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
CHAIRMAN
Jack Schmidt
Destination Hotels and Resorts
VP Regional Director of Sales and Marketing
jschmidt@suncadia.com
CHAIRMAN ELECT
Dorothy Dowling
Best Western International
Sr. Vice President of Marketing
dowling.dorothy@bestwestern.com
VICE CHAIR
David Atkins
Freedom Communications
Senior VP, Advertising and Business Development
datkins@freedom.com
TREASURER
Kim Schaller
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Chief Marketing Officer
kschaller@hersheypa.com
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Maureen O'Hanlon
The Prism Partnership
Senior Partner
mohanlon@theprismpartnership.com
PRESIDENT
Robert Gilbert, CHME, CHA
HSMAI
President & CEO
bgilbert@hsmai.org
BOARD MEMBERS
Barb Bowden, CRDE
Peabody Hotel Group
Corporate Director of Revenue Management
bbowden@peabodyhotels.com
Maureen Callahan
Destination Hotels & Resorts
Vice President, Marketing
mcallahan@destinationhotels.com
Chris Cowan
American Express Establishment Services
Vice President, Lodging
chris.cowan@aexp.com
Tedd Evers
Travelocity
Director, Global Accounts, Partner Marketing
tedd.evers@travelocity.com
Frank Fredericks
Wild Dunes Resort
VP of Sales & Marketing
ffredericks@wilddunes.com
Christian Gayet
Accor North America
Senior Vice President of Sales
gayet_christian@accor-na.com
Tim Grace, Partner Association Representative
Caribbean Hotel Association
Director of Marketing
tim@goldbookpub.com
Ursula Hahn, CHME
HSMAI Mexico
Managing Director
ursula.hahn@prodigy.net.mx
Richard Harper
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
rharper@mgmmirage.com
Andrew Jordan
Boost Brand Consulting, L.L.P
ajordan804@aol.com
Gary Oster, Partner Association Representative
Travel Industry Association
Vice President of Development
goster@tia.org
Kathryn Potter, Partner Association Representative
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Vice President of Marketing
kpotter@ahla.com
Doug Price, Partner Association Representative
Destination Marketing Association International
Senior VP, Professional Development
dprice@destinationmarketing.org
Pamela Streeter
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
VP for Electronic Distribution & Marketing
pam.streeter@ihrco.com
Mark Thompson
Irving CVB
Assistant Executive Director
mthompson@ci.irving.tx.us
Jens Thraenhart
Canadian Tourism Commission
Executive Director of Marketing Strategy
jthraenhart@gmail.com
Rob Torres
Google
Managing Director, Travel
robt@google.com
Dawn Walzak, CHME
Tishman Hotel Corporation
Senior Vice President
dwalzak@tishman.com
HSMAI Global Board of Directors
Toril Flaskjer
Scandic Solis Sjølyst
General Manager
toril.flaskjer@scandic-hotels.com
Kjell Galstad
Online Services AS
General Manager
kjell@onlineservices.no
Christian Gayet
Accor North America
Senior Vice President of Sales
gayet_christian@accor-na.com
Alex Gibson
Dublin Institute of Technology
Head of the Department of Tourism
agibson@dit.ie
Robert Gilbert, CHME, CHA
HSMAI
President & CEO
bgilbert@hsmai.org
Ursula Hahn, CHME
HSMAI Mexico City Chapter
Managing Director
ursula.hahn@prodigy.net.mx
Ingunn Hofseth
HSMAI Europe
President
ih@hsmai.no
Maureen O'Hanlon
The Prism Partnership
Senior Partner
mohanlon@theprismpartnership.com
Jack Schmidt
Destination Hotels & Resorts
VP Regional Director of Sales & Marketing
Americas Chair
jschmidt@destinationhotels.com
Pamela Streeter
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
VP for Electronic Distribution & Marketing
Foundation Chair
pam.streeter@ihrco.com
Jens Thraenhart
Canadian Tourism Commission
Executive Director, Marketing Strategy & CRM
jthraenhart@gmail.com
Christine Toguchi
HSMAI Asia Pacific
Managing Director
ctoguchi@hsmai.org
HSMAI Foundation Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN
Pam Streeter
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Vice President, Electronic Distribution/Marketing
pam.streeter@ihrco.com
BOARD MEMBERS
Hoyt Bacon, CHME
MeriStar Hospitality Corporation
Senior Vice President, Revenue & Distribution Mgmt
hoyt.bacon@meristar.com
Don Bender
Bender & Associates
President
theonlinemarketer@yahoo.com
John Bradley, CHME
Monop, LLC
President, Hotel Owner
Jwrb316@aol.com
Dale Brill, Ph.D
VISIT FLORIDA
Chief Marketing Officer
dale@visitflorida.com
Vail Brown
Smith Travel Research
VP - Global Sales & Marketing
vail@wwstar.com
Richard Chambers
TravelCLICKinteractive
President
rchambers@travelclick.net
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
Peter Goldreich
Carlson Hotels Wordlwide
Vice President, Marketing
pgoldreich@carlson.com
Cindy Green
The Estis Group
Managing Partner
cme25@cornell.edu
Richard Green
Marriott Corp.
Vice President, Industry Relations
richard.green@marriott.com
Allan Kane
Choice Hotels International
Vice President of Sales
allan_lockhart-Kane@choicehotels.com
Gary Leopold, CHME
ISM
President and CEO
gleopold@ismboston.com
Doug Price
Destination Marketing Association International
Senior VP, Development
dprice@iacvb.org
Jim Struna
Ginn Hospitality
Director of Revenue Management
Susan Thronson
Marriott International
Senior VP, Global Marketing
susan.thronson@marriott.com
Ron Volper
Ron Volper Group Inc.
Managing Partner
rv@ronvolpergroup.com
