Governance and Nominating Committee

Advises for ongoing board development, leadership development, board and board member assessment, board education and leads the nomination and selection process for the Association Board of Directors. By reviewing the Association bylaws and governance documents on an annual basis and making recommendations to these documents the Committee ensures that the board is equipped with proper guidelines and structure to do its work.

2025 Committee Members       

  • Al Hutchinson, President & CEO, Visit Baltimore (Co-Chair)
  • Bennish Brown, President & CEO, Destination Augusta
  • Cassandra McAuley, CDME, Managing Director, MMGY NextFactor
  • Jerrine Lee, Vice President of Sales, Richmond Region Tourism
  • Julie Calvert, President & CEO, Visit Cincy
  • Juliet Velazquez, CDME, Insights Manager, Tourism Economics
  • Kyle Edmiston, CDME, President/CEO, Visit Lake Charles
  • Leslie Bruce, CDME, President & CEO, Visit Banff & Lake Louise (Co-Chair)
  • Nicole Newman, Global Head of Destinations, SearchWide Global
  • Ron Price, CDME, President & CEO, Visit Phoenix
  • Santiago Corrada, President & CEO, Visit Tampa Bay

  • Sarah Leonard, CEO, Visit Longmont
  • Trace Ward, Executive Director, Discover Flagstaff
  • Victoria Cimino, Principal, Cimino Consulting

Destinations International Staff Liaison

  • Chelsea Welter, SVP of Governance & Administration

     

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