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Committed Chairman's Circle

Charles Ahlers
President
Anaheim/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau
 
Larry Alexander
President & CEO
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
 

Margot Amelia
Executive Director
Maryland Office of Tourism Development

 
Alisa L. Bailey
President & CEO
Virginia Tourism Corporation
 

Scott Beck
President & CEO
Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau

 
Shane Berry
Senior Vice President/General Manager, Merchant Services
American Express
 

Caroline Beteta
President and CEO
California Travel and Tourism Commission

 

Chuck Bowling
Executive Vice President, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
MGM Mirage

 

Pam Breaux
Acting Secretary, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
Louisiana Office of Tourism

Bonnie Carlson  
President & CEO
Destination Bloomington Minnesota, the Bloomington CVB

 

Paul Catoe
President & CEO
Tampa Bay & Company

Kaye Ceille
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Travel & Partnership
Avis Budget Group

Michael Cerletti
Secretary
New Mexico Department of Tourism

 

Julie Chase 
Chief Marketing Officer 
State of Texas Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism

 

Joe Couceiro
Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Busch Entertainment Corporation

 

Joe D'Alessandro
President & CEO
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau

 
Todd Davidson
Chief Executive Director
Oregon Tourism Commission
 

Brad Dean
President & CEO
Myrtle Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Dorothy Dowling
Senior Vice President of Marketing
Best Western International, Inc.

 

John Edman
Director
Explore Minnesota Tourism

 
Margie Emmermann
Director
Arizona Office of Tourism
 

Bruce Fears
President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging
ARAMARK Parks & Resorts

 

Michael E. Fegley
Vice President, Global Sales, The Americas
InterContinental Hotels Group

 
George Fertitta
CEO       
NYC & Company

Felicia M. Fisher
Senior Vice President, Sales & Strategic Planning
Loews Hotels

 
Michael Gallagher
President
CityPass, Inc.
 

Maura Gast
Executive Director
Dallas CVB/Irving CVB/Fort Worth CVB

Steve Hammond
President & CEO
Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

William "Bill" Hanbury
President
Destination DC

 
Bruce J. Hyde
Commissioner
Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing
 

Kevin Kane
President & CEO
Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Jan Kostner
Deputy Director, Bureau of Tourism
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

 

Robert Lander
President & CEO
Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau

 
Meryl Levitz  
President & CEO
Philadelphia and The Countryside
 

Mark Liberman      
President & CEO
LA INC, The Convention and Visitors Bureau

 

Tim Maland
Director
Nevada Commission on Tourism

 

David Marriott 
Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Marriott International

 

Jeff Miller
President & CEO
Travel Portland

 

Lynn D. Minges
Executive Director
North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Dev.

 

D.T. Minich, CDME
Executive Director
Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater

 
Steve Moore
President & CEO
Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau
 

Janna Morrison
Sr. VP, Community & Franchise Engagements
Choice Hotels International

 

Patrick Moscaritolo
President & CEO
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Tom Muldoon
President
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

 
Bud Nocera
President & CEO
VISIT FLORIDA
 
Tom Norwalk
President & CEO
Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau

Dan O'Byrne
CEO
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Thomas "Tom" O'Toole
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Systems
Hyatt Corporation

 

Greg Ortale
President & CEO
Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau

David Peckinpaugh
President & CEO
San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

J. Stephen Perry
President & CEO
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.

Chad Prosser
Director
South Carolina Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Tourism

 

Rossi Ralenkotter
President
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority

 

Thomas Ranese
Chief Marketing Officer
New York State Dept. of Econ. Dev.

James "Jay" Rasulo
President
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

 

Craig Ray
Tourism Director
Mississippi Division of Tourism Development

 

Spurgeon Richardson
President & CEO
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

James Ricketts
Director
Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau

 
Tim Roby  
President & CEO
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, Inc.
 
 

J. Mickey Rowley
Deputy Secretary of Tourism
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

 

Gary C. Sain, CTC
President
Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau

 

Julie Saupe
President & CEO
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau

 
Richard Scharf
President & CEO
Denver Metropolitan Convention & Visitor Bureau
 

David Scypinski
Senior Vice President Industry Relations
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Jeff Senior 
Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

 

Diane Shober
Director
Wyoming Office of Travel & Tourism

John Sprouls  
Exec. Vice Pres., HR, Legal & Bus. Affairs
CEO, Universal City Dev. Partners (Universal Orlando)
Universal Parks & Resorts

 

William D. Talbert III, CDME
President & CEO
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Jeffrey Vasser
Executive Director
Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority

 
Leigh von der Esch
Managing Director
Utah Office of Tourism
 

Betsy Coleman Wall 
Executive Director
Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

 
 

Clinton Wheeler
Vice President, Corporate Programs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Susan Whitaker
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

 
Scott White
Director
San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau
 
James Wood
President & CEO
Greater Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
 
Pamela C. Wright
Division Vice President, Travel Industry & Partnership Sales
The Hertz Corporation
 
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group  
Updated 8/13/08