The PCMA Nominating Committee met on August 23, in Chicago to review nominee applications for the 2017 open board officers and directors positions. The committee offers the following slate of candidates for leadership positions on the 2017 PCMA Board of Directors. According to the PCMA Bylaws, this official announcement of the proposed slate is to be sent to the membership by Oct. 1, 2016.
The nominating process, according to the Bylaws (Article XII, Section 1(d)), allows for additional nominations for any officer or director position by members who submit a petition. The petition is required to be signed by 5% of the members from the respective membership category appropriate to that position, and submitted to the President and CEO no later than the close of business Nov. 1, 2016.
If you are interested in submitting a petition, please contact Deborah Sexton, president and CEO, at 312.423.7264 or deborah.sexton@pcma.org for petition details and procedures.
Unless there are additional petition nominations from the membership, the following officers and directors will be deemed elected and will take office immediately following the annual Convening Leaders event scheduled to take place from Jan. 8-11, 2017, at the Austin Convention Center.
Here’s the 2017 proposed slate of new officers and directors.
Chair:
Mary Pat Heftman
Executive Vice President, Convention & Strategic Alliances
National Restaurant Association
Term: 2017
Chair-Elect:
Claire Smith, CMP
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Vancouver Convention Centre
Term: 2017
Secretary-Treasurer:
Gregory A. O’Dell
President & CEO
Events DC
Term: 2017
Immediate Past Chair:
William F. Reed, FASAE, CMP
Senior Director of Meetings and Community Engagement
American Society of Hematology
Term: 2017
The following individuals will begin serving three-year terms (2017-2019):
Kerry Crockett, MBA, CMP, CAE, DES
Associate Executive Director
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Leonard Hoops
President & CEO
Visit Indy
Weemin Ong, CMP
Executive Director
Marina Bay Sands
Janeé Pelletier
Chief Operating Officer
Conference & Logistics Consultants, Inc.
Kelly M. Ricker
SVP Events & Education
CompTIA
Danielle Urbina, CMP
Director of Meetings and Exhibits
American Society of Anesthesiologists
The following individuals are currently serving terms as Directors:
Tonya Almond, CMP
Vice President, Meetings & Continuing Education
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Term: 2016 – 2018
Tamela D. Blalock, MTA, CMP
Senior Director, Membership Services
National Association of Wholesale Distributors
Term: 2016 – 2018
Bill Grusich, CMP, FASAE
Senior Vice President Sales
Associated Luxury Hotels International
Term: 2015 – 2017
Ben Hainsworth
Executive Director Associations
K.I.T. Group GmbH
Term: 2016 – 2018
Phelps R. Hope, CMP
Senior Vice President, Meetings & Expositions
Kellen
Term: 2015 - 2017
Gary Murakami, GTP, GLP, CMP, CMM
Director, Global Sales
MGM Resorts International
Term: 2016 – 2018
Kirsten Olean, CMP, CAE
Director of Meetings
American Society of Microbiology
Term: 2015 – 2017
Stuart L. Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES
Vice President, Events and Education
RIMS – The Risk Management Society
Term: 2015 - 2017
Charles L. Starks
President & CEO
Music City Center
Term: 2015 – 2017
Carol C. Wallace
President & CEO
Carol Wallace & Associates Inc.
Term: 2016 – 2018
