HSMAI Appoints Board of Directors and Executive Committee for 2007; Jack Schmidt, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Named Chair / January 2007

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HSMAI Appoints Board of Directors and
Executive Committee for 2007
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Jack Schmidt, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Named Chair
Prestigious Group of Seasoned Industry Execs Tapped for Wealth of Experience, Knowledge and Ideas MCLEAN, VA (Jan. 2, 2006) � Taking a leadership role to drive the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) to even greater heights is its newly-announced Americas Board of Directors and Executive Committee for 2007. The impressive board of seasoned sales and marketing executives in the travel and hospitality industry is charged with furthering HSMAI�s efforts to create innovative and successful products and programs for its broad membership base of sales and marketing professionals. �The board is a dynamic group of smart, talented and experienced professionals who bring a tremendous amount of insight, ideas and strategic direction to the table,� states Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI. �Many of HSMAI�s recent successes and new initiatives, such as timely and pertinent research studies, special interest groups, webinars and much more, are a result of the Board�s guidance and leadership.� HSMAI chair, Jack Schmidt, regional vice president, sales and marketing, Destination Hotels & Resorts adds: �It is our responsibility as an organization to provide an information-rich environment where professionals can access industry trends and issues that impact sales and marketing of the hospitality industry on a daily basis.� The HSMAI Americas Nominating Committee has released the following slate of Board of Directors for the 2007 administrative year: HSMAI Executive Committee (serving for the final year of a two-year term): � Chair: Jack Schmidt, regional vice president, sales and marketing, Destination Hotels & Resorts � Chair-elect: Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing, Best Western International � Vice Chair: David Atkins, senior vice president, advertising and business development, Freedom Communications Inc. � Treasurer: Kim Schaller, vice president, chief marketing officer, Hershey Entertainment � Immediate Past Chair: Maureen O�Hanlon, senior partner, The Prism Partnership Board of Directors: � Barbara Bowden, corporate director of revenue management, Peabody Hotel Group � Maureen Callahan, vice president, marketing, Destination Hotels & Resorts � Chris Cowan, vice president, Lodging, American Express Establishment Services � Tedd Evers, director, global accounts, partner marketing, Travelocity � Frank Fredericks, vice president of sales & marketing, Wild Dunes Resort � Christian Gayet, senior vice president of sales, Accor North America � Ursula Hahn, CHME, managing director, HSMAI Mexico � Richard Harper, vice president of sales & marketing, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino � Andrew Jordan, president, Boost Brand Consulting � Pamela Streeter, vice president for electronic distribution & marketing, Interstate Hotels & Resorts � Mark Thompson, assistant executive director, Irving/Las Colinas CVB � Jens Thraenhart, executive director of marketing strategy & customer relationship management, Canadian Tourism Commission � Rob Torres, head of travel sales, Google � Dawn Walzak, CHME, first vice president, Tishman Hotel Corporation HSMAI HSMAI is an organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry, and bringing together customers and members at annual events, including HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings®. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprising more than 7,000 members worldwide, with 36 chapters in the Americas Region.

Contact:

HSMAI
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300
McLean, VA 22102
phone (703) 610-9024
www.hsmai.org

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Also See:	Destination Hotels & Resorts Taps Industry Veteran Jack Schmidt to Head Northwest Sales & Marketing Effort / November 2006
	Kimberly K. Schaller Named VP, Chief Marketing Officer and Timothy R. Bugas Named VP of Sales for Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company / March 2004

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