Technology Committee 


Mission

Review, develop, and share relevant information to GBTA Members regarding business travel management technology issues, trends, and developments.

 

Objectives

  • Drive collaboration and facilitate networking
  • Create and deliver innovative educational initiatives
  • Uncover technology needs and expectations
  • Support the association's education forums and chapter seminars
  • Represent the technology voice of GBTA members

 

Members

Greg Whitaker, CTE 
Chair
Solutions Manager, Travel & Meeting 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

 

Michael Jacques

Co-Chair
VP Business Development

EXL Service

 

Rock Blanco

President

Travel GPA

 

Allan Brown 
Director, Strategic Accounts
StarCite, Inc. 

 

Jeannie M. Eisenhart, CCTE
Manager, Corporate Travel & Meetings
Crowley Maritime Corporation

 

Chuck Ghoorah
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Cvent

 

Michelle Hunt, CCTE
Regional Category Manager
DHL

 

Margaret E. Kelly
Vice President, Corporate Sales
BMO Financial Group

 

Peter Kraus

Sr. Director of Supplier Management

Concur

 

Karoline Mayr, CCTE 
Director, Global Travel Procurement
Deltek, Inc. 

 

Kelli McRay, CCTE
Corporate Director of Travel and Relocation Services
Freeman

Shari Quackenbush
Global Agency & Online Lead
IBM

 

Cassandra Rollins

Director

GetThere

 

Michael Valkevich 
Sr. Global Account Manager
Amadeus IT Group

 

Rita K. Visser
Global Travel Operations Manager
Oracle Corporation 

 

Melissa A. Whiteaker
Manager, Travel Operations
Siemens Corporation 

 
GBTA Staff Liaison

 

Sallie Dietz, CTE, PHR
Vice President, Human Resources
GBTA

 

Resources

OLBT RFP

GDS Alternatives White Paper

Education Webinars

 

Convention Educational Sessions

   - Going Mobile! What Works for Your Travel Program?


 

How we can we support the local GBTA Chapters?

  • Present at chapter meetings and/or education days
  • Custom presentations to support CCTE credits – by request

 

 

 

Technology Committee Projects & Initiatives for 2011-12

 

  • Education Sessions for Denver, August 2011

•         Star Tech – Travel Technology Showcase

•         Travel Technology 101

 

  • Online Booking Tool RFP – revised edition
  • Online Resource Library
  • Travel Technology Maturity Model
  • NetSmart Sessions
  • Improved Communication
  • Surveys

 

  

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Want to become a Technology Committee Member?

Complete an application

 

 

 

On-site Meetings
  4 Annual (hosted by various committee members) We try to schedule one East Coast, one West Coast, and one Central meeting for the convenience of all of the committee members. One meeting per year is always held at GBTA Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. 
Conference Calls
  7 one-hour calls Usually the 2nd Friday of the month
Convention
 Annual  Technology Committee supports the Tech Pavilion and various education sessions
Term
 Committee members serve for a term of 2 years (a year starts from GBTA Convention to next Convention).  
Minimum Attendance Expectations
 2 On-site meetings and 5 conference calls per year (Convention to Convention).