Chair

Jim Russell
Executive Vice President, Sales
Freeman

Chair-Elect

Jordan Clark
Vice President of Sales
Caesars Entertainment

Immediate Past Chair

Stephen Revetria
Sr. Vice President
Giants Enterprises

Vice Chair of Development

Carole McKellar
MA, CMM
Managing Director, Northern Europe
HelmsBriscoe

Vice Chair of Finance

Gregg Hopkins
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Intelity

Vice Chair of Programs

Chandra Allison
Vice President Sales
The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotels

Doreen Burse
Vice President, Global Sales, Corporate Accounts
Marriott International

Bruce Gudenberg
Executive Director, Industry Relations
Hilton Worldwide Sales

D. Bradley Kent
Chief Sales & Services Officer
Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau

Trevor Lui
Director of Operations and Sustainability
The International Centre

Todd Marinko
Group Vice President, Marketing
PSAV

Dawn Parisi
Vice President of Field Sales
Wyndham Hotel Group

Junior Tauvaa
Senior Vice President, Sales & Services
Visit Anaheim

Alison Taylor
Chief Sales Officer
American Airlines

Diana Voto
National Sales Director
Disney Destinations

Angela Xavier
CSP
Vice President, Americas Sales
InterContinental Hotels Group

Chapter Liaison

Kevin Kirby
Vice President, Business Development of North America
PicSolve

Council Chair

Diana Voto
MBA, CMP
National Sales Director
Disney Destinations

Lisa Arias
Regional Vice President – Global Sales
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Jerry Cito
Senior Vice President Convention Development
NYC & Company

Michael Fiorentino
Senior Partner
LNF Events

Ron Freeman
National Account Executive
MillerCoors

Darren Green
Senior Vice President of Sales
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Rodney Gutierrez
CMP
Director of Sales
Orange County Convention Center

Debby Jacobs Felker
Vice President Sales
Destinations By Design

Ana Sofia Lanczyner
Mid-West Director
Mexico Tourism Board

Joey Nevin
Director of Sales & Marketing
Giants Enterprises

Ryan O’Byrne
Corporate Director, Global Sales
Omni Hotels & Resorts

Ernest Stovall
Executive Director of Sales
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino

Shelley Williams
Director of Sales-Eastern Region
Caesars Entertainment

Council Chair

Trevor Lui
Director of Operations and Sustainability
The International Centre

Jennifer Holly
Managing Director
resiada, Inc.

Karen Kitchen
Business Development
Hotels Red Deer

Reggie Lang
Manager BD-MICE
WestJet Airlines

Nadine Poirier
Sales Manager
RCR Hospitality Group

Les Selby
CMP, CMM
Director, Meetings & Events
Aimia Inc.

Altaf Sovani
Academic Chair
Algonquin College for the School of Hospitality & Tourism

Scott Tomlinson
Vice President, Operations
PSAV Canada

Natalie Wilson
Manager, Corporate Events
RBC Global Asset Management

Council Chair

Carole McKellar
CMM, MA, FCIPD
Managing Director, Northern Europe
HelmsBriscoe

Franck Barbaras
Founder
Connected Vibes

Ray Bloom
CMM
Chairman
IMEX Group

Alda Egurrola-Wienke
CMP
Strategic Account Executive
Cvent

Anthony Hyde
CMP
President
Hyde Consultants

Julie A. Krueger
Business Development Director – International
Freeman Company

Mike Waddill
Vice President – Sales
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Corporation

MPI Foundation Board Representative

Jim Russell
Executive Vice President, Sales
The Freeman Company
Dallas, Texas USA

Legal Counsel

Jonathan T. Howe
Esq.
President/Senior Partner
Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois USA