PCMA Foundation elects 2020 trustees, announces board officers

Global meetings industry association PCMA’s Leadership Committee has elected its PCMA Foundation 2020 Board of Trustees. Officers and trustees will take office immediately following the association’s Convening Leaders annual meeting 5-8 January in San Francisco’s Moscone Center.   The list of PCMA Foundation 2020/21 Trustees is: Chair: Valerie Sumner Principal, VRS Meetings and Events Inc.   Chair-Elect: Angie Ranalli, Vice-President of Sales – Midwest Region, San Diego Tourism Authority   Secretary-Treasurer: Charles Starks President and CEO Music City Center   Immediate Past Chair: Carol McGury, MPS Executive Vice-President SmithBucklin   The following individuals will begin serving two-year terms (2020–2022) as trustees: Douglas Bennett, Senior Vice-President Convention Development Louisville Tourism   Tony Lorenz, Founder Headsail LLC   Gladys O’Mahony, Vice-President, Association Sales Marriott International   Henry Rosales, Vice-President, Strategic Events CoreNet Global   Danielle Urbina, Vice-President, Meetings American Heart Association   Heidi Welker, Senior Vice-President, Business Development Freeman Audio Visual Canada   The following individuals are currently serving two-year terms (2019-2021) as trustees:   Jerry Cito, Executive Vice-President, Convention Development NYC & Company   Jennifer Erney, Regional Vice-President Sales Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)   Christopher Finelli, Regional Vice-President Sales – Hyatt Sales Force Hyatt Hotels Corp.   John Loveless, Senior Vice-President Exhibition Sales GES   Karen Malone, Vice-President Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS)   Gary Murakami, Director Global Sales MGM Resorts International   The following PCMA Foundation trustee positions are determined by PCMA:   Mary Pat Heftman, Vice-Chair Winsight Exhibitions Term: 2019-2021   Claire Smith, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing Vancouver Convention Centre Term: 2020–2022   The following PCMA Board of Directors members also serve as trustees: PCMA Chair: Stuart Ruff-Lyon, Vice President, Events and Exhibitions Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) Term: 2020–2021   PCMA Chair-Elect: Kirsten Olean, CAE Director of Meetings Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Term: 2020–2021 Also, the PCMA Board of Directors’ proposed slate announced 16 September, 2019, has been elected and will take office immediately following PCMA’s Convening Leaders annual meeting in San Francisco in January:   Chair: Stuart Ruff-Lyon Term: 2020-2021   Chair-Elect: Kirsten Olean, Director of Meetings Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Term: 2020-2021   Secretary-Treasurer: Kelly M. Ricker Executive Vice-President Events & Learning CompTIA Term: 2020-2021   Immediate Past Chair: Gregory A. O’Dell President and CEO Events DC Term: 2020-2021   The following individuals will begin serving three-year terms (2020-2022) on PCMA’s Board of Directors:   Lisa Astorga, Director of Meetings International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Ben Erwin, President PSAV Bianca Ferrer, Creative Director + Experience Designer Bianca Ferrer Creative Diane Kovats, Executive Director International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Paula Rowntree, Head of Events & Experience, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Ana María Viscasillas, President and Chief Visionary Business Tourism Services   The following individuals are currently serving terms as Directors: Neil Brownlee, Head of Business Events VisitScotland Term: 2018-2020   Robert Heard, Associate Executive Director American College of Emergency Physicians Term: 2019–2021   Derrick M. Johnson, II, Executive Director The National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) Term: 2019–2021   Desirée Knight, Director, Education and Meetings American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Term: 2019–2021   Amilie Parent, President Showcare Event Solutions Term: 2019–2021   Frank Passanante, Senior Vice-President, Hilton Worldwide Sales – Americas Hilton Worldwide Term: 2019–2021   Carolyn Pund, Senior Manager, Global SMM and Event Business Operations Cisco Systems Inc. Term: 2018–2020   Kathleen Ratcliffe, President Explore St Louis Term: 2018–2020   Valerie Sumner, Principal VRS Meetings and Events Inc. Term: 2020–2021, Foundation Chair   Megan Tate, Chief Operating Officer RAW AMZ Term: 2018–2020   Christine Trimmer, Vice-President of Membership, Marketing and Communications, The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Term: 2018–2020