Destinations International named names when it announced its new 2023-2024 association Board of Directors and foundation Board of Trustees.
Association Board Director Slate 2023/2024
• Beth Erickson, CDME, President & CEO, Visit Loudoun
• Bethanie DeRose, CDME, Senior Vice President, JLL
• Domenic Bravo, CDME, CEO, Visit Cheyenne
• Julie Calvert, President & CEO, Visit Cincy
• Kristin McGrath, CDME, Executive Director, Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Kyle Edmiston, CDME, President and CEO, Visit Lake Charles
• Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE, CQIA, President & CEO, ASAE
• Victoria Cimino, President & CEO, Visit Williamsburg
• Yrjötapio “YT” Kivisaari, CEO, Visit Oulu
2023/2024 Slate of Officers
• Chair: Fred Dixon, New York City Tourism + Conventions
• Chair-Elect: Scott White, Visit Greater Palm Springs
• Immediate Past-Chair: Al Hutchinson, Visit Baltimore
• Treasurer: Leslie Bruce, President and CEO, Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Bureau
• Secretary: Kyle Edmiston, CDME, President and CEO, Visit Lake Charles
Foundation Board Trustee Slate 2023/2024
• James Jackson, President & CEO, Tourism Jasper
• Jerad Bachar, CDME, President & CEO, VisitPITTSBURGH
• Jessica Ireland, Founder, Sunshine & Bourbon
• Katherine O’Donnell, CDME, Executive Vice President, Richmond Region Tourism
• Martha Sheridan, President & CEO, Meet Boston
• Todd O’Leary, CDME, CTIS, VP, Marketing & Communications, Sonoma County Tourism
• Victoria Clarke, CDME, CEO, Tourism Mississauga
2023/2024 Slate of Officers
• Chair: Ellie Westman Chin, CDME, President & CEO, Destination Madison
• Chair-Elect: Amir Eylon, President & CEO, Longwoods International
• Immediate Past-Chair: Vail Ross, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development & Marketing, STR
• Treasurer/Secretary: Martha Sheridan, President & CEO, Meet Boston
• At Large Office: Steven Paganelli, CDME, Head of Destination Marketing, Americas, TripAdvisor