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 Inc.
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
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, Destination Cleveland
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