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
Douglas Dvorak - President -
Director of Sales - Midwest Region Visit Fort Worth
Rachael Riggs - President-Elect -
Manager Meeting and Convention Sales - Midwest/Chicago Vancouver Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kristi Casale - Treasurer -
Senior Meetings and Continuing Education Director American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Molly Witges - Secretary -
Director, Strategic Solutions Experient, A Maritz Global Events Company
Murray Ryan - Immediate Past President -
Director National Accounts Hiltons of Washington DC
Donna Bongiovanni - Director (Supplier) -
Global Director - Americas Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Jeffrey Gassaway - Director (Supplier) -
Director of Convention Sales Midwest Region Visit Salt Lake
Kelly Jena - Director (Professional) -
Director, Meetings and Client Services Williams Management Resources, Inc.
Tamara Jones - Director (Supplier) -
Director of Association Sales Choose Chicago
Laura Jurgens Griffin - Director (Professional) -
Event and Meeting Planner Exact Sciences
Deborah Ross - Director (Professional) -
Vice President Education and Meetings National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Jennifer Sommers - Director (Supplier) -
Key Account Director IHG
Erin Berggren - Executive Director -
Executive Director PCMA Greater Midwest Chapter
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