Meetings & Expositions Professionals Advisory Council

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Chair

Sara Stehle, CMP, CAE


Owner and Independent Planner


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Vice Chair

Barry Schieferstein, CMP, DES, CAE


Chief Operating Officer


  • The American Society for Nondestructive Testing
  • 1201 Dublin Road
  • Suite #G04
  • Columbus, OH 43215
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Immediate Past Chair

Jonathon P. Hixon, CMP, CDME


Senior Vice President of Business Strategy


  • Travel Portland
  • 100 SW Main #1100
  • Portland, OR 97204
Member

Lori E. Adlesick


VP Industry Relations & Special Events


  • Choose Chicago
  • 301 East Cermak Rd
  • Chicago, IL 60616
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Member

Christopher Beaman, CFRE, CAE


Chief of Staff


  • Sigma Nursing
  • 550 West NorthSt
  • Indianapolis, IN 46202-3162
Member

Michelle Burton


Director of Program Operations


  • Computer Science Teachers Association
  • 332 S. Michigan Ave
  • Fl 9
  • Chicago, IL 60604
Member

Russell Crutcher


Events Director


  • Online Lenders Alliance
  • 1235 South Clark Street
  • Suite 605
  • Arlington, VA 22202
Member

Robyn Davis,, CPTD CEM


Trade Show Trainer/Consultant


  • Exhibitors WINH LLC
  • 1032 Zinser St
  • Mt Pleasant, SC 29466
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Member

Lori Granich, CAE


Senior Director Lifelong Learning and Meeting Operations


  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 120 S Riverside Plaza Suite 2190
  • Chicago, IL 60606
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Member

Kristen Griffith


Vice President Programs and Services


  • National Automatic Merchandising Association
  • 1777 North Kent St. Suite 1010
  • Arlington, VA 22209
Member

Steven M. Humphrey


Senior Director of Conference & Meetings & Technology Services


  • Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
  • 330 John Carlyle St #610
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
Member

Ellie Hurley


Director Event Services


  • Smithbucklin
  • 330 N. Wabash Ave.
  • Suite 2000
  • Chicago, IL 60611
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Member

Joy Kang, CEM CED CMP


Associate Director of Sales


  • Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
  • 10 Bayfront Avenue
  • Singapore, x1~ 018956
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Member

Markeya Martin


Senior Manager Education & Events


  • National Alliance for Care at Home
  • 228 7th Street SE
  • Washington, DC 20003
Member

Sally A. Noona, CMP


Director of Convention Sales & Marketing


  • Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • 600 22nd Street Suite 200
  • Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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Member

Emilie Perkins, CAE


Vice President of Client & Conference Services


  • Raybourn Group International, Inc.
  • 3502 Woodview Trace #300
  • Indianapolis, IN 46268
Member

Melissa Place, CMP MBA, CAE


Director of Meetings & Events


  • Solid Waste Association of North America
  • 8484 Georgia Ave. Ste 230
  • Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Member

Elaine Richardson, CMP, CAE


Vice President Conference and Events


  • National Black MBA Association
  • 400 W. Peachtree St. NW Suite 203
  • Atlanta, GA 30308
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Member

Natasha J. Ross, MBA CMP DES


Director Conferences and Events


  • The Arc of the US
  • 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 500
  • Washington, DC 20006
Member

Robin E. Schlesinger


Vice President Events & Member Services


  • National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
  • 707 North Saint Asaph Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
Member

Yasmin Shaikh


Senior Event Manager


  • Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • 222 Palisades Creek Dr
  • Richardson, TX 75080
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Member

Emily Stephens


Director of Meetings and Events


  • International Coaching Federation
  • 2365 Harrodsburg Rd # A325
  • Lexington, KY 40504
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Member

Sharyn Weiss


Director of Strategic Partnerships


  • Council for Exceptional Children
  • 3100 Clarendon Blvd
  • Suite 600
  • Arlington, VA 22201
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Member

Brooke Weldon, CAE


CEO


  • Weldon Global LLC
  • 76 Fort Eddy Road Suite 1 #1028
  • Concord, NH 03301
Member

Alisha White, CAE


Global Sales Director


  • MGM Resorts International
  • 3950 Las Vegas Blvd S
  • Las Vegas, NV 89119
Primary Staff Liaison

Vikki Sara


Senior Program Manager Meeting Operations and Engagement


  • ASAE: The Center For Association Leadership
  • 1575 I Street NW #1100
  • Washington, DC 20005