The principal purpose of the Greater Midwest Chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association shall be to increase the effectiveness of meetings and conventions through member industry education and promotion of the value of the meetings industry in the Midwest Region.
Board of Directors
Rachael Riggs - President -
WellBeing Leader Maritz Global events
Molly Witges - President-Elect -
Director, Strategic Solutions Experient, a Maritz Global Events Company
Kelly Jena - Treasurer -
Meeting Manager American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Jennifer Sommers - Secretary -
Key Account Director IHG
Douglas Dvorak - Immediate Past President -
Director of Sales - Midwest Region Visit Fort Worth
Dawn Amaskane - Director -
Associate Vice President, Administrative Affairs American Osteopathic Association
Donna Bongiovanni - Director -
Global Director - Americas Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Greg Burton - Director -
Director of Business Intelligence onPeak|GES
Mia Friel - Director -
Director of Meetings AAPM&R
Jeff Gassaway - Director -
Director, Convention Sales, Midwest Region Visit Salt Lake
Tamara Jones - Director -
Director, Association Sales Choose Chicago
Bob Kobosky, DES - Director -
Vice President Global Accounts ConferenceDirect
Deborah Ross - Director -
Chief Executive Officer National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Frank Passanante - 2020 PCMA Board Liaison -
Senior Vice President - Hilton Worldwide Sales - Americas Hilton Worldwide
Committee Leadership
Awards Committee:
Chair, Laura Reali, American Hospitality Association
Vice Chair, Annemarie Heidbuechel, Maritim Hotels
Chapter Relations Committee:
Chair, David Almond, Associated Luxury Hotels International
Vice Chair, Jenny Meyer, Marriott Global Sales Organization
Vice Chair, Wendy Friewald, ACT/EPOCAD
Communications Committee
Co-Chair, Caroline Price, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Co-Chair, Kelly Stancato, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Community Services Committee
Chair, Jennifer Nelson, Experient, A Maritz Global Events Company
Vice Chair, Shaun Pirrera, Experient, A Maritz Global Events Company
Education Committee
Chair, Becky Svientek, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Vice Chair, Joe Wilush, onPeak|GES
Events Committee
Chair, Sherry Vale, Visit Baltimore
Vice Chair, Jenny Lynch, Visit Indy
Membership Committee
Chair, Marisa Villalba, American College of Surgeons
Vice Chair, Michael Steffen, American Bar Association
Sponsorship Committee
Chair, Sarah McKinney, Alzheimer’s Association
Vice Chair, Maddie DaMario, Reno-Sparks Convention and Authority Center
Student Membership Committee
Chair, Lindsay Williams, GES
Vice Chair, Colleen Bingle, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Past Presidents
2019 Douglas Dvorak
2017 Sandy Reynolds
2015 Catherine Mills
2013 Colleen Donohoe
2011 David Almond
2009 Michael McCurry
2007 Teri Jarvie
2005 John Folks
2003 Teri Tonioli
2001 Laurie Fitzgerald
1999 Laurie Behncke
1997 Lisa Sykes
1995 Diane Dale
1993 Barbara Connell
2018 Murray Ryan
2016 Hilary Rosenthal
2014 Julie Mullins
2012 Katie Bender
2010 Scott Romane
2008 Paul Miller
2006 Andrea Field
2004 Lora Stanley
2002 Louise Polchelski
2000 Nancy Kay Olson
1998 Dick Barton
1996 Paul Jay
1994 Charles Watts