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.

2026 Committee Members​

  • Bethanie DeRose, Executive Vice President, Consulting, Hunden Partners
  • Cassandra (McAuley) Gilbertson, CDME, Managing Director, MMGY NextFactor
  • Dan Noyce, Senior Relationship Manager, IMEX Events
  • Erin Francis-Cummings, President & CEO, Future Partners
  • Jonathan Puzon-Gomez, CEO, Malaga Tourism Authority (Co-Chair)
  • Kevin Bate, Vice President of Sales, Simpleview, a Granicus Company
  • Paul Nursey, ICD.D, President & CEO, Destination Greater Victoria
  • Peter Lee, CEO, Goyang CVB
  • Richard Allchild, Head of Sales North America, IMEX Group
  • Rory Archibald, Senior Business Events Manager, VisitScotland
  • Rosa Harris, Director of Tourism, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (Co-Chair)
  • Santiago Corrada, President & CEO, Visit Tampa Bay
  • Sarah Lehman, Chief Executive Officer, Zartico, Inc
  • Scott Oklin, Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Anaheim
  • Shin Osuka, PDM, BI, ICC, Director, Japan Travel and Tourism Association
  • Stewart Moffatt, Vice President of Marketing, Banff & Lake Louise Tourism
  • Storm Tussey, Chief Marketing Officer, Discover Puerto Rico
  • Teresa Ryder, Director of Partnerships, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
  • Vijay Bhaskar Aleti, Destination Canada

Destinations International Staff Liaisons

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

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