Leadership Profile

OFFICERS

President
Dawn D. Rockas, CMP
National Sales Director
San Diego CVB
128 Artsdale Dr,
Avon Lake, OH 44012
US
E-mail:drockas@sdcvb.org
Phone:718-832-0901
Fax:718-832-0457

Vice President
Karin Bagnall
Associate Director, Convention Programs
Modern Language Association
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10004-1789
Phone: 646-576-5265

Treasurer
Amanda Ciarlone
Director of National Accounts
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
New York Regional Office
157 Underhill Lane
Peekskill, NY 10566
Phone: 914.737.3125
fax: 214.665.2948

Secretary
Anne Sheerin, CMP
Anne C. Sheerin Inc.
Email: anne@asheerin.com
Phone:516-676-8423
Fax:516-908-7911

DIRECTORS

Immediate Past-President
Dean D'Anna
Associate Director of Sales - Global Sales Office
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
650 Fifth Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10019
US
E-mail:dean.d'anna@starwoodhotels.com
Phone:212.459.7510

Director of Membership
Yves Gentil
Director
Tourisme Quebec
33 West 19th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
US
Email: yves.gentil@tourisme.gouv.qc.ca
Phone:646-619-1234

Director of Programs
Diana M. Brady, CMP
Manager, Events Marketing
CARTUS
40 Apple Ridge Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 US
Email: diana.brady@cartus.com
Phone: 203-205-3684

Director of Marketing and Communications
Hannah Wai, CASE
Senior Account Executive
NY Marriott East Side
Email: hannah.wai@marriott.com
Phone: 212-715-4227

Director of Network for the Needy
Anna Blumenfeld
Assistant Director, Meetings and Conventions Department
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Avenue, New York NY 10017
Email: ablumenfeld@urj.org
Phone: 212-650-4270

Director of Awards and Recognition
Suzette C. Hewitt
Meetings Manager
SourceMedia
1 State St. Plaza 27th Fl
New York, NY 10004
US
E-mail:suzette.hewitt@sourcemedia.com
Phone:(212) 803-6054

Director of Sponsoship & Advertising
Rocco La Forgia, CASE
Director of Sales Worldwide Accounts
Hilton Sales Worldwide
40 Wall Street, 41st floor
New York, NY 10005
Email: Rocco.LaForgia@hilton.com
Phone: 212-820-1715

BOARD LIAISON

Johnnie White
Email: jwhite@crf.org