A big Thank You to the following individuals who either became a new Heartland Chapter member or renewed their membership during the first half (January – June) of this year.

Our apologies if we inadvertently missed anyone from this list.

And, a hearty WELCOME to all our new Chapter members!

Pamela Hoffmann, CMP, Senior Meetings Manager – American Association of Orthodontists

Gerald Donohue Jr., CAE, CMP, Meeting Strategist – Independent

Peggy Pryor, CMP, Senior Meeting Planner – Society for Exploration Geophysicist

Erin Jernigan, Convention Sales Manager – Visit Rogers

Rebecca Elliott, CMP, National Accounts Manager – Visit KC

Darrien Herning, Sales Manager – Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach

Jeanette Mausolf, Event Planner and Leader – Lockton Companies, LLC

Moji Rosson, Vice President of Sales – Visit Wichita

Lynn Gross, CMP, Director of Operations – Distinctive Meetings, Inc.

Melanie Wertzberger, Student – Kansas State University

Pam Lloyd, Sales Account Executive – Marriott Hotels

Kyle Sadewhite, Sales Manager – Visit KC

Kathy Norton, Global Project Manager – ConferenceDirect

Tammy Johnson, CMP, National Director – Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Cynthia Patterson, CMP, Senior Sales Manager – InterContinental Kansas City

Elizabeth Huston, Senior Sales Manager – Visit Indy

Lisa Rubino, CASE, Senior Sales Executive – San Francisco Marriott Marquis

Corey Fennessy, Senior Manager, Marketing – Professional Convention Management Association

Jason Jordan, Director of Sales – St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission

Wendy  Harms, Administrative Director – Kansas Livestock Association

Jessica Corona, CMP, General Manager – Pueblo Convention Center

Liz Vinsand, Director of National Accounts, Midwest – Vail Resorts/Rock Resorts

Amy Worden, Sales Manager – Global Spectrum at the Overland Park Convention Center

Ashley Guthier, Event Manager – Overland Park Convention Center

Brett Mitchell, General Manager – Overland Park Convention Center

Scott Riesterer, Event Manager – Overland Park Convention Center

Judy Lee-Kirchmann, Global Account Executive – ConferenceDirect

Kristin Pearson, Assistant Director of Events – Sweet Adelines International

Adrienn Massaglia, Property Sales Manager – Harrah’s Entertainment

Tina Gerson, CHSE,  Director of Sales – Pelican Grand Beach Resort

Lauren Harlan, CMP, Meeting & Events Planner – National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Greg Cunningham, CEO – CGi

Jenn Dixon, CMP, Director of Education Services – Iowa Hospital Association

Tricia Walsh, VP- Media Development – Ascend Integrated Media

Elisabeth Baluh, Meeting Planner – Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Angela Jenness, Director, Meetings & Exhibitions – International Association of Operative Millers

Shelly Greenwood, Director of Events, Education & Exhibits – Consulting Management Innovators

Sydnie West, Student – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Alexandra Compton, Student – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Mariah  Hermsen, Student – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Sam McLemore, Student – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Bianca Ramirez, Student – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Megan  Strickland, Student – University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Melissa Abuel, Project Manager – Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Sharon Richards, CMP, Meeting & Event Manager – Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide

Jana Brown, CMP, Director, Conference Events – Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Michelle Murdock, Hotel Sales Director – Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa

Megan O’Keefe, CMP, Sales Manager – Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch

Darrin Crittington Jr., CMP, Meetings and Exhibits Manager – Association of Orthodontists

Joan Su, PhD, Assistant Professor – Iowa State University

Melissa Whitaker, CMP, Contract Meeting Planner – Melissa Whitaker

Katherine Bender, Midwest Business Development Director – Travel Alberta

Rosa Powell, CMP, Sales Manager – Tan-Tar-A-Resort Golf Club & Spa

Judy Schelar, CMP, Sr. Mgr., Conference Events – Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Kim Warrender, Sales Manager – Hotel Phillips

Debra Greene, Manager, Global Accounts – HelmsBriscoe

Heather Egan, Convention Sales Manager – Visit Wichita

Jodie English Brown, Director of Sales – 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa

Denise Niebrugge, CMP, Vice President Convention Sales & Marketing – CenturyLink Center Omaha

Maria Arnone, Strategic Partnerships – American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Paige Nieman, Director of Convention Sales – Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau

James Riggins Jr., Group Operations Manager – AGENDA: USA, Inc.

Misty Jester, Senior National Sales Manager – Visit Albuquerque

Phillip Allemang, CAS, Owner & Marketing Manager – Proforma US Marketing

Annie Tebow, Meetings Specialist – American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Greta Kane, Business Strategist – Unique Events

Amy Westerman, Director of Meetings – International Association of Assessing Officers

Lianna Petruccio, Manager, Member Development – Professional Convention Management Association

Rachel Mense, Meetings Coordinator – International Association of Assessing Officers

Roger Sherwood, CAE, FASAE – Emeritus

Kathleen Ratcliffe, President – Explore St. Louis

Melanie Kuranda, Director Midwest Sales Development  – Business Events Canada

Julie Green Hensler, Global Director, America’s – Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Maureen Clampitt, Regional Director of Sales – Travel Portland

Anne Deuschle, Integrated Marketing Manager – Crown Center

Tanya Lowery, CMP, Senior Manager, Meetings & Conventions – American Academy of Family Physicians

Sondra Biggs, CMP – Emeritus

Dale Shuter, CMP, Meetings and Expositions Manager – Electrical Apparatus Service Association

Becky Harsch, CMP, National Account Manager – Visit Kansas City

Hualani Baptiste, Assistant Director of Sales – Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort ®

Sally Noona, CMP, Director of Sales – Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau

Ronald  Moen, Emeritus

Katherine Turner, CMP, Director of Meetings – International Association of Fairs and Expositions

Vicki Comegys, Vice President of Sales, Sports & Services – Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau

Tyece Wofford, CMP, Senior Meetings & Events Planner – National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Missy Johnson, CMP, Principal/Meetings Consultant – MJMeetings, LLC

Marilyn Koehler, Director of National Accounts – Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau

Teresa Hellman, CMP, Senior National Account Manager – Experient, A Maritz Global Events Company

Jeffrey Gassaway, Director of Convention Sales, Midwest Region – Visit Salt Lake

Kris Marinelli Jebson, Director, Global Sales – MGM Resorts International

Kevin O’Keefe, CASE, Global Account Executive – Marriott Global Sales Organization

Geralyn Krist, CMP, Account Director – Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

Brad Plumb, CMP, Senior Sales Manager – Overland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau

Tom Pellet, Director, Meetings & Conventions – American Academy of Family Physicians

Meagan McClain, CMP, Senior Meeting Planner  – American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Abby Podkul, Director, Commodity Classic Events – American Soybean Association

Sarah Dvorak, Sr. Meetings Coordinator – American Association of Orthodontists

Amy Watson, CMP, Group Sales Manager – Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc

Linda Lingenfelter, CHME, Task Force Sales Manager – Wyndham Hotel Group

Raven Riley, Shows and Events Project Manager – Walmart

Jennifer Flacke, National Sales Manager – Caesars Entertainment

Linda Waltz, Director of Sales & Marketing – The Ambassador Hotel Kansas City

Mikayla McMinn, Administrative Coordinator – American Academy of Family Physicians

Karen Lazowski, Freelance Meeting Planner – Clear Path Events, Inc.

Cathy Keller, Vice President of Sales & Service – Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau

Robert Compton, Owner – Compton Event

Kerry Painter, CFE, CEM, CMP – Cox Business Center/SMG Tulsa

Caitlin Arnold, Manager, Meetings and Expositions – Kellen

Angie Burlison, Executive Director – Retail Confectioners International

Nancy Ruppert, CTA, Convention Development Manager – Experience Grand Rapids

John DeLeon, VP, Sales – Motivation Through Incentives/MTI Events

Ray Rosetta, CMP, Director of Conferences – Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Lisa Boon, CMP, Event Planning Manager – Retail Confectioners International

Charles Pinckney, National Sales Manager – Visit Seattle

Courtney Gordon, Student – Iowa State University

Kara Bowman, CMP, National Sales Manager, Midwest & West – Visit Norfolk

Molly Hackett, Principal – Nix Conference & Meeting Management

Holly Lammert, Executive Meetings Sales Manager – Explore St. Louis

David Kinney, Director of Midwest Sales – Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau