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

Leslie Bruce, CDME

President & CEO, Banff & Lake Louise Tourism

Association Chair

Kyle Edmiston, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Lake Charles

Association Chair Elect

Rickey Thigpen, MCTP, Ph.D

President & CEO, Visit Jackson

Association Treasurer

Beth Erickson, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Loudoun

Association Secretary

Scott White

President & CEO, Visit Greater Palm Springs

Association Immediate Past Chair

Monica Smith, CMP, CASE, CDME

President & CEO, Southeast Tourism Society

Director at Large

Fred Dixon

President & CEO, Brand USA

Director at Large

Bethanie DeRose, CDME

Executive Vice President, Hunden Partners

Director at Large

Board of Directors

Sonya Bradley

Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Visit Sacramento

Domenic Bravo, CDME, CTA, CPM

CEO, Visit Cheyenne

Bennish Brown

President & CEO, Destination Augusta

Adam Burke

President & CEO, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Foundation Secretary/Treasurer

Julie Calvert

President & CEO, Visit Cincy

Cody Chomiak, CDME

Vice President of Marketing, Travel Manitoba

Victoria Cimino

President & CEO, Discover Newport

Zeek Coleman

Vice President, Americas, Tourism Economics

Craig Compagnone

Chief Operating Officer, MMGY Global

Santiago Corrada

President & CEO, Visit Tampa Bay

Michael Crockatt

President & CEO, Ottawa Tourism

Karen Fisher,CDME

Chief Financial Officer, Visit Pittsburgh

Erin Francis-Cummings

President & CEO, Future Partners

Jill Delaney

President & CEO, Discover Albany

Norbert Kettner

CEO, Vienna Tourist Board

Yrjötapio "YT" Kivisaari

CEO, Visit Oulu

Laura Libby

President, Destination Marketing, Miles Partnership

Michelle Mason, CAE, FASAE, CQIA

President & CEO, ASAE

Kristin McGrath, CDME

Executive Director, Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau

Rose Noble, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Spokane

Brett Oetting, CDME

Chief Operating Officer, Visit KC

Steven Paganelli, CDME

Senior Director, Americas Sales, Tripadvisor

Foundation Chair Elect

Kristen Reynolds, CDME

President & CEO, Choose Chicago

Nancy Small

CEO, Tourism Richmond

Sara Toliver, CDME

President & CEO, Visit Ogden

Upcoming Board Meetings

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

Q3 2025: July 8, 2025, in Chicago, IL
Q4 2025: December 10, 2025, TBD