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MPI 2025 International Board of Directors

MPI 2025 International Board of Directors

DALLAS, December 5, 2024 —Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is pleased to announce the approved slate for the 2025 MPI International Board of Directors. The International Board of Directors is the governing body of MPI and is responsible for reviewing and approving the organization's strategic plans. It oversees the financial integrity and monitors performance against achievement of strategy and long-term vision. 

 “On behalf of the Board Development Committee, we were impressed by the qualified applications received and the thorough discussion we had to arrive to this slate,” said Cleo Battle, 2025 MPI Board Development Committee Chair and Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors.  

 "I am thrilled about the new slate of Directors, whose leadership, experience, and passion are truly inspiring. I am confident that their positive influence, perspectives, and contributions will effectively guide MPI in advancing the global meeting and event community, uniting people to make a meaningful impact on the world.” said Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of MPI.  

 Board members will take office effective January 1, 2025, for the term from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.  

Below is the full slate of the 2025 MPI International Board of Directors.

MPI Chair of the Board  
Rob Adams (term expires in 2026)  
CEO  
Bishop-McCann  
  
MPI Chair – Elect   
Jim Russell (term expires in 2027)  
Executive Vice President, Client Relationships   
Freeman   
  
MPI Immediate Past Chair  
Michelle Allgauer, CAE, CMM, CMP Fellow  (term expires in 2025)  
Senior Vice President, Engagement & Education  
Financial Services Institute (FSI)  
  
Vice-Chair, Finance  
Lisa Messina (term expires in 2025)  
Chief Sales Officer  
Visit Orlando  
  

Board Members  

Chair, MPI Foundation   
Rebecca DeLuca (expires in 2025)  
Vice President of Destination Sales  
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority  
  
Special 1-Year Terms  
Bobby Heard, CAE  
Chief Operating Officer  
American College of Emergency Physicians  
  
Michel Wohlmuth   
CEO  
Creatividad  
  
Expiring in 2025  
Charles Bello, CDS  
Senior Vice President  
ConferenceDirect  

Dzidra Junior, CMP  
President  
Renditions Consulting  
  
Gerilyn Horan  
Vice President, Group Sales & Strategic Accounts  
Hilton Worldwide  
  
  
Expiring in 2026  
Luis Lamar  
Vice President Sales, Group Operations  
MGM Resorts International  

Robbert Weddepohl  
Group Venue Director  
Stage Entertainment B.V.  
  
Scott Beck  
Strategic Advisor – Innovation and Development
JLL, Global Tourism Advisory Group

Steve Kinsley  
President  
Kinsley Meetings  
  
Expiring in 2027  
Fiona Bruder  
President, Americas  
George P. Johnson (GPJ)  
 
James Jessie  
Chief Sales Officer  
Travel Portland  

Thijs Peters  
Founder   
Conventus Consultants  
Co-Founder   
MICE DAILY  
  
Corey Tuttle, CMM, HMCC 
Senior Director, Strategic Meetings & Events, Marketing Operations  
Gilead Sciences  
 

The MPI Foundation 2025 Global Board of Trustees Slate was announced in late November. See the media advisory

 

 

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Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide. The organization provides innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry. MPI has a global community of 60,000 meeting and event professionals including nearly 13,000 engaged members. It has It has nearly 70 chapters, clubs and members in more than 75 countries worldwide. "When we meet, we change the world."  www.mpi.org

 


 

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