The PCMA nominating committee met August 29, 2019 in Chicago to determine the final slate of 2020 board officers and directors for open positions.
PCMA bylaws require the official announcement of the proposed slate to be sent to its membership by October 1, 2019. The nominating process, according to the bylaws (Article XII, Section 1(d)), allows for additional nominations for any officer or director position by members who submit a petition. The petition is required to be signed by 5% of members from the membership category appropriate to the position and submitted to PCMA’s president and CEO no later than the close of business on November 1, 2019.
Unless there are additional nomination petitions from the membership, the following officers and directors will be deemed elected and will take office immediately following 2020 PCMA Convening Leaders.
The 2020 event takes place January 5-8 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
Contact Sherrif Karamat, CAE, PCMA president and CEO, at +1 312-423-7210 or Sherrif.Karamat@pcma.org for petition details and procedures.
PCMA’s nominating committee offers the following slate of candidates for leadership positions on its 2020 Board of Directors:
Chair:
Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES
Vice President, Events and Education
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Term: 2020
Chair-Elect:
Kirsten Olean, CAE
Director of Meetings
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Term: 2020
Secretary-Treasurer:
Kelly M. Ricker
Executive Vice President, Events & Learning
CompTIA
Term: 2020
Immediate Past Chair:
Gregory A. O’Dell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Events DC
Term: 2020
The following individuals will begin serving three-year terms (2020-2022):
Lisa Astorga, CMP, DES
Director of Meetings
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Ben Erwin
President
PSAV
Bianca Ferrer
Experience Designer + Executive Producer
Bianca Ferrer Creative
Diane Kovats, CAE, CMP, DES
Executive Director
International Society for Computational Biology
Paula Rowntree
Head of Events & Experience
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Ana María Viscasillas, CDME
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, MBA, CAE
Associate Executive Director
American College of Emergency Physicians
Term: 2019 – 2021
Derrick Johnson, CMP, DES
Senior Director of Meetings
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
Term: 2019 – 2021
Desirée Knight, CMP, CAE
Director, Education and Meetings
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
Term: 2019 – 2021
Amilie Parent, CPA, CA
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Showcare Event Solutions
Term: 2019 – 2021
Frank Passanante
Senior Vice President
Hilton Worldwide Sales – Americas
Term: 2019 – 2021
Carolyn Pund, CMP, CMM
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–Foundation Chair
Megan Tate, CMM, DES
Vice President, Meeting and Events Planning Manager
Wells Fargo
Term: 2018–2020
Christine Trimmer
Consultant
Term: 2018–2020
