Elite Meetings 2009 Marketing Program

Elite Meetings Advisory Board

We established the Elite Meetings Advisory Board (EMAB) with the discerning meeting professional in mind. Comprised of 20 distinguished members, all key players in the industry, the EMAB researches resorts and hotels worldwide to provide planners with credible, peer-rated information about first-class properties for meeting events and incentive retreats.

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Amanda Armstrong
Manager, Meetings and Travel Department
Enterprise Holdings Inc.

Louise Barnes
Principal
Tred-Lite

Oliver Bonke
SSr. Vice President Sales & Marketing
Starwood Europe, Africa, and Middle East Division

Jamie Bruce
Senior Vice President,Sales and
Revenue Management

Kerzner International Resorts, Inc.

Bradley Ford
Director, Clinical Marketing and Professional Education  
Avinger, Inc.

Glenna Fulks
Site Procurement Specialist
Synthes

Mike Greto
Sr. Marketing Manager, Sports & Entertainment Marketing 
The Coca-Cola Company

James Hensley
President 
Allied International

Carmelina Iannarone
Corporate Director of Groups LATAM, Meetings & Events 
Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts

Jennifer Leto
Supervisor, Events & Administration
Hess Corporation

Daniel Lozano
Sr. Vice President Melia Brand
Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts

David C. Marr
Senior Vice President, Brand Management, North America
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Kelly Morris
Director, Digital Marketing/Events
Gartner Inc.

Elisa Novoa
Senior Event Manager
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Carolyn Pund
Senior Global Meetings & Events Manager
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Eric Rozenberg
President
Swantegy

Lisa Schelle
Director, Global Meetings & Events
Nike, Inc.

Darell Stokes
Global Category Partner, Meetings/Events
Symantec Corporation

Gus Vonderheide
Vice President Sales - Group
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts

John Washko
Sales & Marketing Executive
Washko & Associates

David Kliman
EMAB Facilitator

Founder and President  
The Kliman Group

 

"I have been both energized and amazed by the forward thinking and speed at which this organization has made an impact on the industry."
- Andy Anderson, Senior VP Sales & Marketing,
Destination Hotels & Resorts
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