Kinney

Director of Midwest Sales
Louisville Tourism

Stacey Knoppel

Vice President
Events DC

Kyla Knudson, CASE, CIS

Director of Business Development, East Coast USA
Tourism Calgary

Jenny Lynch

National Account Director
Visit Indy

Adrienne Nudo

Senior Director, Citywide Sales
Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau

Joni Opperman

Assistant Managing Director, Association Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide

Tyler Orwig

Vice President of Association & Tradeshow Sales
Visit San Antonio

Gerardina Pasquariello, CMP

Team Leader, Business Events
Business Events Montréal

Sharon Persaud

Manager Industry Relations
Discover The Palm Beaches

Ronnette Phillips

Director of Sales, Association
Hilton Worldwide

Robert Redman

Senior Director of Sales
Boston Convention Marketing Center

Joyce Russell

Managing Director of Sales
Visit Indy

Dave Sclanders

Convention Sales Development
BMO Convention Centre at Stampede Park

Claire Smith, CMP

Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Vancouver Convention Centre

John Solis

Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Services
Visit Houston

Jennifer Sommers, CMP

Key Account Director
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Lora Stanley

Vice President of Convention Sales
Visit Anaheim

Beth Stehley

Sr VP of Sales and Destination Services
Meet Boston

Sherry Vale

Regional Director of Sales
Visit Baltimore

John Bettag, CMP

Senior Vice President Business Development
Heritage Nationwide Exposition Services

Gabriel Casey

VP, Product
JUNO Live

Ben Goedegebuure

EVP, Global in Industry Presence
Maritz Global Events

Ryan Kalous

Sr. Account Executive
Notified

Bob O’Connell

Senior Director, Business Development
GES

Stephanie Seguin

Director, Business Events
Ottawa Tourism

Lindsay Williams, CMP

Senior Manager, Business Development
GES

Uber Partners

Strategic Partners

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