CHICAGO, Illinois, August 23, 2018 — The PCMA nominating committee met Aug. 17 in Chicago to determine the final slate of 2019 board officers and directors for open positions.
PCMA Bylaws require the official announcement of the proposed slate to be sent to its membership by Oct. 1. The nominating process, according to the Bylaws (Article XII, Section 1(d)), allows for additional nominations for any officer or director position by members who submit a petition. The petition is required to be signed by 5 percent of members from the membership category appropriate to the position and submitted to PCMA’s President and CEO no later than the close of business Nov. 1, 2018.
Contact Sherrif Karamat, CAE, President and CEO, at 312-423-7210 or SKaramat@pcma.org for petition details and procedures.
Unless there are additional nomination petitions from the membership, the following officers and directors will be deemed elected and will take office immediately following PCMA’s 63rd Convening Leaders annual meeting.
Convening Leaders 2019 takes place Jan. 6 to 9 in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PCMA’s nominating committee offers the following slate of candidates for leadership positions on its 2019 Board of Directors:
Chair:
Gregory A. O’Dell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Events DC
Term: 2019
Chair-Elect:
Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES
Vice President, Events and Education
Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS)
Term: 2019
Secretary-Treasurer:
Kirsten Olean, CMP, CAE
Director of Meetings
American Society of Microbiology
Term: 2019
Immediate Past Chair:
Claire Smith, CMP
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Vancouver Convention Centre
Term: 2019
The following individuals will begin serving three-year terms (2019-2021):
Robert Heard, MBA, CAE
Associate Executive Director
American College of Emergency Physicians
Derrick Johnson, CMP, DES
Senior Director of Meetings
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
Desirée Knight, CMP, CAE
Director, Education and Meetings
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
Amilie Parent, CPA, CA
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Showcare Event Solutions
Frank Passanante
Senior Vice President, Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide
The following individuals are currently serving terms as Directors:
Neil Brownlee
Head of Business Events
VisitScotland
Term: 2018-2020
Kerry Crockett, MBA, CMP, CAE, DES
Associate Executive Director
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Term: 2017-2019
Leonard Hoops
President and CEO
Visit Indy
Term: 2017–2019
Carol McGury
Executive Vice President, Events & Education
SmithBucklin
Term: 2019–Foundation Chair
Weemin Ong, CMP
Executive Director
Marina Bay Sands
Term: 2017–2019
Janeé Pelletier
Vice President, Communications and Events
MdBio Foundation
Term: 2017–2019
Carolyn Pund, CMP, CMM
Senior Manager, Global SMM and Event Business Operations
Cisco Systems Inc.
Term: 2018–2020
Kathleen Ratcliffe
President
Explore St. Louis
Term: 2018–2020
Kelly M. Ricker
Executive Vice President, Events and Education
CompTIA
Term: 2017–2019
Megan Tate, CMM, DES
Vice President, Meeting and Events Planning Manager
Wells Fargo
Term: 2018–2020
Christine Trimmer
Term: 2018–2020
Danielle Urbina, CMP
Director of Meetings and Exhibits
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Term: 2017 – 2019
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