The Convention Industry Council (CIC) announced the members of the 2017 Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Governance Commission. The governing body is comprised of CMPs who represent all sectors of the CMP community including association, government, independent and incentive planners, industry suppliers, destination professionals, catering professionals and meeting educators.
The mission of the commission is to set the strategic direction of the CMP program, the policies governing its operation and the standards which ensure that the CMP remains current and sets the requirements necessary to be successful in the meeting management profession.
“Next year will be a busy year for the CMP Governance Commission and I know this group of dedicated meeting professionals will be up for the task,” said Matthew DiSalvo, CMP, chair, 2017 CMP Governance Commission. “I look forward to working with all of them."
The following individuals were elected to serve on the 2017 CMP Governance Commission:
Chair
Matthew J. DiSalvo, CMP
Chief Sales Officer
SER Exposition Services
Vice Chair
Erin Tench, CMM, CMP
Associate Director
Office of Donor Relations & Special Events
The Pennsylvania State University
Immediate Past Chair
Janet Sperstad, CMP
Program Director
Madison Area Technical College
Commission Members:
Agnes Canonica, CMM, CMP
Global Director, Strategic Meeting Management
Advanced Health Media
Barbara Connell, CAE, CMP
Chief Operating Officer
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Aleka Garcia, CMM, CMP-HC
Director, Strategic Meeting Management
Pacific Communications
Timothy Glanzer, CMP
Executive Director of Convention Services
MGM Resorts - Mirage/Bellagio - Las Vegas, NV
Verena Jandak-Hollenthoner, CMP
Marketing Manager, US, Canada, Australia, India
Vienna Convention Bureau
Leslie Jones, CAE, CMP
Manager, Conference Operations
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Steven Lorenz, CMP
Strategic Account Manager
Meetings & Incentives Worldwide, Inc.
Robert Webb, CMP
Senior Director of Event Management Svcs.
ASCD
Public Member
Donnell G. Bayot, Ph.D., CHE, CPCE, CFBE
Director of Academic Affairs
The International School of Hospitality
More information on the CMP designation is available on the CIC’s website.
