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International Board

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Executive Committee

Daniel Nahoopii
Daniel Nahoopii
Chair

Company: SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc

Title: Executive Vice President

Address: Honolulu HI USA

Website: https://www.smshawaii.com/

Phone: 808.440.0711

Board Term Ends: June 2022

Nate Gieryn
President

Company: Travel Texas

Title: Travel Research Manager

Address: Austin TX USA

Website: https://www.traveltexas.com/

Phone: 512.936.0218

Board Term Ends: June 2023

Esra Calvert
First Vice President / Conference Chair

Company: Zartico

Title: Chief Data Officer

Address: Richmond VA

Website: https://www.zartico.com/

Phone: 540.250.5316

Board Term Ends: June 2024

Michael Rudowski
Second Vice President

Company: VisitDallas

Title: Sr. Director of Research & Business Analysis

Address: Dallas TX USA

Website: https://www.visitdallas.com/

Phone: 214.571.1020

Board Term Ends: June 2025

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Sean Ruane, Ph.D.
Chapter Liaison

Company: Shannon College of Hotel Management

Title: Lecturer

Address: Shannon Ireland

Website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/shannoncollege/

Phone: 353 61712364

Board Term Ends: June 2022

Sheila Flanagan, Ph.D.
MOF Chair (ex-officio)

Company: Dundalk Institute of Technology

Title: Vice President and Registrar

Address: Louth Ireland

Website: https://www.dkit.ie/

Phone: 353 042 9370204

Board Term Ends: Ongoing

John Markham
Co-Treasurer

Company: Markham & Associates

Address: Vero Beach FL USA

Phone: 772.569.2071

Board Term Ends: Ongoing

Scott Russell
Co-Treasurer

Company: McKenzie Bridge Global

Address: Las Vegas NV

Phone: 702.430.0479

Board Term Ends: Ongoing

Officio Members

Charles Goeldner, Ph.D.
Ex-Officio Member   

Company: University of Colorado

Title: College of Business

Address: Boulder CO USA

Website: https://colorado.edu

Phone: 303.447.2931

Board Term Ends: Lifetime Honorary

Directors

Chelsea Benitez
Director   

Company: Destination Analysts, Inc.

Address: Los Angeles CA USA

Website: http://www.destinationanalysts.com/

Phone: 661.220.9621

Board Term Ends: June 2024

Anna Blount
Director   

Company: Longwoods International

Title: Director of Research Services

Address: Maitland FL USA

Website: https://longwoods-intl.com/

Phone: 407.280.3380

Board Term Ends: June 2023

Lynne Coxwell
Director   

Company: Louisiana Office of Tourism

Title: Director of Research

Address: Baton Rouge LA USA

Website: https://www.crt.state.la.us/tourism/

Phone: 225.342.2876

Board Term Ends: June 2022

Jeff Dalley, Ph.D.
Director   

Company: Tourism Insight Limited

Address: Hanmer Springs New Zealand

Phone: 64 (27) 4346578

Board Term Ends: June 2024

Heath Dillard
Director   

Company: Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

Title: Director of Insights

Address: Charlotte NC USA

Website: http://www.crva.com/

Phone: 704.414.4141

Board Term Ends: June 2022

Statia Elliot, Ph.D.
Director   

Company: University of Guelph

Title: Director and Associate Professor

Address: Guelph ON Canada

Website: https://www.uoguelph.ca/lang/

Phone: 519.824.4120 ext. 53971

Board Term Ends: June 2022

Erik Evjen
Director   

Company: Tourism Economics

Title: Director, Data Analytics & Insights

Address: Philadelphia PA USA

Website: https://www.tourismeconomics.com/

Phone: 610.995.9600

Board Term Ends: June 2024

Erin Francis-Cummings
Director   

Company: Destination Analysts, Inc.

Title: President & CEO

Address: San Francisco CA USA

Website: http://www.destinationanalysts.com/

Phone: 415.716.7983

Board Term Ends: June 2022

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Jennifer Griswold
Director   

Company: rove

Title: Client Success Lead

Address: Cheyenne WY USA

Website: https://www.rovemarketing.ca/

Phone: 501.412.7184

Board Term Ends: June 2024

Robert Li, Ph.D.
Director   

Company: Temple University

Title: Professor & Center Director

Address: Philadelphia PA USA

Website: https://sites.temple.edu/robertli/

Phone: 215.204.8784

Board Term Ends: June 2022

Lauren Phillips
Director   

Company: Visit Forth Worth

Title: Director of Research

Address: Fort Worth Texas USA

Website: https://www.fortworth.com/

Phone: 817.698.7821

Board Term Ends: June 2024

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