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MPI 2024 International Board of Directors and Foundation Global Board of Trustees
2024 MPI International Board of Directors
Board Members
Special 1-year terms
Expiring in 2024
Expiring in 2025
Expiring in 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
MPI Foundation 2024 Global Board of Trustees
Meeting Professionals International Foundation is pleased to announce the approved slate for the 2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.
The Global Board of Trustees is the governing body of the MPI Foundation, with responsibility for Foundation governance, strategic planning, financial oversight, and the raising and distribution of funds.
“I look forward to working with this esteemed group of industry leaders in 2024. Together, we will advance the mission of the MPI Foundation through sound governance and strategic development,” shared Rachel Benedick, MPI Chief Revenue Officer.
Trustees will take office effective January 1, 2024, for the term from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Below is the full slate of the 2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.
2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees
The slate of officers (Executive Committee) includes:
Chair
Susie Townsend (term expiring in 2025)
Chief Destination Experience Officer
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Chair-Elect
Rebecca DeLuca, CMP (term expiring in 2026)
Vice President of Destination Sales
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer Beatty, DES, HMCC (term expiring in 2024)
Director of Partnerships
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Vice Chair – Programs
Valeria Serrano, PCS
CEO
CTA Event Designer & DMC
Cancun, Mexico
Vice Chair – Business Development
Richard Allchild, CMP
Head of Sales
IMEX Group
Brighton, United Kingdom
Vice Chair – Finance
Antonio Ducceschi, CMM, CHBA
Chief Commercial Officer
Starhotels Group
Florence, Italy
Vice Chair – Chapters
Darlene Kelly-Stewart
Owner
Stonehouse Sales & Marketing Services
Richmond, Ontario Canada
Board Members
Expiring in 2024
Rich Reasons
President
Simpleview Inc.
Boulder, Colorado USA
Darren Green
Chief Sales Officer
Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
Los Angeles, California USA
Ernest Stovall
Vice President of Sales, Catering and Conference Services
MGM Resorts
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Joey Nevin
Vice President
Giants Enterprises
San Francisco, California USA
Sarah Soliman, DES
President & CEO
Soliman Productions, Inc.
Orlando, Florida USA
Karin Davis
Vice President of Sales
The Venetian Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Expiring in 2025
John Ehlenfeldt, CDME, CMP
DEI Consulting & Strategy
Long Beach, California USA
Angie Ahrens, CMP Fellow, CMM
Director, Global Events
MRI Software
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Dr. Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED
Rector/Professor
Vistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland
Brad Dean
CEO
Discover Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kimberly Napolitano, CASE
Executive Director, Industry Relations, and Intermediary Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide
McLean, Virginia USA
Gary Murakami, CMP, CMM, DES
Vice President of Sales and Industry Relations
Teneo Hospitality Group
San Francisco, California USA
Expiring in 2026
Brent Hill
Vice President, Global Sales
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Orange Park, Florida USA
Joe Marcy, CMP, CITP, CMM
Senior Business Development Executive
See Monterey
Manhattan Beach, California USA
Telesa Via
Head of Sales
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Washington D.C., USA
Alice Harrington-Caravello
Vice President, Account Sales & National Group Sales
Marriott International
Bethesda, Maryland USA
Heather Dow, CPhT, CAE, CPC(HC), HPDE, HMCC
Senior Manager
Events & Management Plus, Inc.
Kingston, Ontario Canada
Brian Crumby, CED
Director of Sales – Key Accounts & Strategic Partnerships
Caesars Entertainment
Houston, Texas USA
MPI Foundation
The MPI Foundation is a non-profit organization that fuels the advancement of MPI members by providing them professional development and career opportunities through grants and scholarships. The MPI Foundation also propels the meeting and event industry forward by funding innovative research and pan-industry initiatives that support the strategic plan of MPI. www.mpi.org/foundation
MPI 2024 International Board of Directors and Foundation Global Board of Trustees
2024 MPI International Board of Directors
Board Members
Special 1-year terms
Expiring in 2024
Expiring in 2025
Expiring in 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
MPI Foundation 2024 Global Board of Trustees
Meeting Professionals International Foundation is pleased to announce the approved slate for the 2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.
The Global Board of Trustees is the governing body of the MPI Foundation, with responsibility for Foundation governance, strategic planning, financial oversight, and the raising and distribution of funds.
“I look forward to working with this esteemed group of industry leaders in 2024. Together, we will advance the mission of the MPI Foundation through sound governance and strategic development,” shared Rachel Benedick, MPI Chief Revenue Officer.
Trustees will take office effective January 1, 2024, for the term from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Below is the full slate of the 2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.
2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees
The slate of officers (Executive Committee) includes:
Chair
Susie Townsend (term expiring in 2025)
Chief Destination Experience Officer
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Chair-Elect
Rebecca DeLuca, CMP (term expiring in 2026)
Vice President of Destination Sales
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer Beatty, DES, HMCC (term expiring in 2024)
Director of Partnerships
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Vice Chair – Programs
Valeria Serrano, PCS
CEO
CTA Event Designer & DMC
Cancun, Mexico
Vice Chair – Business Development
Richard Allchild, CMP
Head of Sales
IMEX Group
Brighton, United Kingdom
Vice Chair – Finance
Antonio Ducceschi, CMM, CHBA
Chief Commercial Officer
Starhotels Group
Florence, Italy
Vice Chair – Chapters
Darlene Kelly-Stewart
Owner
Stonehouse Sales & Marketing Services
Richmond, Ontario Canada
Board Members
Expiring in 2024
Rich Reasons
President
Simpleview Inc.
Boulder, Colorado USA
Darren Green
Chief Sales Officer
Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
Los Angeles, California USA
Ernest Stovall
Vice President of Sales, Catering and Conference Services
MGM Resorts
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Joey Nevin
Vice President
Giants Enterprises
San Francisco, California USA
Sarah Soliman, DES
President & CEO
Soliman Productions, Inc.
Orlando, Florida USA
Karin Davis
Vice President of Sales
The Venetian Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Expiring in 2025
John Ehlenfeldt, CDME, CMP
DEI Consulting & Strategy
Long Beach, California USA
Angie Ahrens, CMP Fellow, CMM
Director, Global Events
MRI Software
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Dr. Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED
Rector/Professor
Vistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland
Brad Dean
CEO
Discover Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kimberly Napolitano, CASE
Executive Director, Industry Relations, and Intermediary Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide
McLean, Virginia USA
Gary Murakami, CMP, CMM, DES
Vice President of Sales and Industry Relations
Teneo Hospitality Group
San Francisco, California USA
Expiring in 2026
Brent Hill
Vice President, Global Sales
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Orange Park, Florida USA
Joe Marcy, CMP, CITP, CMM
Senior Business Development Executive
See Monterey
Manhattan Beach, California USA
Telesa Via
Head of Sales
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Washington D.C., USA
Alice Harrington-Caravello
Vice President, Account Sales & National Group Sales
Marriott International
Bethesda, Maryland USA
Heather Dow, CPhT, CAE, CPC(HC), HPDE, HMCC
Senior Manager
Events & Management Plus, Inc.
Kingston, Ontario Canada
Brian Crumby, CED
Director of Sales – Key Accounts & Strategic Partnerships
Caesars Entertainment
Houston, Texas USA
MPI Foundation
The MPI Foundation is a non-profit organization that fuels the advancement of MPI members by providing them professional development and career opportunities through grants and scholarships. The MPI Foundation also propels the meeting and event industry forward by funding innovative research and pan-industry initiatives that support the strategic plan of MPI. www.mpi.org/foundation
MPI 2024 International Board of Directors and Foundation Global Board of Trustees
2024 MPI International Board of Directors
Board Members
Special 1-year terms
Expiring in 2024
Expiring in 2025
Expiring in 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
MPI Foundation 2024 Global Board of Trustees
Meeting Professionals International Foundation is pleased to announce the approved slate for the 2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.
The Global Board of Trustees is the governing body of the MPI Foundation, with responsibility for Foundation governance, strategic planning, financial oversight, and the raising and distribution of funds.
“I look forward to working with this esteemed group of industry leaders in 2024. Together, we will advance the mission of the MPI Foundation through sound governance and strategic development,” shared Rachel Benedick, MPI Chief Revenue Officer.
Trustees will take office effective January 1, 2024, for the term from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Below is the full slate of the 2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.
2024 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees
The slate of officers (Executive Committee) includes:
Chair
Susie Townsend (term expiring in 2025)
Chief Destination Experience Officer
Visit Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Chair-Elect
Rebecca DeLuca, CMP (term expiring in 2026)
Vice President of Destination Sales
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer Beatty, DES, HMCC (term expiring in 2024)
Director of Partnerships
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Vice Chair – Programs
Valeria Serrano, PCS
CEO
CTA Event Designer & DMC
Cancun, Mexico
Vice Chair – Business Development
Richard Allchild, CMP
Head of Sales
IMEX Group
Brighton, United Kingdom
Vice Chair – Finance
Antonio Ducceschi, CMM, CHBA
Chief Commercial Officer
Starhotels Group
Florence, Italy
Vice Chair – Chapters
Darlene Kelly-Stewart
Owner
Stonehouse Sales & Marketing Services
Richmond, Ontario Canada
Board Members
Expiring in 2024
Rich Reasons
President
Simpleview Inc.
Boulder, Colorado USA
Darren Green
Chief Sales Officer
Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
Los Angeles, California USA
Ernest Stovall
Vice President of Sales, Catering and Conference Services
MGM Resorts
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Joey Nevin
Vice President
Giants Enterprises
San Francisco, California USA
Sarah Soliman, DES
President & CEO
Soliman Productions, Inc.
Orlando, Florida USA
Karin Davis
Vice President of Sales
The Venetian Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Expiring in 2025
John Ehlenfeldt, CDME, CMP
DEI Consulting & Strategy
Long Beach, California USA
Angie Ahrens, CMP Fellow, CMM
Director, Global Events
MRI Software
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Dr. Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE, CIS, HMCC, CED
Rector/Professor
Vistula School of Hospitality
Warsaw, Poland
Brad Dean
CEO
Discover Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kimberly Napolitano, CASE
Executive Director, Industry Relations, and Intermediary Group Sales
Hilton Worldwide
McLean, Virginia USA
Gary Murakami, CMP, CMM, DES
Vice President of Sales and Industry Relations
Teneo Hospitality Group
San Francisco, California USA
Expiring in 2026
Brent Hill
Vice President, Global Sales
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Orange Park, Florida USA
Joe Marcy, CMP, CITP, CMM
Senior Business Development Executive
See Monterey
Manhattan Beach, California USA
Telesa Via
Head of Sales
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Washington D.C., USA
Alice Harrington-Caravello
Vice President, Account Sales & National Group Sales
Marriott International
Bethesda, Maryland USA
Heather Dow, CPhT, CAE, CPC(HC), HPDE, HMCC
Senior Manager
Events & Management Plus, Inc.
Kingston, Ontario Canada
Brian Crumby, CED
Director of Sales – Key Accounts & Strategic Partnerships
Caesars Entertainment
Houston, Texas USA
MPI Foundation
The MPI Foundation is a non-profit organization that fuels the advancement of MPI members by providing them professional development and career opportunities through grants and scholarships. The MPI Foundation also propels the meeting and event industry forward by funding innovative research and pan-industry initiatives that support the strategic plan of MPI. www.mpi.org/foundation