Forum Participants

Thirty tourism executives representing a broad geographic and industry spectrum will participate in the Forum. The states of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania will be represented and the participants come from a diverse cross section of industries, ethnicities, and gender. The following is a list of the participants in alphabetical order of their family names.

Paul Bencivengo
Manager of Marketing Programs
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Thomas Cardwell
Managing Director
Philadelphia Film Festival

Mish Clark
V.P. of Marketing
Sesame Place

Jim Cohn
Publisher/ Hospitality Director
Mid Atlantic Events Magazine

Troy Collins
President & CEO
Battleship New Jersey Museum Memorial

Suzanne D. Cook
Senior Vice President
Travel Industy Association of America (TIA)

Paul Decker
President & CEO
Valley Forge CVB

Frances Delmar
Partnership Activities Manager
Independence National Historical Park

Deborah Diamond
Director of Research
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.

Kerry DiGiacomo
Research Coordinator
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Gary Esolen
CEO
Travel Place.com

Jack Ferguson
V.P., Convention Division
Philadelphia CVB

Tori Fiori
Executive Director
Brandywine CVB

Chris Guidone
Project Manger
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.

Charles Isdell
Director of Aviation
Philadelphia International Airport

David Jackson
Corporate Sales Manager
Bucks County CVB

John Kroll
Second Vice President
Greater Philadelphia Hotel Assoc.

Patty Kryscha
District Marketing Office
Southwest Airlines

David Molte-Hansen
President & CEO
Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Michael Nutter
Councilman
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority

Michelle Ortwein
Chief of Interpretation & Museum Services
Valley Forge Historical Park

Sam Rogers
Vice President of Tourism Communication
Philadelphia CVB

Donald Shanis
Asst. Executive Director, Transportation Davisio
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Comm.

Jess Walters
President
Chester County CVB

Julie Wenger
Acting Director of Tourism
State of Delaware

Dick Zeller
Vice President
Maritz-McGettigan Travel