Chair

Jonathon P. Hixon, CMP, CDME

Senior Vice President of Business Strategy

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

Chair

Sara Stehle, CMP, CAE

Owner and Independent Planner

• No Address

Immediate Past Chair

Earla J Jones, MS, CMP

Events Director

• AACN - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• 101 Columbia
• Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Lori E. Adlesick

VP, Industry Relations & Special Events

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

Christopher Beaman, CFRE, CAE

Director of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships

• Sigma Nursing
• 550 West North St
• Indianapolis, IN 46202-3162

Karen S. Bernstein, CAE

VP of Learning and Development-ICF

• Associations International
• 2365 Harrodsburg Rd #A325
• Lexington, KY 40504

Michelle Burton

Director of Program Operations

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

Russell Crutcher

Events Director

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

Robyn Davis, CPTD, CEM

Trade Show Trainer/Consultant

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

Brooke Falcone

Account Manager

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

Jennifer Fallon, MBA, CMP, DES

Senior Director, Programs and Events

• NBOA
• 1400 I Street, NW, Suite 850
• Washington, DC 20005

John Folks, CAE

President

• Minding Your Business, Inc.
• 605 North Michigan Avenue
• 4th Floor
• Chicago, IL 60611

Lisette Garrity

Vice President of Meeting

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

Lori Granich, CAE

Senior Director, Lifelong Learning and Meeting Operations

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

Kristen Griffith

Vice President, Programs and Services

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

Maricel Herrera, CMP, CEM

Director, Meetings and Business Development

• No Address

Steven M. Humphrey

Senior Director of Conference & Meetings, & Technology Services

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

Ellie Hurley

Director, Event Services

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

Joy Kang, CEM, CED, CMP

Associate Director of Sales

• Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
• 10 Bayfront Avenue
• Singapore, X1~ 018956

Megan Lanning Smith, CMP, DES

Director, Meetings and Events

• Society of Actuaries
• 8770 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 1000
• Chicago, IL 60631

Markeya Martin

Senior Manager, Education & Events

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

Sally A. Noona, CMP

Director of Convention Sales & Marketing

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

Emilie Perkins, CAE

Director of Client & Conference Services

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

Amy Peters

Vice President, Conferences, Meetings & Events

• National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care
• 1 Park Place
• Suite 450
• Annapolis, MD 21401

Melissa Place, CMP, MBA, CAE

Director of Meetings & Events

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

Elaine Richardson, CMP, CAE

Vice President, Conference and Events

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

Natasha J. Ross, MBA, CMP, DES

Director, Conferences and Events

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

Stephanie Santini

Vice President, Meetings

• American Association of Airport Executives
• The Barclay Building
• 601 Madison St
• Alexandria, VA 22314

Barry Schieferstein, CMP, DES, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

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

Robin E. Schlesinger

Vice President, Events & Member Services

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

Yasmin Shaikh

Senior Event Manager

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

Emily Stephens

Director of Meetings and Events

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

Sharyn Weiss

Director of Strategic Partnerships

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

Brooke Weldon, CAE

CEO

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

Alisha White, CAE

Global Sales Director

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

Primary Staff Liaison

Vikki Sara

Manager, Meeting Operations and Engagement

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