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Leadership

Board of Directors

ADMEI's Board of Directors manages the affairs of the association and serves as its governing body. The primary focus of the Board is to adopt policies and programming that will provide unsurpassed knowledge and information to the Destination Management industry while ensuring the fiscal health of the organization.

Interested in serving?  Contact Val Delaney.

2024 Board of Directors

* Denotes Executive Committee

Denise Malo, DMCP

President*
Co-Director - Campus To Career
BBC Events, a Global DMC Partner
New Orleans, LA USA

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Daniella Bikoulis, DMCP, CIS

President-Elect*
Co-Director - MARCOM
Metropolitan DMC & Event Management
Athens, Greece

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Ashley Armstrong, DMCP, CMP

VP - Finance*
Director - Scholarships
factor 110 | Destination Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK USA

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Jamie Hellesen, DMCP

VP - Strategic Projects*
Co-Director - MARCOM
Co-Director - Awards
Corinthian Events, a DMC Network Company
Boston, MA USA

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Sarah Mullins, DMCP

VP - Administration
Co-Director - Education
Accent Indy, a DMC Network Company
Indianapolis, IN USA

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Lonise Carey, MHA, DMCP

Past President*
Co-Director - Campus To Career

Island Destination Services, a DMC Network Affiliate, Nassau, Bahamas

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Mauricio Arevalo DMCP, CIS

Co-Director - Membership
Costa Rica DMC, a DMC Network Company
San José, COSTA RICA

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Deidre Everdij

Co-Director - Awards
COTC Events, a Hosts Global Company
Dania Beach, FL USA

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Katherine Kirk Fenech

Co-Director - Membership
Chicago Is ... A Global DMC Partner
Chicago, IL USA

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Katelyn Petrillo, DMCP

Director - Conference
nxtevent
Boston, MA USA

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Benoit Sauvage, DMCP, CMP, CITP

Co-Director - Education
Connect DMC
Punta Cana, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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Jack Scafide

Director - Sponsorships
CORT Events
Woodridge, IL USA

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Val Delaney

Executive Vice President
ADMEI

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Lisa DeGolyer

Deputy
Executive Vice President
ADMEI

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Presidential Handovers

Each year, ADMEI's new President is welcomed into office during the ADMEI Annual Conference.  In 2020, with the help of our friends at SongDivision, ADMEI began a tradition of handing over the presidency in a musical fashion.

2024 - Atlanta, GA USA

Outgoing President - Lonise Carey, DMCP
Incoming President - Denise Malo, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision

2023 - Tampa, FL USA

Outgoing President - Jeff Nelke, DMCP
Incoming President - Lonise Carey, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision

2022 - Boston, MA USA

Outgoing President - Lorenzo Pignatti, DMCP
Incoming President - Jeff Nelke, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision

2021 - Virtual

Outgoing President - Alaina Tobar, DMCP
Incoming President - Lorenzo Pignatti, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision

2020 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Outgoing President - Robert Lee, DMCP
Incoming President - Alaina Tobar, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision

Past Presidents

ADMEI Past Presidents

We honor the Destination Management professionals that have served as president of the Association of Destination Management Executives International:

2023 Lonise Carey, DMCP
2022 Jeff Nelke, DMCP
2021 Lorenzo Pignatti, DMCP
2020 Alaina Tobar, DMCP
2019 Robert Lee, DMCP
2018 Marty MacKay, DMCP
2017 Brian Ferrell, DMCP, CMP
2016 David Rome, DMCP, CMP
2015 Bent Hadler, DMCP, CIS
2014 Jennifer Patino, DMCP
2013 Liz Keyser, DMCP, CMP
2012 Grant Snider, DMCP
2011 Susan Gray, DMCP
2010 Kevin Brewer, DMCP
2009 Nicole Marsh, DMCP, CMP
2008 Rhonda Marko, DMCP, CMP, CMM
2007 Ilene Reinhart, DMCP, CMP
2006 Susan Henderson, DMCP, CMP
2005 Pat Schauman, DMCP, CSEP, CMP
2004 Sam Thompson, DMCP
2003 Lex Lyon
2002 Terry Epton, DMCP
2001 Terry Epton, DMCP
2000 Pam Graham, DMCP
1999 Ellis Frater, Jr., DMCP
1998 Chris Lee, DMCP
1997 Chris Lee, DMCP
1996 Joanne O'Connor

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