2012-2013 International Board of Directors Slate
MPI CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Kevin Hinton
Executive Vice President
Associated Luxury Hotels International
Chicago, IL, USA
NOMINEES FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Candidate for Chairman-elect, Three-year commitment
Michael Dominguez
Vice President, Global Sales
Loews Hotels & Resorts
New York, NY, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Michael Dominguez is Vice President, Global Sales for Loews Hotels with responsibility for the National Sales Team, Industry Relations and 3rd Party Partnerships. Michael has been in the Hospitality industry for 25 years, beginning his career in the Food & Beverage arena. From a Sales & Marketing perspective, Michael had the opportunity to work with many Hospitality Management Companies at a variety of conference hotels and resorts and most served as Vice President of Sales & Services for the PSDR Convention and Visitors Authority before joining the Loews family in 2005. In the meetings industry, Michael has held board positions with various chapters of HSMAI, MPI, CalSAE, SGMP and served as chapter President of MPISCC.
Candidate for Vice Chairman of Finance
One-year commitment
Kevin Kirby
Senior Director-Worldwide Sales
Hard Rock International
Orlando, FL, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Kevin is the corporate leader for all synergistic sales initiatives relative to Hard Rock brand portfolio; key industry liaison for the brand relative to business to business, group travel industry, and strategic partner efforts; business development efforts within various market channels; oversee creative execution relative to industry markets and leads team development and training; product portfolio includes over 153 global venues in over 50 countries including hotels, casinos, concert venues, and world-renowned cafes.
Candidate for Vice Chairman
One-year commitment
Roel Frissen, CMM
Managing Director
Parthen
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Current Job Responsibilities: Roel is Managing Director for Parthen which provides clients with
registration services, registration software and essential products for
meetings
Candidate for Vice Chairman
One-year commitment
Carl Winston
Director
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Carl is the founding director of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at San Diego State University. He has over 30 years of experience in a variety of senior executive level hospitality industry positions in major hotels and restaurants and other industries. He is active in the meetings industry globally.
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Sebastien Tondeur
CEO
MCI Group Holding SA
Geneva, Switzerland
NOMINEES FOR INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS-THREE YEAR TERMS
Krzysztof Celuch, CMM, CITE
Vice-Dean, Vistula University
Manager, Poland Convention Bureau PTO
Warsaw, Poland
Current Job Responsibilities: Krzysztof is vice-dean and lecturer in events management at VISTULA University and pre-rector at the College of Tourism and Recreation in Warsaw. He is also a manager for the Poland Convention Bureau which is part of the Polish Tourist Organisation. Each year Krzysztof authors the Poland Meetings and Events Report covering the status of the industry in Poland.
Allison Kinsley, CMP, CMM
Chief Meeting Architect
Kinsley Meetings
Littleton, CO, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Allison is the founder and Chief Meeting Architect of Kinsley Meetings. Her company is a full-service meeting management organization which provides a wealth of knowledge, successful partnerships and strategic planning to the meetings and events community.
Fiona Pelham
Managing Director
Sustainable Events Ltd
Manchester, United Kingdom
Current Job Responsibilities: Fiona is a leader in sustainability for the meetings and events industry and is currently serving as Chair of the ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management System Standard. Her company has assisted global organizations with the implementation of sustainable practices in the event industry.
Alisa Peters, CMP, CMM
National Account Manager
Experient Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Alisa is a National Account Manager at Experient assisting association and corporate clients with the strategic planning and execution of events. She is also responsible for cultivating new account growth and development.
NOMINEES FOR INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS-ONE YEAR TERM
Darren Temple, CTA
Senior Vice President of Sales and Services
Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau
Dallas, TX, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Darren has worked in the meetings and events industry for more than 22 years. He is currently responsible for the direction and management of the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau sales and marketing efforts while ensuring Dallas is positioned as one of the nation’s top meeting, convention and leisure destinations. Prior to joining the DCVB, Darren served in executive sales capacities for two global tradeshow event technology corporations.
Stephanie Windham, CMP
Vice President Sales and Marketing
ARIA Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Current Job Responsibilities: Stephanie oversees the convention sales, convention services and leisure sales departments at ARIA Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa. Prior to the hotel’s opening, Stephanie served on the pre-opening team for CityCenter which included overseeing the marketing and budgeting of the various hotels convention space.
CONTINUING BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jordan D. Clark
Vice President of Sales
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Ricardo Ferreira
Senior Vice President
GRUPO ALATUR
São Paulo, Brazil
Hattie Hill, CMM
CEO
Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc.
Dallas, TX, USA
Cornelia Horner, CMP
Vice President
American Land Title Association
Washington, DC, USA
Carol Muldoon, CMM
Executive Director-Events & Meetings
KPMG LLP
New York, NY, USA
Erin Tench, CMP, CMM
Associate Director of Special Events
Penn State University
University Park, PA, USA
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
MPI Foundation Representative
Vincent LaRuffa
Vice President Resort Sales & Marketing
Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, FL, USA