International Board
Executive Committee
Chair
Company: University of Guelph
Title: Professor, School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management
Address: Guelph, ON Canada
Website: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hftm
Phone: 519.824.4120 ext 36117
Email: mjoppe@uoguelph.ca
Board Term Ends: June 2019
ORC ID: 0000-0002-6360-3218
President
Company: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Title: Director of the LVCVA Research Center
Address: Las Vegas, NV
Website: http://www.lvcva.com/
Phone: 702.892.0711
Email: srussell@lvcva.com
Board Term Ends: June 2020
First Vice President / Conference Chair
Company: Travel & Tourism Consulting, Research & Writing
Address: Victoria, Australia
Phone: 613 9479 3500
Email: s.beeton@outlook.com
Board Term Ends: June 2021
Second Vice President / Membership Chair
Company: SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc
Title: Executive Vice President, SMS Research
Address: Honolulu, HI
Website: https://www.smshawaii.com/
Phone: 808.440.0711
Email: dnahoopii@smshawaii.com
Board Term Ends: June 2022
Treasurer
Company: Markham & Associates
Address: Vero Beach, FL
Phone: 772.569.2071
Email: jmarkham2@mindspring.com
Board Term Ends: Ongoing
Officio Members
Ex-Officio Member
Company: University of Colorado
Title: College of Business
Address: Boulder, CO
Website: https://colorado.edu
Phone: 303.447.2931
Email: goeldner@colorado.edu
Board Term Ends: Lifetime Honorary
Directors
Chapter Liaison
Company: Iowa Tourism Office
Title: Research & Insights Manager
Address: Des Moines, IA
Website: http://TravelIowa.com
Phone: 515.240.7419
Email: LuAnn.Reinders@IowaEDA.com
Board Term Ends: June 2018
Director
Company: Virginia Tourism Corporation
Title: Director of Research
Address: Richmond, VA
Website: https://www.virginia.org/
Phone: 804.545.5549
Email: ecalvert@virginia.org
Board Term Ends: June 2019
Director
Company: Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Title: Director of Research
Address: Philadelphia, PA
Website: https://www.discoverphl.com/
Phone: 215.636.3300
Email: Erik@DiscoverPHL.com
Board Term Ends: June 2021
Director / MOF Chair
Company: Dundalk Institute of Technology
Title: Vice President and Registrar
Address: Louth, Ireland
Website: https://www.dkit.ie/
Phone: 00353 0429370204
Email: sheila.flanagan@dkit.ie
Board Term Ends: June 2019
Director
Company: Destination Analysts, Inc.
Title: President & CEO
Address: San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.destinationanalysts.com/
Phone: 415.716.7983
Email: erin@destinationanalysts.com
Board Term Ends: June 2019
Director
Company: Destination Niagara USA
Title: VP Marketing & Brand Management
Address: Niagara Falls, New York
Website: https://www.niagarafallsusa.com/
Phone: 716.282.8992 ext 310
Email: jgilbert@niagarafallsusa.com
Board Term Ends: June 2021
Director
Company: Wyoming Office of Tourism
Title: Research and Analytics Manager
Address: Cheyenne, WY
Website: https://www.travelwyoming.com/
Phone: 775.687.0632
Email: jennifer.griswold@wyo.gov
Board Term Ends: June 2021
Director
Company: Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Title: Vice President, Tourism Insights
Address: Los Angeles, CA
Website: https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/tourism
Phone: 213.236.2329
Email: wkheel@LATourism.org
Board Term Ends: June 2019
Director
Company: U.S. Travel Association
Title: Director, Research Products
Address: Washington, DC
Website: https://www.ustravel.org/
Phone: 202.408.2122
Email: jmageau@ustravel.org
Board Term Ends: June 2021
Director
Company: University of Florida, Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute
Title: Director of Tourism Crisis Management Institute
Address: Gainesville, FL
Website: http://hhp.ufl.edu/
Phone: 352.294.1657
Email: penngray@hhp.ufl.edu
Board Term Ends: June 2020
Director
Company: VisitDallas
Title: Sr. Director of Research & Business Analysis
Address: Dallas, Texas
Website: https://www.visitdallas.com/
Phone: 214.571.1020
Email: michael@visitdallas.com
Board Term Ends: June 2020
Director
Company: Destination DC
Title: Research Manager
Address: Washington, DC
Website: https://washington.org/
Phone: 202.789.7058
Email: kate.thompson@destinationdc.com
Board Term Ends: June 2021
Director
Company: STR
Title: Vice President and Assistant Director of the STR SHARE Center
Address: Hendersonville, TN
Website: https://str.com/
Phone: 615.824.8664 x 3329
Email: duane@str.com
Board Term Ends: June 2019
