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Maureen O�Hanlon Heads the 19-member Board
of Directors for the Hospitality Sales &
Marketing Association International

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MCLEAN, VA (Feb. 10, 2005) -- Hospitality sales and marketing executive Maureen O�Hanlon, senior partner at The Prism Partnership, heads the 19-member Americas board of directors for the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) as its chair.

In this leadership role, O�Hanlon will guide the organization�s Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the second year of a two-year term that began January 2004.  Board members are sales and marketing executives throughout the travel and hospitality industry.

Newly elected to the board to serve two-year terms are: 

  • Andrew Jordan, executive vice president, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
  • Barb Bowden, director of Revenue Management, Peabody Hotel Group and representative of the HSMAI Revenue Management Special Interest Group
  • Doug Price, senior vice president of Professional Development, IACVB
  • Mike Pusateri, executive vice president of Sales, TIG Global and representative of the HSMAI Resort Marketing Special Interest Group
�The board is a dynamic group of smart, talented and experienced professionals who bring a tremendous amount of experience and expertise to the table,� states Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI.  �They are an integral part of the organization, providing insight, ideas and direction.�

�It is our responsibility to be creative, innovative and forward-thinking, and we are constantly challenging ourselves and chapter leadership to create innovative and successful products and programs for HSMAI�s broad membership base of sales and marketing professionals,� notes Maureen O�Hanlon, HSMAI chair of the Americas board and senior partner, The Prism Partnership.

The HSMAI Board of directors is directed by a five-member Executive Committee:

  • Chair: Maureen O�Hanlon, senior partner, The Prism Partnership.
  • Chair-elect: Jack Schmidt, chief marketing officer, Benchmark Hospitality
  • Vice Chair: Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president, Marketing, Best Western International
  • Treasurer: David Atkins, executive director for Strategic Initiatives, Interval International
  • Immediate Past Chair: Salvatore Dickinson, CHME, chief executive, Dickinson & Associates
Additional board members are:
  • Hoyt Bacon, CHME, senior vice president, Revenue & Distribution Management, MeriStar Hospitality Corporation
  • Michael Donahue, president, Clairvoyix
  • Mike Fegley, vice president, Global Sales, Intercontinental Hotel Group
  • Richard Harper, vice president of Sales, MGM Grand
  • Bruce Himelstein, CHME, senior vice president Sales & Marketing, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
  • Gary Leopold, CHME, president, ISM
  • David E. Nostrand, vice president of National Accounts, Marriott Corporation
  • Clark Rowley, director of Marketing Services, Scottsdale Camelback Resort
  • Kim Schaller, vice president of Marketing, Hershey Entertainment
  • Bob Wright, managing director, Central Florida Chapter of 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 15 annual events.  Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprising nearly 7,000 members worldwide, with 38 chapters in the Americas region.
 
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Contact:

Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300
McLean, VA 22102
phone (703) 610-9024
www.hsmai.org

Also See: Maureen O�Hanlon, SVP Sales and Marketing for Prime Hospitality, Elected Chairman of the Americas Board for HSMAI / February 2004
The 25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality and Travel Named by HSMAI / January 2005


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