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News for the Hospitality Executive |
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HSMAI's 2008 Board of Directors Named; Dorothy Dowling,
SVP of
Marketing, Best Western International, Appointed Chair
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| MCLEAN, VA (Jan. 25, 2008) � Moving forward in the new
year to drive the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
(HSMAI � www.hsmai.org) to even greater heights is its newly-announced
Americas Board of Directors and Executive Committee for 2008. 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 innovation, vision and achievement as well as strategic direction to the table,� states Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI. �I am confident that we will see another extremely productive and successful term with the new board in-place.�
The HSMAI Americas Nominating Committee has released the following slate of Board of Directors for the 2008 administrative year: HSMAI Executive Committee: � Chair: Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing, Best Western InternationalBoard of Directors: � Maureen Callahan, vice president, marketing, Destination Hotels & ResortsPartner Association Representatives: � Tim Grace, director of marketing, Caribbean Hotel AssociationHSMAI 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 39 chapters in the Americas Region. |
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Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
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| Also See: | HSMAI Appoints Board of Directors and Executive Committee for 2007; Jack Schmidt, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Named Chair / January 2007 |
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HSMAI
chair, Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing, Best Western
International stated: �I am very proud to be part of this leadership team
as it is our responsibility as individuals and an organization as a whole
to provide an environment where professionals can access information-rich
content, industry trends and receive assistance from colleagues.�