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.

2025 Committee Members​

  • Adriana Suao, Senior Vice President, Account Service, Tambourine
  • Bethanie DeRose, Executive Vice President, Consulting, Hunden Partners
  • Brian Applegarth, Founder, Applegarth Strategies
  • Cody Chomiak, Vice President of Marketing, Travel Manitoba
  • Daione Sanders, Tourism Sales Manager, Carvertise Media
  • Dan Noyce, Senior Relationship Manager, IMEX Group
  • David O'Donohoe, Vice President, Engagement, Groups360
  • Devan Corbello, Executive Director, Visit St. Francisville (West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission)
  • Drew Holmgreen, Chief Experience Officer, Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
  • Emma York, Vice President of Marketing, Visit Laguna Beach
  • Gerardo Corro, Executive Director, Tourism New Westminster
  • Ian Wallis, Sales & Marketing Manager, Louisiana's Cajun Bayou Tourism
  • Jacquelyn Blackwell, Director of Tourism Brand Partnerships, Atlas Obscura
  • Joe Naaman, Managing Director, Skift Advisory, Skift
  • Kalani Kaanaana, Chief Stewardship Officer, Hawaii Tourism Authority
  • Karen Trevino, President & CEO, North Little Rock CVB
  • Kecia Brady-Graham, Midwest Tourism Account Executive, Carvertise
  • Kevin Bate, VP of Sales, Simpleview
  • Liz Mabe, Senior Account Director, Miles Partnership
  • Matt Jones, Director, Forvis Mazars
  • Natasha Richards, Director of Impact & Industry Relations, IMEX Group
  • Patrick Higgins, Multimedia Manager, Visit Tampa Bay
  • Rebecca Mackenzie, President & CEO, Culinary Tourism Alliance
  • Renata Tilkian, VP Client Services, Sparkloft Media
  • Richard Cottrell, VP Global Sales, Lighthouse
  • Rose Noble, CDME, President & CEO, Visit Spokane
  • Ryan George, CEO, Simpleview
  • Stuart Butler, CMO, Visit Myrtle Beach
  • Susie Albin-Najera, Director of Leisure Travel & Strategic Partnerships, Los Cabos Tourism Board / Visit Los Cabos
  • Vito Zuppardo, Vice President, Miles Partnership
  • Yennifer Diaz, Account Director, Tripscout
  • Yoshiko Maruyama, Senior Consultant, World Business Associates Co., Ltd.
  • Yrjötapio "YT" Kivisaari, CEO, Visit Oulu (Co-Chair)
  • Lyn Lewis Smith, CEO, Business Events Sydney (Co-Chair)

Destinations International Staff Liaisons

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

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