2018 Leadership Team
To join the WINiT Leadership Team, contact info@WINiTforWomen.org.
* Founding Leaders
WINiT Staff
Dawn Repoli
Vice President, Program Development
GBTA’s WINiT Business Unit
Laura Richey
Project and Marketing Coordinator
GBTA’s WINiT Business Unit
Sue Wyslick
Coordinator and Membership Liaison
GBTA’s WINiT Business Unit
Board of Directors
Christiane Cabot Bini
Vice President, Global Client Management
American Express Global Business Travel
Tony D’Astolfo*
Vice Chair
Senior Vice President
Serko
Ron DiLeo*
Board Chair and Secretary
Founder and President
SafeTravelRX
Gail Grimmett*
Travel Industry Executive
Christie Hicks*
Global Sales Executive and Corporate Business Strategist
Dave Hilfman*
Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales
United Airlines
Chuck Imhof
Vice President- New York Sales
Delta Air Lines
Beth Kinerk
Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, Sales – The Americas
Avis Budget Group, Inc
Michelle (Mick) Lee*
Founder & President, WINiT
Managing Director, ARROW212
Karen Magee
Senior Director Industry Relations & Leisure Operations
Tzell Travel Group LLC
Carrie Freeman Parsons
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
The Freeman Companies
Lisa Paul*
SVP, Executive Producer
Jack Morton Worldwide
Tahnee Perry
Treasurer
Vice President Marketing
Deem
Paul VanDeventer
President & CEO
Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
Advisory Board
Barbara Agoglia
Vice President, Business Product Management
American Express
Doug Anderson*
CEO
American Express Global Business Travel
Peter J. Bates
President and Founder
Strategic Vision
Leigh Bochicchio
Vice President Mastercard
President – ACTE
JaNette Connell*
Managing Director – Marketing, Events, & Corporate Travel
Insperity
Lane Dubin*
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
CPI Card Group
Nina Easton
Chair, Fortune Most Powerful Women International
Fortune
Dana Forfa
Senior Manager, Marketing Procurement & Digital Content
L’Oreal
John Gilfillan
Senior Account Executive, LeadGenius
Co-Founder, Young Travel Professionals
Caitlin Gomez*
Vice President Business Development
GBTA
Peter Greenberg*
Travel Editor
CBS News
Mark Hollyhead
Chief Operating Officer
Egencia
Kevin Iwamoto
Senior Consultant
GoldSpring Consulting LLC
Mike Janssen
Global COO & President, Americas Region
BCD Travel
Kurt Knackstedt
CEO
Troovo
Michael Koetting*
Executive Vice President Supplier & TMC Services
Concur
Craig Kreeger*
CEO
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Susan Lichtenstein
Senior Consultant, Global Client Strategies
Partnership Travel Consulting, LLC
Dave Lukas
Vice President
Grasp Technologies, Inc.
Melissa Maher
Senior Vice President, Lodging
Expedia, Inc.
Kathleen Matthews*
Former Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer for Marriott International
Candidate for U.S. Congress (MD-8)
Andy Menkes
Senior Vice President
BCD Travel
Paul Metselaar
Chairman & CEO
Ovation Travel Group
Christine Ourmieres-Widener*
CEO
flybe
Cheryl Reynolds
Director, Distribution Channel Strategy
Hertz
Michael Share*
Founder, Managing Partner
Next Corporate Travel
Bradley Seitz*
Founding Partner
Agilis
Steve Singh*
Chairman and CEO
Docker, Inc.
Vivek Thadhani*
Director of Sales & Marketing
Millenium Hotel – London Mayfair
Rich Venezio*
President- Creative Director
Events Forum
Cathy Voss*
Executive Vice President – Global Program Solutions
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Rana Walker*
Co-Founder & Principal
GR&AT Management
Nancy P. Walsh
President
Expert Consulting LLC
Elizabeth West
Editor-In-Chief
Business Travel News
TEAM WINiT
Q1 Allstars
These Leaders are true Ambassadors of WINiT, actively promoting and supporting our immediate projects and initiatives. Inclusive in this group are our esteemed Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members.
At WINiT, we believe that our volunteers become engaged when they have the time and appropriate resources.
These Allstars exclaim, “Put me in Coach”.
Want to become part of our Allstar Team? Contact info@WINiTforWomen.org.
Edyth Adedeji
District Sales Manager
Delta Air Lines
Cindy Allen
CEO
StoneEagle
Maria Perez Brau
VP, Global Talent Development
American Express GBT
Yvette Bryant
SVP Human Resources, Americas
BCD Travel
Doreen Burse
VP Global Sales
Marriott International
Kate Campbell
Director, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe
Sam Cande
Group Commercial Director, Travel Portfolio
Centaur
Kelly Clements
CEO
The EntreprenewHer
Chris Cormier
Director Sales Northeast US
United Airlines
Heidi Sanderson Daniels
Global Program Director, SMM
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Karen deKanter-Brennan
Vice President of Sales
CorpTrav Management Group
Shannon Delaney
Director of Content & Marketing
Dinova
Kelly Ferrigno
Sales Manager
United Airlines
Wendy Flood
Corporate Travel Relocation Administrator
The Freeman Companies
Dana Forfa
Senior Manager, Marketing Procurement & Digital Content
L’Oreal
Patricia Gardiner
Head of Brand and Campaigns
Addison Lee
Melissa Gain
Event Manager
The BTN Group
Ann-Christel Graham
VP Enterprise Client Sales
Concur
Ali Green
Assist Professor – Dept. of Hospitality, Recreation & Resort Management
University of South Florida, College of Business
Nicole Gruschow
Global Supplier Relations
American Express GBT
Karen Haas
Consultant
Karen Haas Consulting
Bev Heinritz
Vice President, Partner Relations
Dinova
Lisa Hoehn
Vice President Global Corporate Sales
Altour
Jill Jefferis
Director, Global Engagement
ACTE
Stacy Kansky
Director Hertz Brand Marketing
Hertz
Therese Kelleher
SVP, Enterprise Solutions
BCD Meetings & Events
Rosemary Maloney
Senior Manager, Global Travel
Tapestry
Carmita Mantilla
Sales Manager
United Airlines
Noel McWilliams
Sponsorships Manager
Cvent
Susie McKernan
Director
Craig Bradford Associates
Nancy Medoff
Vice President, Global Sales
BCD Meetings & Events
Donna Mitsos
VP of Sales
Innovation Meetings
Emma Ocampo
Senior Director, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe
Linda Oliver-Eckhardt
Senior Vice President of Client Strategies
Travel Leaders Corporate
Allison O’Sullivan
Senior Sourcing Specialist – Travel and Events
Chain IQ US, Inc.
Amy Padgett
Partner Marketing Director
Concur Technologies
Dina Paglia
Implementation Manager
Corporate Traveler USA
Delia Passi
CMO & Founder
Women’s Choice Award
Jane Pearsall
Senior Sales Manager, Worldwide Sales, Global Business Travel
Best Western International
Christina Reichelt
Global Account Manager
World Travel, Inc.
Dana Rixter
Director, Travel Services
BAE Systems
Tammy Routh
Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Marriott International
Carinne Saulet
VP Brand, Global Marketing
CWT
Jenn Smukler
Director of Sales, Meetings & Events
Ovation Corporate Travel
Sharon Tolliver
Managing Partner
ROA Consulting Group
Linda Valenza
Global Business Development
ACTE
Rita Visser
Director, Global Travel GPO
Oracle
Jessica Walkoski
General Manager
Panama City Beach-Destin
TurnKey Vacation Rentals
Holly Warner
Director, Global Business Consulting
American Express GBT
Monica Whitehead
Project Manager
World Travel, Inc.
MaryAnne Zoldak
VP Human Resources
Maritz Global Events
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Sally Abella*
Director Global Corporate Travel
Argie Agrapides*
Global Head of Travel Services
Morgan Stanley
Amy Alder
Trade Show & Event Specialist
Ingram Content Group
Olivia Brooks Allan*
Director – Meeting & Travel Services
Mastercard
Cindy Allen*
CEO
StoneEagle
Mimi Almeida
Experience Specialist for Meetings,
Incentives,Special Events,
and Product Launches
Brandi Andres
Production Manager International Americas
Tourism Australia, the Americas
Laurey Armstrong
Client Services Manager
Omega World Travel
Lisa Arredondo
Director of Strategic Development
FocusPoint International
Maria Aydag*
Director of Corporate Sales and Extended Stay
Denison Hospitality Group
Esther Barbosa*
Area Director of Sales
Hilton Fashion District Hilton Garden Inn
Barbara Barnard*
Senior Vice President
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Jordan Baronfeld
Sales Manager
Omni Hotels
Mary Bastrentaz*
Bindu Bhatia*
Senior Vice President, Global Accounts
Carlson Wgonlit Travel
Trudy Blough
Director, Sales
BCD Travel
Toni Bonnette-Verdi
Worldwide Sales, Business Travel
Best Western International
Maureen Brady
SVP – Client Solutions Group
Ovation Corporate Travel
Sandra Broughton*
Senior Director Procurement, Global Travel Leader
AECOM
Maylena Burchfield*
Senior Vice President
AdTravel Travel Management
Jennifer Burgfechtel
Global Sales Manager
LaQuinta
Lea Cahill
President
Atlas Travel & Technology Group
Kate Campbell
Director, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe
Sam Cande
Group Commercial Director Travel Portfolio
Centaur
Yolanda E. Cardiff
Business Development
Dwelling Hawaii
Joannie Cargill
Regional Sales Director, NE & Canada
Worldhotels
Marc Casto*
CEO
Casto Travel
Donna Centofanti-Powers*
Manager, Sales Northeast
US Porter Airlines, Inc.
Catalin Ciobanu
Co-Founder and CTO
Boost.rs
Bridget Clark*
Vice President, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility
American Express Global Business Travel
Kelly Clements
CEO
The EntreprenewHer
Chris Cormier
Director Sales Northeast US
United Airlines
DeAnne Dale
Senior Vice President Global Strategy & Consulting
Reed & Mackay
Mike Daly
Vice President, Travel & Car Services
Deem
Heidi Sanderson Daniels
Global Program Director, SMM
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Lenore D’Anzieri
Director, Travel Industry Partnerships
Dave El/Boston Coach
Veronique Deblois
Director, Global Travel Partnerships
Hilton
Karen deKanter-Brennan
Vice President of Sales
CorpTrav Management Group
Carol Del Giudice
Account Manager
Christopherson Business Travel
Kim DeVillers
Director of Group Sales, Pacific Northwest
Melia Hotels International
Jillian Dickens
Director and Co-Owner
Bannikin Travel & Tourism
Annette Doherty
Director, Consultant Strategy
American Airlines
Heather Dratler
Director
Allison+Partners
Christine Dunton-Tinnus*
Consumer Research German Markets
C Space
Jennifer Dzialo
Director of Product – Supplier Relations & Contracting
Flight Centre USA
Mara Eisenbaum
Senior Manager Lodging Partnerships
American Express
Kelly Ferrigno
Sales Manager
United Airlines
Val Feuell*
Senior Director Sales & Account Management
BCD Travel
Wendy Flood
Travel & Relocation Administrator
The Freeman Company
Patricia Gardiner*
Head of Brand and Campaigns
Addison Lee
Kate Garvey
Director Of Digital Sales
AFAR
Marianne Goodman
Global Travel Manager
Nuance Communications
Ann-Christel Graham
Vice President Client Sales
Concur Technologies
Ali Green
Assistant Professor – Dept. of Hospitality, Recreation, & Resort Management
University of West Florida, College of Business
Kevin Greene
Social Media Manager and Copywriter
PH3 Agency & Brewery
Courtney L. Gribble
Director, Business Development
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Julie Haddix
Director, Enteprise Marketing
Cvent
Michelle Harris
Marketing Manager
Park ‘N Fly
Beverly Heinritz*
Vice President, Partner Relations
Dinova
Krissy Herman*
Vice President of Program Management
KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions
Cindy Heston*
Director, Travel & Events
Anthem, Inc.
Lisa Hoehn
Vice President Global Corporate Sales
Altour
Bobbi Huber
Global Account Manager
Cornerstone Information Systems
Cyndi Hunter
Director Global Accounts
United Airlines
Jill Jefferis
Director, Global Engagement
ACTE
Jessica Johnson
Manager, New Business
American Airlines
Jennifer Kane Magee
Vice President, Client Services
Forbes Travel Guide
Kim Kaye*
Americas Travel
Visa, Inc.
Amber Kelleher*
President & CEO
United Way Retirees Association
Therese Kelleher*
SVP, Enterprise Solutions
BCD Meetings & Events
Kristen Koenig
Senior Manager, Digital Sales & Partnerships
Freeman
Emma Lamb
Global Travel Safety Coordinator
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Patty Little
Materials Management – Procurement
Northwestern Medicine
Hillary Louarti
Corporate & Group Services Manager
Diamond Transportaation
Lisa Lundquist
Vice President, Global Network Development
World Travel, Inc.
Emily Lynn
Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Strategic Accounts
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Rosemary Maloney
Senior Manager, Global Travel
Tapestry
Carmita Mantilla
Sales Manager – New York City
United Airlines
Gisela Maranhao
Director, Corporate Market
Casablanca Turismo
Jayne McAllister
Founder
Business Travel Wellness Inc
Noel McWilliams*
Sponsorships Manager
Cvent, Inc.
Silvia Medina
Senior Director – Hotel Solutions
BCD Travel
Nancy Medoff
Vice President, Global Sales
BCD Travel & Events
Andy Menkes
Founder and CEO
Partnership Travel Consulting, LLC
Donna Mitsos
Director of Sales – World Experts
VP of Sales – Innovation Meetings
Aileen Moriarty
Sales Manager – CT
United Airlines
Debra Moss
Principal
Acquis Consulting Group
Anisa Musgrove
Global Sales Manager
AccorHotels
Dick Nabors, CTE
Patricia Neal
Travel & Card Services – Accountant III
Delhaize America
Alexa Nick
Partner & Director
OPTIMUS/SBR
Uche Nwajei
Head, Corporate Travels
SPDC
Emma Ocampo
Senior Director, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe
Lori O’Connell
Senior Director, Travel & Meetings
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Linda Oliver-Eckhardt*
Senior Vice President of Client Strategies
Travel Leaders Corporate
Allison O’Sullivan
Senior Sourcing Specialist – Travel and Events
Chain IQ US, Inc.
Mary Pat O’Toole
Director of Business Marketing and Sales Support
Avis Budget Group
Lisa Oxentine
Senior Manager Customer Recovery
American Airlines
Amy Padgett
Partner Marketing Director
Concur Technologies
Dina Paglia
Implementation Manager
Corporate Traveler
Linda Painton
Global Director of Sales
World Travel Service BCD
Jill Palmer
Managing Director
Click Travel Ltd
Jane Pearsall
Senior Manager, Worldwide Sales, Global Business Travel
Best Western International
Kelly Pettis
Travel Program Manager
Olympus
Juliann Pless
SVP
globalVCard Travel Solutions
CSI globalVCard
Julie Polinsky*
U.S. Travel Manager
RBC Wealth Management
Liz Porco*
Vice President
Citigroup
Kelly Regan
Go Furnished Housing
Christina Reichelt
Global Account Manager
World Travel, Inc.
Claire Repass*
Director of Events
Inspirato with American Express
Therese Riehle
Director of Sales
Cambria Hotel & Suites, New York – Chelsea
Paula Rivera
Dana Rixter
Director, Travel Services
BAE Systems
Jenny Robinson
Senior Sales Manager
Arlo Hotels
Marta Rodriguez Martinez
Travel Manager, Compliance & Analytics
Microsoft
Tammy Routh
Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Marriott International
Bernadette Ruby
Regional Vice President of Sales
TravelClick
Dee Runyan*
President
World Travel, Inc.
Anita Salvatore
Executive Vice President
Corporate Travel Management
Barbara Santino*
Tracie Saunders*
Head of Corporate Services
Neuberger Berman
Brad Seitz*
President
Topaz International
Linda Senigaglia*
Enterprise Account Executive
Danlaw
Denise Sheldon*
Regional Commercial Director, West
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
Cindy Shumate*
Senior Manager, Travel and Meetings
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Julie Simpson*
Senior Consultant
GoldSpring Consulting LLC
Gloria Slethaug
Managing Director
Connexus Travel
Diane Lundeen Smith
Global Travel Sourcing Manager
Microsoft
Tery Soriano
Manager, Mid Market Team
IHG
Vanessa Sperber
Corporate Director of Hotel Sales
Millennium Hotels & Resorts
Renee Sprole
Jennifer Steinke
Manager, Corporate Travel
Dycom Industries, Inc.
Katherine Sullivan
Sr. Director, Product Management
Concur Travel, an SAP Company
BJ Tate*
Global Corporate Travel Leadership
BCD
Debbie Thomas
Director Global Business Development
ACTE
Alicia (Klosowski) Tillman*
Chief Marketing Officer
SAP Ariba
Sharon Tolliver
Managing Partner
ROA Consulting Group/Graham Holdings
Tracy (Paurowski) Truelove*
Communications Lead
HSBC Retail Banking & Wealth Management
Joseph Valenza
Director of Sales, North America
Lufthansa Systems, Inc.
Linda Valenza
Global Business Development
ACTE
Katie Virtue
Director, Strategic Partner Development
Omnia Partners
Rita Visser*
Director, Global Travel GPO
Oracle
Rana Walker*
Principal, Co-Founder
GR&AT Management
Jessica Walkoski
General Manager
Panama City Beach-Destin
TurnKey Vacation Rentals
Jennifer Wallington
National Account Sales Manager
Drury Hotels
Jennifer Walsdorf*
Vice President
Tzell Travel Group Northwest
Holly Warner*
Global Director
American Express GBT
Harriet Washburn*
Global Travel Strategy Leader
IBM
Monica Whitehead
Project Manager
World Travel, Inc.
Jodi Woods
Global Category Manager
BD
Christina Woronchak
Vice President, Client Sales & Solutions
American Express Global Business Travel
Regan Yeldell
Director Of Vertical Marketing
Comcast Business