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 -
Manager Meeting and Convention Sales - Midwest/Chicago Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau
Molly Witges - President-Elect -
Director, Strategic Solutions Experient, A Maritz Global Events Company
Kelly Jena - Treasurer -
Director, Meetings and Client Services 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 -
Director of Meetings and Travel 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 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jeffrey Gassaway - Director -
Director of Convention Sales Midwest Region Visit Salt Lake
Tamara Jones - Director -
Director, Association Sales Choose Chicago
Bob Kobosky - Director -
Vice President Global Accounts ConferenceDirect
Frank Passanante - 2020 PCMA Board Liaison -
Senior Vice President - Hilton Worldwide Sales - Americas Hilton Worldwide
Committee Leadership
Awards Committee:
Chair, Dionne Hulsey, Shepard Exposition Services, Inc.
Vice Chair, Laura Reali, American Hospital Association
Chapter Relations Committee:
Chair, Judy Larson, Society of Simulation in Healthcare
Vice Chair, David Almond, Associated Luxury Hotels International
Communications Committee
Chair, Quincy Jones, San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
Vice Chair, Michelle Jones, American Osteopathic Association
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, Jamie Heidorn, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau
Vice Chair, Rebecca Svientek, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Events Committee
Chair, Greg Burton, onPeak
Vice Chair, Sherry Vale, Destination Cleveland
Membership Committee
Chair, Marisa Villalba, American College of Surgeons
Vice Chair, Elizabeth Ziola, Verde Events, Inc
Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chair, Laura Jelinek, American Osteopathic Association
Co-Chair, Sarah McKinney, Alzheimer’s Association
Co-Vice Chair, Kim Himes, Las Convention and Visitors Authority
Co-Vice Chair, Maddie Metcalf, Reno-Sparks Convention and Authority Center
Student Membership Committee
Chair, Mia Friel, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Vice Chair, Lindsay Williams, GES