TOURISM & HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY KEY CONTACTS
Interview requests should be directed to:
Tiffany Townsend Fessler
Edelman Atlanta
101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-832-6359
Fax: 404-264-1431
email: tiffany.fessler@edelman.com
HSMAI Americas Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
David Atkins
Digital DNA Infusion
Principal
David@digitaldnainfusion.com
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Barb Bowden, CRDE
Peabody Hotel Group
Assistant General Manager,
Corporate Director of Revenue Management
bbowden@peabodyhotels.com
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Dorothy Dowling
Best Western International
Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Sales
dowling.dorothy@bestwestern.com
CHAIR-ELECT
Kim Schaller
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Chief Marketing Officer
kschaller@hersheypa.com
VICE CHAIR
Rob Torres
Google
Managing Director, Travel
robt@google.com
PRESIDENT
Robert Gilbert, CHME, CHA
HSMAI
President & CEO
bgilbert@hsmai.org
BOARD MEMBERS
Heather Allison Smith
The Ritz Carlton St. Louis
Director of Sales and Marketing heather.allison@ritzcarlton.com
Maureen Callahan
Destination Hotels & Resorts
Vice President, Marketing
mcallahan@destinationhotels.com
Elizabeth Cambra, CRME
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Corporate Director, Pricing and Revenue Management elizabeth.cambra@outrigger.com
Jack Easdale
Gaylord Hotels
Corporate Director of Revenue Management
JEasdale@gaylordhotels.com
Brenda Fields Malone
Fields & Company
Founder
brenda@fieldsandcompany.net
Flo Lugli
Wyndham Worldwide
Executive Vice President, Marketing flo.lugli@wyndhamworldwide.com
Marina MacDonald
Red Roof Inn
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
mmacdonald@redroof.com
Melissa Maher
Expedia, Inc.
Vice President, Strategic Accounts
mmaher@expedia.com
Alice McQuade
InterContinental Hotels Group
Director of Travel Agency Sales & Marketing
alice.mcquade@ichotelsgroup.com
Lalia Rach, Ed. D.
New York University
Dean & HVS International Chair lalia.rach@nyu.edu
Jeff Senior
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
jeff.senior@fairmont.com
Pamela Streeter
PS Consulting
President
pamjstreeter@gmail.com
Mark Thompson
Irving CVB
Assistant Executive Director
mthompson@ci.irving.tx.us
John Washko
The Broadmoor
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
jwashko@broadmoor.com
PARTNER ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES
Susan Thronson
Marriott International
Senior VP, Global Marketing
Chair, HSMAI Foundation susan.thronson@marriott.com
HSMAI Foundation Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Susan Thronson
Marriott International
Senior VP, Global Marketing
susan.thronson@marriott.com
BOARD MEMBERS
Don Bender
Bender & Associates
President
theonlinemarketer@yahoo.com
Vail Brown
Smith Travel Research
VP - Global Sales & Marketing
vail@wwstar.com
Cindy Estis Green
The Estis Group
Managing Partner
cme25@cornell.edu
John Fareed, CHME
Fareed & Zapala Marketing Partners
Partner
jfareed@fareedandzapala.com
Mike Fegley
InterContinental Hotels Group
Vice President, Global Sales, The Americas
mike.fegley@6c.com
Rick Garlick
Martiz Research
Director of Consulting
rick.garlic@maritz.com
Sehrab Grewal
Best Western International
Manager of Strategic Partnerships
sehrab.grewal@bestwestern.com
Noreen Henry
Travelocity
Vice President of Hotels & Packaging
noreen.henry@travelocity.com
Lauren Hogan
USA Today
Senior Director of Advertising
lhogan@usatoday.com
Gary Leopold, CHME
ISM
President and CEO
gleopold@ismboston.com
Pam Streeter
PS consulting
President
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
pamjstreeter@gmail.com
Jim Struna
Nickelodeon Family Suites
Director of Marketing and Revenue Management
jim.struna@gmail.com
