Board of Directors
ADMEI's Board of Directors manages the affairs of the association and serves as its governing body. The primary focus of the Board is to adopt policies and programming that will provide unsurpassed knowledge and information to the Destination Management industry while insuring the fiscal health of the organization.
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2023 Board of Directors
* Denotes Executive Committee
Lonise Carey, MHA, DMCP
President*
Island Destination Services, a DMC Network Affiliate, Nassau, Bahamas
Denise Malo, DMCP
President-Elect*
Director - Communications
BBC Destination Management, a Global DMC Partner
New Orleans, LA USA
Daniella Bikoulis, DMCP, CIS
VP - Administration*
Director - Conference
Metropolitan DMC & Event Management
Athens, Greece
Jamie Hellesen, DMCP
VP - Strategic Projects*
Co-Director - Education
Corinthian Events, a DMC Network Company
Boston, MA USA
Jeff Nelke, DMCP
Past President*
ACCESS Destination Services - South Florida
Hollywood, FL USA
Mauricio Arevalo CIS
Co-Director - Membership
Costa Rica DMC, a DMC Network Company
San José, COSTA RICA
Katherine Kirk Fenech
Co-Director - Membership
Chicago Is ... A Global DMC Partner
Chicago, IL USA
Sarah Mullins, DMCP
Director - Scholarships
Co-Director - Awards
Accent Indy, a DMC Network Company
Indianapolis, IN USA
Presidential Handovers
Each year, ADMEI's new President is welcomed into office during the ADMEI Annual Conference. In 2020, with the help of our friends at SongDivision, ADMEI began a tradition of handing over the presidency in a musical fashion.
2023 - Tampa, FL USA
Outgoing President - Jeff Nelke, DMCP
Incoming President - Lonise Carey, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision
2022 - Boston, MA USA
Outgoing President - Lorenzo Pignatti, DMCP
Incoming President - Jeff Nelke, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision
2021 - Virtual
Outgoing President - Alaina Tobar, DMCP
Incoming President - Lorenzo Pignatti, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision
2020 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Outgoing President - Robert Lee, DMCP
Incoming President - Alaina Tobar, DMCP
Artist - Benji Harris, SongDivision
ADMEI Past Presidents
We honor the Destination Management professionals that have served as president of the Association of Destination Management Executives International:
2022 Jeff Nelke, DMCP
2021 Lorenzo Pignatti, DMCP
2020 Alaina Tobar, DMCP
2019 Robert Lee, DMCP
2018 Marty MacKay, DMCP
2017 Brian Ferrell, DMCP, CMP
2016 David Rome, DMCP, CMP
2015 Bent Hadler, DMCP, CIS
2014 Jennifer Patino, DMCP
2013 Liz Keyser, DMCP, CMP
2012 Grant Snider, DMCP
2011 Susan Gray, DMCP
2010 Kevin Brewer, DMCP
2009 Nicole Marsh, DMCP, CMP
2008 Rhonda Marko, DMCP, CMP, CMM
2007 Ilene Reinhart, DMCP, CMP
2006 Susan Henderson, DMCP, CMP
2005 Pat Schauman, DMCP, CSEP, CMP
2004 Sam Thompson, DMCP
2003 Lex Lyon
2002 Terry Epton, DMCP
2001 Terry Epton, DMCP
2000 Pam Graham, DMCP
1999 Ellis Frater, Jr., DMCP
1998 Chris Lee, DMCP
1997 Chris Lee, DMCP
1996 Joanne O'Connor