Leadership & Governance
Executive Leadership
Paul Van Deventer
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Darren Temple
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Bernie Schraer
Senior Vice President, Global Business Development
Michael Crumrine
Vice President of Information Technology
Diane Hawkins
SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Vice President, People, Performance and Administrative Services
Matthew Marcial
CMP, CAE
Vice President, Education and Events
Scott Mackinaw
Vice President, Finance
International Board of Directors
Chair
Brian Stevens
CEO
ConferenceDirect
Los Angeles, California USA
Chair-Elect
Amanda Armstrong
CMP
Corporate Travel and Meetings Director
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri USA
Chair
Fiona Pelham
Managing Director
Sustainable Events Ltd and Positive Impact
Manchester, United Kingdom
Vice Chair - Finance
Gerrit Jessen
CMP, CMM
Strategic Advisor
MCI Deutschland GmbH
Berlin, Germany
Ex-Officio
Paul Van Deventer
President and CEO
Meeting Professionals International
Dallas, Texas USA
Board of Directors – Terms Expiring 2017
Angie Callaway
CMP, CMM
US Client Account Specialist
Touch Associates
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Michael Massari
Chief Sales Officer
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Ken Sanders
CMP, CMM
President
Freeman Audio Visual Solutions
Dallas, Texas USA
Courtney Stanley
Manager, Digital Strategy & Communications
Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Grand Haven, Michigan USA
Marti Winer
MBA
Chief of Staff
Drew University
Madison, New Jersey USA
Board of Directors – Terms Expiring 2018
Annette Gregg
CMP, CMM, MBA
Vice President – Corporate West
AlliedPRA
San Diego, California USA
Anne Hamilton
Vice President, Global Travel
Walt Disney Company
Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA
Steve O’Malley
Division President
Maritz Travel
St. Louis, Missouri USA
Kevin Olsen
Founding Partner
Keyway, LLC
Aurora, Illinois USA
Board of Directors – Terms Expiring 2019
Jason Carroll
CMP
Executive Director
Tampa Riverwalk Organization
Tampa, Florida USA
Bonnie Carlson
CDME
President & CEO
Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bloomington, Minnesota USA
Helle Svaneborg
Director of Exhibitions & Conferences
Danish Pharmaceutical Information A/S
Copenhagen, Denmark
Board of Directors – One-Year Term
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
Structure
The governing body of MPI is the International Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the organization's strategic plans. It oversees financial integrity and monitors performance against achievement of strategy and long-term vision. Members of the Board include the chair of the board, chair-elect, vice chair of finance, immediate past chair and up to 11 directors. The current MPI International Board of Directors will remain in office until December 2017.
Each year, MPI members in good standing are eligible to submit an application to serve on the MPI International Board of Directors. The call for applications opens June 1, 2017 and closes on July 18, 2017. By November 15, 2017, the Board Development Committee shall submit a slate of one (1) candidate for each vacancy on the MPI International Board of Directors and each office of MPI. In selecting nominees, the Board Development Committee shall evaluate candidates to assure a balance of skills and experiences on the MPI International Board of Directors. See the complete volunteer timeline.
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