2019 New Ideas Attendees (as of 9/10/19) Full Name Title Company Alyssa Abdulla National Sales Executive Visit Houston Cherry Kay Abel Texas Association of Assessing Officers Justin Ables, CAE Account Manager Strategic Association Management Rebecca Achurch, PgMP, PMP, CSM, CAE Founder and CEO Achurch Consulting Lisa Adams Foundation Development Director Texas Rural Water Foundation Melinda Adams Sales and Service Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau Trista Allen Associate Membership Director Texas Trial Lawyers Association Mark Allen, CAE Executive Director and CEO International Order of the Golden Rule Pete Allman, CPA, CFE Certified Public Accountant Allman & Associates, Inc. Texas Association for Health, Physical Ed., Lynda Alvarado Membership & Registration Manager Recreation & Dance Jill Andreu Chief Content Officer The Wyman Company Maria Jose Angelelli Director Support to Service Providers Texas Council on Family Violence Stacey Archibald Operations Administrator Restaurant Facility Management Association Jocelyn Arturet Senior Sales Manager Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa Melisa Atkinson Senior Relationship Manager Chase Bank Courtyard Marriott Austin Pflugerville Hotel & Emily Atwood Group Sales Manager Pflugerville Conference Center Greater Houston Chapter of Community Jesus Azanza Executive Director Associations Institute John Bacon, MBA Senior Group Publisher NAYLOR Association Solutions Brandie Baker, CAE Director of Education Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization Andrea Barnes, CMP Senior Sales Executive Renaissance Austin Hotel Ciara Basile, CTA National Sales Manager Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau Curah Beard Marketing Director City of Rockdale Jamie Beatty, CTA Account Director‐ Austin Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau Sheena Beaver Education Director & Executive Administrator Dallas Builders Association Jill Beckham, CAE Foundation Director American Mensa Brad Beckham Joe M. Bedsole, CTA Director of State Accounts Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau Mandy Begley, CMP Senior Meeting Planner Texas Association of School Boards Sandra Bench, CMP, CASE Senior Director, Business Development Freeman Melinda Bentley, CAE Director, Marketing & Communications Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Todd Bertka, CASE Director Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau Aimee Bertrand Legislative Coordinator Harris County Office Of Legislative Relations Alison Best, CDME Partner CFO by Design Logan Beszterda Executive Director Houston Society of Association Executives Lisa Bethea, CTA, CTIS Tourism Sales/Convention Services Manager Visit Frisco Danner Bethel Partner Association Insurance Solutions Erica Bhakta, CTA Senior Director of Convention & Group Sales Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau Kitty Binek Executive Director Aphasia Center of West Texas, Inc. Ashley Bishop Director of Membership Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas Stephanie Bomely, CEM Business Development Manager Freeman Dottie Bossley, CTA Regional Sales Director Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau Sherra Bowers, TSCPA Director of Operations Texas Library Association Joy Bradley National Sales Manager Fort Worth Convention Center David Bradley Linda G. Brady, CAE Executive Director Texas Dental Association Sandra Bravo Senior Sales Manager Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West Kristy Breaux, CAE Associate Director TCEA Maggie Bridges National Sales Manager Omni Fort Worth Hotel 2019 New Ideas Attendees (as of 9/10/19) Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, Round Rock, Kim Britton Director of Sales Texas Timothy Brooks Director of Membership American Mensa Shakira M. Brown Branding and Business Communication Speaker SMB Strategic Media LLC Amy E. Brown, CMP Director of Sales Visit Austin Cami Brumley Executive Director Texas Energy Managers Association Monserrat Buffington Membership Engagement Assistant Houston Apartment Association Rebecca A. Bunte, CAE Deputy Executive Director Texas Association of School Business Officials Allison Burke Marketing Manager SAFE‐BioPharma Association Patricia M. Bushart, CTE, TDM Destination Marketing Manager Visit Cedar Hill Hotel Indigo and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Erin Busing Complex Sales Manager Austin Downtown University Lisa Butler ‐ Giamporcaro Senior Sales Manager Odessa Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Texas Association of Public Employee Carolyn W. Butterworth, CMP Director of Conferences & Member Relations Retirement Systems Ryan Byrd Membership Services Manager Restaurant Facility Management Association Mary Claire Campos Group Sales Manager Hotel Granduca Melissa Cannon Training and Education Coordinator Texas Association of School Boards Shannon S. Cannon Senior Director of Texas Accounts Visit Austin Tony Caro Fernando Carreon Senior Client Performance Improvement Leader Advanced Solutions International Lindsey Carter, CMP National Account Executive Texas Exposition Services Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Laurel Alyse Castellano Destination Sales Executive Conference Center Jennifer Cawley, JD Executive Director Texas Association of Life & Health Insurers Judy Chan Sales Manager NRG Park‐SMG Thomas N. Chapman, CAE Executive Director American Orthodontic Society Amanda Ciarlone, CTA National Sales Manager Visit San Antonio Brandie Cleaver Education Manager Texas Association of School Business Officials John F. Clese Achurch Consulting Haley Click Education Program Manager Texas Association of Counties Laurel Lynn Cline Doubletree by Hilton Arlington DFW South JJ Colburn, CAE President Strategic Association Management Dillon Collazo Destination Sales Executive JW Marriott Houston Galleria Suzanne Comer Executive Officer Lubbock Apartment Association Lacy Compton Account Manager Strategic Association Management Kim Conner Sales Manager Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center City of Beaumont ‐ Beaumont Convention & Dean Conwell, CDME Executive Director Visitors Bureau Janai Cook Sales Manager The Westin Austin at the Domain Christopher J. Copeland, CAE Executive Director Texas Veterinary Medical Association Julie Courtney, CAE, CMP President IBAT Services, Inc. Karen Cromwell, CTA,TDM Director Allen Convention & Visitors Bureau Sarah Marie Curry Improv Teacher Merlin Works Sophie Curtis Director of Conventions Experience Bryan College Station Eric Curtis Curtis Strategy Jancy Darling Owner Darling Promo Janet Davidson Vice President of Operations enSYNC Corporation Kay Davis Director of Membership Texas Self Storage Association Michelle Davis Sales Manager Doubletree by Hilton Houston Greenway Plaza Debbie Davis Communications & Marketing Manager Texas Association of Builders Angela R. Davis, CAE Executive Director The Society for Pediatric Radiology Kelly J. Davis Assistant Director of Sales Crowne Plaza Houston Near Reliant 2019 New Ideas Attendees (as of 9/10/19) Allison DeGroote Sales Manager Holiday Inn Austin‐ Town Lake Cecilia DeLeon Sales Manager Le Meridien Houston Downtown Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Josh Delgado Area Sales Manager Center Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel, Spa & Raelyn Delgado Senior Sales Manager Conference Center Galveston Island Park Board & Galveston Island Kelly DeShaun, CTA Executive Director CVB JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Susan Dickson Associate Director of Sales Spa Steve Dolge Senior Sales Manager Omni La Mansion Del Rio, Mokara Hotel Pamela L. Donahoo, CAE, FASAE CEO USFN‐ America's Mortgage Banking Attorneys Gay Dotin Sales Manager Whim Hospitality Christie L. Dotolo Info / Tech Director Texas Center for the Judiciary Meredith Dowdy Tourism Manager Discover Farmers Branch Miriam Duarte Database Coordinator Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Ernest E. Eason Amy Eddins Customer Success Manager YourMembership by Community Brands Jessie Edwards PR and Marketing Manager Romance Writers of America Nannette Eiland Director of Convention Services Visit Fort Worth Andrea Elizondo, CMP, CMM Meetings and Conferences Director Association of Texas Professional Educators Megan Ellis Client Solutions Manager Freeman Chas Emerson Sales Manager Cox Business Convention Center Tonya Emmons Senior Sales Manager Hilton Fort Worth Better Business Bureau Serving the Heart of Tiffen Eshpeter Chief Operating Officer Texas Embassy Suites San Antonio Riverwalk‐ Sharon Estep Director of Sales and Marketing Downtown LaChelle Evans, CTA, CSEE National Sales Manager Visit Frisco Debbie Farnum, CMP Emeritus Owner ExcelEvent Planning Larry A. Farrow, MPAff Executive Director Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization Becky Faulk Member Engagement Manager Texas Association of School Business Officials Amanda Feil, CAE Membership Development Manager American Association for Respiratory Care Angela Feinstein Director of Global Accounts HelmsBriscoe Cindy Ferguson, CMP, CEM Director of Membership and Marketing Texas Taxpayers & Research Association Diana Ferguson Executive Director Texas Industrial Vocational Association Harry Ferguson Assistant to the Executive Director Texas Industrial Vocational Association Jesse Filadelfia Market Senior Sales Manager JW Marriott Austin Denice Finch, CASE, CMP Senior Account Executive Marriott International Lynn Fisher, CMP Vice President of Conference & Exhibitions Texas Apartment Association Scott B. Fisher Vice President of Policy & Public Affairs Texas Food & Fuel Association Howard Fletcher Production Manager FILO Productions, LLC Connie Fliss Sales Manager AT&T Hotel and Conference Center Mary Kathryn Florie Sales Manager Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and