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CPC Officers & Committees
Chapter Presidents' Council Leadership
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President
Denise Truso, CCTE
Global Travel Manager
St. Jude Medical
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Vice President
Barry McCaleb
Global Travel Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited |
Secretary Treasurer
Sam Keene
Vice President Business Development
Covington Travel |
GBTA Chapter Relations Team
CPC Committees
Business Travel Professional Service Award Committee
This committee is responsible overseeing the Business Travel Professional Service Award (BTPSA) program. The award is given at GBTA Convention to Direct and Allied Chapter Members who have made significant contributions to GBTA, their local Chapter and to the travel industry. Nominations of deserving individuals are made by local Chapter boards along with the CPC Board. The CPC Vice President is the advisor of this committee.
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Committe Chair:
Gary Murakami, Bay Area BTA
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Committee Members:
Dianne Bradley, Austin BTA
Max Schroeder, Chicago BTA
Karen Wilson-Torres, Dallas Fort Worth BTA
Gerri Vance, Inland Northwest BTA
Sean McCurdy, Pittsbugh BTA
Andrew Aschenbrenner, Wisconsin BTA
Kim Bilsky, Texas BTA
Paul Metz, New Jersey BTA
Kari Obernesser, Rocky Mountain BTA
Chad Elwood, Tampa Bay BTA |
Chapter Development Committee
This committee focuses on providing advice to ailing Chapters and helps to provide information and assistance to developing Branches. The CPC President, along with GBTA staff directs the activities of this committee.
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Committe Chair:
Denise Truso, CPC President
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Committee Members:
Barry McCaleb, CPC Vice President
Sam Keene, CPC Secretary/Treasurer
Hank Roeder, VP Chapter Relations
Lisa-Marie Gardner, Manager, Chapter Relations |
Convention Committee
This committee is responsible for securing volunteers to staff the CPC Booth during the annual GBTA convention. This committee is also responsible for working along side GBTA in planning the Chapter Chat held annually at the GBTA convention, and serves as hosts/greeters at the event.
The Business Professional Service Awards are presented at CPC Dinner, usually scheduled on the Saturday before Convention. The CPC Secretary/Treasurer is the advisor of this committee.
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Committe Chair:
Bob Levine, New England BTA
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Committee Members:
Louise Kendall, Arizona BTA
Miriam Abujasen, Florida South BTA
Tracy Uphold, Mid South Area BTA
Tracey Wilt, New York State BTA
Lisa vanOmmen, Puget Sound BTA |
Scholarship Program Committee
This committee oversees the CPC Scholarship Program. Each year scholarships are awarded by the CPC to local chapter members in the following areas: Education (for Direct and Allied members), first year GBTA membership (for Direct members), GBTA Convention registration (for Direct members). The Vice President is the advisor of this committee.
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Committe Chair:
Patrick Algyer, North Central BTA
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Committee Members:
Robyn Hallock, Connecticut-Westchester BTA
Haley Johnson, Georgia BTA
Diane Hammons, Kansas City BTA
Sarah Best, Los Angeles BTA
Diane Lovett, North Carolina BTA
Lesli Cho, Hawaii BTA
Eric Norberg, New York City BTA
Tiara Peltola, Alaska BTA
Dick Nabors, Baltimore Washington BTA |
Speaker Resource Program Committee
This committee is responsible for maintaining the Speaker Resource guide by collecting and processing information about proven speakers that have been recommended by Chapters and placing this information online. The Secretary/Treasurer is the advisor of this committee.
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Committe Chair:
Lisa Hoehn, Michigan BTA
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Committee Members:
Nathan Prior, Central Florida BTA
Rick Wakida, Silicon Valley BTA
Kelly Christner, Saint Louis BTA
Wendy Cowley, Utah BTA
Julie Kirchoff, Northern Virginia BTA |
Technology Content Committee
The committee assists GBTA liaison with material and content on the GBTA/CPC website. The President of the CPC directs the activities of this committee.
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Committe Chair:
Jeremy Gardner, Ohio Valley BTA
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Committee Members:
David McDonald, Philadelphia BTA
Beth Wheeler, Oregon BTA
Ernest Guerra, Tennessee BTA
Joni Doiron, Nebraska Iowa BTA
Jessica Davis, San Diego BTA |
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