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MPI Foundation Confirms 2017 Councils

The MPI Foundation confirmed members of its Canadian, European and U.S. councils for the upcoming year. Council members are appointed by the MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees and will serve two-year terms. The councils will assist with fundraising initiatives and lead activities.

Council selections are effective Jan. 1, 2017, for the term of Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2017.

U.S. Council Members

  • Chair: Diana Voto, National Sales Director, Disney Destinations, Orlando.
  • Lisa Arias, Regional Vice President, Global Sales – Americas, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chicago.
  • Michael Fiorentino, President, Epix Events, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  • Ron Freeman, National Account Executive, MillerCoors, Las Vegas.
  • Darren Green, Senior Vice President, Sales, LA Tourism, Los Angeles.
  • Debby Jacobs Felker, Vice President of Sales, Destinations by Design, Las Vegas.
  • Anna Sofia Lanczyner, MidWest Director, Mexico Tourism Board, Chicago.
  • Sabba Nazhand, Global Enterprise Sales Director, Social Tables, Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • Joey Nevin, Director, Sales & Marketing, Giants Enterprises, San Francisco.
  • Ryan O’Byrne, Corporate Director, Global Sales, Omni Hotels & Resorts, Dallas.
  • Ernest Stovall, Executive Director of Sales, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
  • Shelley Williams, Director of Sales, Eastern Region, Caesars Entertainment, Atlantic City, N.J.

Canada Council Members

  • Chair: Trevor Lui, Director of Operations and Sustainability, The International Centre, Toronto.
  • Jennifer Holly, Managing Director, resiada Inc., Ottawa.
  • Karen Kitchen, Business Development Manager, Hotels Red Deer, Alberta.
  • Robin Paisley, General Manager, Events, Meetings + Incentive Travel, Toronto.
  • Nadine Poirier, Sales Manager, RCR Hospitality Group, Halifax.
  • Les Selby, CMP, CMM, Director, Meetings & Events, Aimia, Toronto.
  • Altaf Solvani, MBA, Academic Chair – School of Hospitality & Tourism, Algonquin College, Ottawa.
  • Scott Tomlinson, Vice President, Operations, PSAV Canada, Toronto.
  • Natalie Wilson, Manager, Corporate Events, RBC Global Asset Management, Vancouver.

Europe Council Members

  • Chair: Carole McKellar, MA, CMM, Managing Director, Northern Europe, HelmsBriscoe, Macclesfield, U.K.
  • Franck Barbaras, Founder, FB Consulting M&E, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Ray Bloom, Chairman, Regent Exhibitions, Ltd., IMEX Group, Brighton, U.K.
  • Alda Egurrola-Wienke, Strategic Accounts Executive, Cvent, London.
  • Anthony Hyde, Director, Sequoia Partnerships, Manchester, U.K.
  • Julie Krüger, Global Sales Lead, The Freeman Company, Dusseldorf, Germany.
  • Mike Waddill, Vice President Sales, EAME/Southeast Asia, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chicago.

To learn more about the MPI Foundation’s mission to fund education and pan-industry research that drive the success of meeting professionals or to make a donation, visit www.mpiweb.org/foundation.

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