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