Board of Directors

Destinations International is driven by volunteer leadership. The members of our volunteer boards and committees truly play an important role in helping us achieve our mission to empower our members so that their destinations can excel.

We are a tax exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(6), and governed by a 34-member Board of Directors which directs the affairs of the association, determines policies, actively pursues its purpose and supervises the disbursements of funds.

Executive Committee
Scott White

Scott White

President & CEO, Visit Greater Palm Springs
Association Chair
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Leslie Bruce, CDME

President & CEO, Banff & Lake Louise Tourism
Association Chair Elect
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Kyle Edmiston, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Lake Charles
Association Treasurer
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Rickey Thigpen, MCTP, Ph.D

President & CEO, Visit Jackson
Association Secretary
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Al Hutchinson

President & CEO, Visit Baltimore
Immediate Past Chair
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Monica Smith, CMP, CASE, CDME

President & CEO, Southeast Tourism Society
Director at Large
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Fred Dixon

President & CEO, Brand USA
Director at Large
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Beth Erickson, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Loudoun
Director at Large
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Bethanie DeRose, CDME

Executive Vice President, Hunden Partners
Ex Officio
Board of Directors
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Sonya Bradley

Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Visit Sacramento
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Domenic Bravo, CDME, CTA, CPM

CEO, Visit Cheyenne
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Bennish Brown

President & CEO, Destination Augusta
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David Burgess

President & CEO, Miles Partnership
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Julie Calvert

President & CEO, Visit Cincy
Cody Chomiak

Cody Chomiak, CDME

Vice President of Marketing, Travel Manitoba
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Victoria Cimino

Principal, Cimino Consulting
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Zeek Coleman

Vice President, Americas, Tourism Economics
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Craig Compagnone

Chief Operating Officer, MMGY Global
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Santiago Corrada

President & CEO, Visit Tampa Bay
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Karen Fisher,CDME

Chief Financial Officer, Visit Pittsburgh
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Erin Francis-Cummings

President & CEO, Future Partners
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Ryan George

Chief Executive Officer, Simpleview
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Yrjötapio "YT" Kivisaari

CEO, Visit Oulu
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Lyn Lewis Smith

President & CEO, Business Events Sydney
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Michelle Mason, CAE, FASAE, CQIA

President & CEO, ASAE
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Kristin McGrath, CDME

Executive Director, Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Rose Noble, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Spokane
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Brett Oetting, CDME

Chief Operating Officer, Visit KC
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Steven Paganelli, CDME

Senior Director, Americas Sales, Tripadvisor
Foundation Secretary/Treasurer
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Kristen Reynolds, CDME

President & CEO, Discover Long Island
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Martha Sheridan

President & CEO, Meet Boston
Foundation Chair Elect
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Nancy Small

CEO, Tourism Richmond
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Sara Toliver, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Ogden

Upcoming Board Meetings

The Destinations International Board of Directors will be meeting on the following dates:

  • Q4 2024: December 11, 2024, in Chicago, IL
  • Q1 2025: February 27, 2025, Virtual
  • Q2 2025: March 23, 2025, in Savannah, GA
  • Q3 2025: July 8, 2025, in Chicago, IL
  • Q4 2025: December 10, 2025, TBD