Global Leadership Committee

The Global Leadership Committee shall advise the Association on strategies for development and growth of its leadership role worldwide while actively serving as ambassadors for the Association in areas where membership is less robust and in need of development. The committee shall provide guidance on programming, events, and activities which would allow the Association to fully engage with destinations around the globe.

2024 Committee Members​

  • Adriana Suao, Sr. VP of Account Service, Tambourine
  • Ana Maria Viscasillas, Chief Visionary, Business Tourism Services
  • Andrew Rankin, Director of Investor Relations, Explore Charleston
  • Angela Nagy, President & CEO, GreenStep Solutions Inc. 
  • Anton Eckert, Associate Vice President of Tourism Development, Visit Salt Lake
  • Ben Vadasz, Co-Founder & Partner, Destination Think
  • Bethanie DeRose, Senior Vice President, JLL
  • Brittany Jones, Marketing Project Manager, Discover Durham
  • Cassidy Herrington, PR Manager, Explore Asheville
  • Cris Duschek, Chief Communications Officer, Paradise Advertising & Marketing
  • David Burgess, President & CEO, Miles Partnership
  • Donald Lilley, Director of Technology & Business Intelligence, Visit Baltimore
  • Eduardo Chaillo, President, Global Meetings & Tourism Specialists, LLC
  • Elizabeth Boylan, Sales Manager, Convention Development, New York City Tourism + Conventions
  • Elke Opsahl, Director of Sales, Choose Chicago
  • Enya Rice, Assistant Marketing Manager, VisitScotland
  • Gustavo Staufert, Executive Director, Oficina de Visitantes y Convenciones de Guadalajara
  • Hannah Norris, Vice Associate Director, MMGY Hills Balfour
  • Heidi James, Systems Manager, Visit Mesa
  • Helen Marano, Senior Vice President, Longwoods International
  • Herre Dijkema, CEO, Toerisme Veluwe Arnhem Nijmegen
  • Jennifer Ackerson, President, Alon Tourism Solutions 
  • Jennifer Diaz-Alzuri, Vice President, Marketing Communications, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau 
  • Jonny Westom, Vice President, Business Development, Sonoma County Tourism
  • Julie Wagner, CEO, Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau
  • Julio Valdes, General Director, CAT Consultores
  • Kara Franker, President & CEO, Visit Estes Park
  • Kathleen Trainor, Executive Director, Tourism Barrie
  • Kevin Bate, VP of Global Sales, Simpleview
  • Lindsay Ross, Strategic Partnerships, Hopper
  • Liz Mabe, Senior Account Director, Miles Partnership
  • Lynn Lewis-Smith         
  • Mary Haban, Vice President, Global Communications, Visit Tampa Bay
  • Matthew Jones, Chief Navigation Officer, Directions Consulting Group
  • Migdalia Vasquez, Director, Guatemala Convention Bureau
  • Minto Schneider, Destination Specialist, Tourism Industry Association of Canada
  • Natasha Richards, Director of Impact & Industry Relations, IMEX Group
  • Paul Nursey, CEO, Destination Greater Victoria 
  • Peter Lee, Managing Director, Goyang CVB
  • Robin Bloom, Director of Content, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Rory Archibald, Associations & Sectors, VisitScotland
  • Rosa Bada, Director Institutional Relations, Turisme de Barcelona-Ajuntament de Barcelona
  • Rose Noble, CEO & President, Visit Spokane
  • Royce Chwin, President and CEO, Destination Vancouver
  • Ruida Lu, Business Development, Destination Markham
  • Ryan George, Chief Executive Officer, Simpleview
  • Shailesh Sharma, Director (Executive) Sector Planning, DMMO, Royal Commission for AlUla
  • Shirin Jafari, VP, Tourism and Destination Advisory, JLL
  • Stuart Butler, CMO, Visit Myrtle Beach
  • Susan Amey, President & CEO, Discover Durham
  • Vito Zuppardo, Vice President, Miles Partnership 
  • Yoshiko Maruyama, Chief Consultant, World Business Associates Co., Ltd.
  • YT Kivisaari        

Destinations International Staff Liaisons

  • Gabriel Seder, Vice President of Global Development
  • Jane Cunningham, European Engagement Director

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