Meet our Staff
Elliott L. Ferguson
President & CEO
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Rico Ashab
Chief of Staff
202-789-7016
Yair Fraifeld
Executive Office Assistant
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Emily Vecchioni
Senior Events Manager
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Kara Johnson
Events Manager
202-789-7085
Yvette Downs
Events Manager
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Courtney Scott
Events Manager
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Alexie Muriel
Events Coordinator
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John Kim
Chief Financial Officer
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Merike Henneman
Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting
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Paul Coombs
Senior Accountant
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Ryan Ralston
Junior Staff Accountant
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Terri Carter
Director of People & Culture
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Kim Martin
Payroll & HR Administrator
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Brittany Edlow
Talent Acquisition Manager
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Calvin Morgan
Director of Information Technology & Business Inte...
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Kelly Fitzpatrick
Business Intelligence Manager
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Dennis Romero
Business Applications Manager
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Claire Carlin
Senior VP, Partnerships & Alliances
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Jennifer Rodrigues
Director of Membership
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Carlie Smith
Membership Project Manager
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Lisa Waldschmitt
Associate Director, AEF
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Brittany Anderson
AEF Program Manager
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Christen Miller
Partnerships Manager
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Haleluya Demeke
Partnerships Manager
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Shelby Luzzi
Senior Manager, Sustainability
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Casey Paul
Membership Manager
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Zoe Roberts
Membership Manager
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Grace Kelleher
Membership Manager
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Charlie Ross
Partnerships Coordinator
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Robin A. McClain
Chief Marketing Officer
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Ariana Hines
Marketing Coordinator
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Danielle Davis
Vice President of Communications
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Claire Deegan
Communications Specialist
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Susan O'Keefe
Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, Trade
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AnnaGrace Hale
Communications Specialist
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Nicole Nussbaum
Senior Manager, Global Media Relations
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Goldy Fogel
Global Media Manager
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Kyle Deckelbaum
Senior Manager, Domestic Media Relations
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Alex Gnafakis
Senior Creative Director
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Candyce Beatty
Senior Project Manager
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Gina Hopkins
Creative Project Manager
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Ethan Sherman
Senior Graphic Designer
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Huyen Mac
Graphic Designer
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Brittany Johnson
Graphic Designer
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Robert Urteaga
Senior Manager, Photo & Video
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Allison Johnson
Marketing Project Manager
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Kwame Brown
Production Assistant
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Torri Christian
Director of Marketing
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Sandra Mosely
Senior Research Manager
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Molly Szmak
Senior Marketing Manager
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Laura Calhoun
Content Creator Manager
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Miriam Chovanec
Senior Global Marketing Manager
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Victoria Alfieri
Global Marketing Specialist
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Diamond Hunter
Advertising Specialist
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Andrew O'Connor
Director of Content Marketing
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Joe Arvis
Senior Content Manager
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Alexandra Staats
Senior Digital Content Manager
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Macy Dolton
Content Marketing Manager
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Jordana Rozenman
Content Specialist
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Grace Leahy
Digital Content Coordinator
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Melissa Riley
SVP, Convention Sales & Services
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Bill Adams
Director of Convention Sales
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Brandon Murray
National Account Director
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Jenna Wiese
National Account Director
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Shirley Del Carpio
Senior National Account Director
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Murray Ryan
National Account Director
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Kristen Jacob
Sales & Services Data Manager
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Tara Miller
Director of Global Sales
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Alison Ricketts
Senior Manager, Sales Operations & Data
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Priscilla Alvarez
Conference Sales Manager
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Kate Anaya
Executive Meetings Manager (West)
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Megan Fariel
Executive Meetings Manager (East)
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Kaan Eren
Executive Meetings Manager
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Patricia Najar
Global Sales Manager
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Emma Stubblefield
Global Sales Specialist
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Katherine Russo
Senior Manager, In House Group Sales
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John Sklencar
Convention Sales Manager
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Catherine Fehrens
Convention Sales Manager
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Jared Kolleh
Convention Sales Manager
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Emily Ogorzalek
Convention Strategy Manager
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Henry Valencia
Convention Sales Coordinator
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Cayla Lewis
Convention Sales Assistant
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Newaye Beyene
Convention Sales Assistant
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Katelyn Csernyant
Convention Sales Assistant
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Dianna Waldroup
Vice President, Convention Services
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Morgan Simonet
Senior Convention Services Manager
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Jerry Joseph
Convention Services Manager
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Elizabeth Sheridan
Convention Services Manager
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Kesly Edouard
Convention Services Specialist
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Rachel Bomser
Meeting Services Manager
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Ashley Gloster
Meeting Services Manager
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Chris Li
Sports Services Manager
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April Latimore
Senior Events Staffing Manager
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Erin Herard
Event Staffing Associate
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Quincy Li
Sales and Service Reporting Manager
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Theresa Belpulsi
SVP, Tourism, Sports & Visitor Experience
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Letizia Sirtori
Vice President, Tourism and Global Development
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Lindsay Hill
Director, Visitor Experience & Group Tour
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Darren Gan
Global Tourism Development Manager - Asia
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Nick Price
Senior Manager, Sports and Events
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Holly Rattanakone
Sports Sales Manager
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Emily Bates
Global Tourism Dev. Mgr. - Latin America, Spain & ...
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Erica Riddle O’Neill
Senior Manager, Global Tourism Strategy
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Erika Jones
Lead Destination Program Manager
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Bianca Corallo
Destination Program Manager
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Georgia Lucas
Visitor Experience & Tourism Manager
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Tadjanique Phillips
Visitor Experience Specialist
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Halia Ellis
Tourism & Sports Program Manager
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Jennifer Porter
Visitor Experience & Group Tour Coordinator
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Noah Rosendorf
Tourism and Sports Admin. Asst.