Amanda Eckelbarger is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Elkhart County CVB in Indiana. A 2014 member of Destinations International's 30 Under 30 class, she now serves on the 30 Under 30 Alumni Council and the Indiana Tourism Association Board of Directors, where she chairs the Professional Development Committee. Honored as the 2024 Indiana Tourism Association Member of the Year, Amanda has nearly 20 years of experience in the tourism industry and is passionate about leveraging tourism's transformative power to enhance communities through strategic quality of place initiatives.

Annette Rummel joined the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau as president and CEO in 2009. As chief executive officer, Annette leads the individual Destination Marketing and Management Organizations (DMMOs) of Bay, Midland, and Saginaw Counties and the Great Lakes Bay Regional CVB. This has allowed Annette and her team to invite the world to visit a place they proudly call home. Annette has served the Michigan travel and tourism industry for over 40 years. Before her roles with the Great Lakes Bay Region, Annette was the CEO of the Saginaw County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau – Michigan’s #1 community destination.