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 CPC Officer advisor of this committee.

Committee Chair: 

Dianne Bradley, Austin BTA

Committee Members:
Max Schroeder, Chicago BTA
Robyn Hallock, Connecticut-Westchester BTA
Barry McCaleb, Georgia BTA
Geralyn Vance, Inland Northwest BTA
Tracey Wilt, New York State BTA
Sam Keene, Virginia BTA
Andrew Aschenbrenner, Wisconsin BTA
Kathy Briski, CCTE, C.P.M., Los Angeles BTA

Christle Johnson, Texas BTA

Beth Wheeler, Oregon BTA

2010 Business Travel Professional Service Award Winners

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. 

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 CPC Officer advisor of this committee.

Committee Chair:

Jeff Johnson, Rocky Mountain BTA

Committee Members:

Karen Wilson-Torres, DFWBTA 

William A. Hagel, New Jersey BTA   
Diane Lovett, North Carolina BTA 
Jane Bankester CCTE, GLP, CTC, Puget Sound BTA 

Lisa M. Hoehn, CCTE, Michigan BTA

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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 CPC Officer advisor of this committee.

Committee Chair:

Blaine Proctor, Kansas City BTA 

Committee Members:

Nathan Prior, Central Florida BTA 

Tammi Kotani, Hawaii BTA 
Michael Krebsbach, CPA, North Central BTA
David McDonald, Philadelphia BTA 
 

2009 CPC Individual Scholarship Winners
2009 Chapter Scholarship Winner

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 CPC Officer advisor of this committee.

Committee Chair: 

Joni Doiron,  Northern Plains BTA

Committee Members:

Bob Levine, New England BTA
Doris Middleton, St. Louis BTA 

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.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Wendy Cowley, Utah BTA

Jeremy Gardner, Ohio Valley BTA

Committee Members:

Greg Steifer, CCTE, Mid South Area BTA
Sean McCurdy, Pittsburgh BTA
Gary Murakami, Bay Area BTA
Jeremy Gardner, Ohio Valley BTA
Eric Norberg, New York City BTA

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