This Month’s Featured Leader:
Becky Svienteck
Meeting Planner at American Academy of Sleep Medicine
GMC Education Committee Chair
Fun Fact about Becky: I’ve been to 14 zoos in 9 states (plus one internationally!) and I’m hoping to visit a zoo in each of the 50 states during my lifetime.
Executive Committee
President
Rachael Riggs, CMP Manager, Meetings and Conventions Sales, Midwest/Chicago Tourism Vancouver
President-Elect
Molly Witges, CMP Director, Strategic Solutions, Experient
Treasurer (2 Year Term)
Kelly Jena, CMP Meeting Planner, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Secretary (1 Year Term)
Jennifer Sommers Key Account Director, InterContinental Hotels Group
Immediate Past President
Douglas Dvorak Director of Sales Midwest Region, Visit Fort Worth
Professional Directors
Dawn Amaskane, Director of Meetings and Travel, American Osteopathic Association
Mia Friel, Director of Meetings, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Bob Kobosky, VP Global Accounts, ConferenceDirect
Deborah Ross, Vice President, Education, and Meetings, National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Supplier Directors
Donna Bongiovanni, Global Director–Americas, Hyatt Sales Force
Greg Burton, Director of Business, Intelligence onPeak
Jeff Gassaway, Director of Convention Sales, Midwest Region, Visit Salt Lake
Tamara Jones, Director of Association Sales, Choose Chicago
Awards Committee
Chair: Laura Reali
Vice Chair: AnneMarie Heidbuchel
Board Liaison: Deborah Ross
Chapter Relations Committee
Chair: David Almond
Vice Chair: Jenny Meyer
Vice Chair: Wendy Friewald
Board Liaison: Donna Bongiovanni
Communications Committee
Chair: Caroline Price
Vice Chair: Kelly Katona
Board Liaison: Molly Witges
Community Services Committee
Chair: Jennifer Nelson
Vice Chair: Shaun Pirrera
Board Liaison: Greg Burton
Education Committee
Chair: Becky Svientek
Vice Chair: Joe Wilush
Board Liaison: Dawn Amaskane
Events Committee
Chair: Sherry Vale
Vice Chair: Jenny Lynch
Board Liaison: Bob Kobosky
Membership Committee
Chair: Marisa Villalba
Vice Chair: Michael Steffen
Board Liaison: Jeff Gassaway
Sponsorship Committee
Chair: Sarah McKinney
Vice Chair: Maddie DaMario
Board Liaison: Mia Friel
Student Relations Committee
Chair: Lindsay Williams
Vice Chair: Colleen Bingle
Board Liaison: Tamara Jones
