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News Releases
Business Travel Professionals Earn Industry Education Honors at NBTA Convention
CONTACT:
Caleb Tiller, +1 703-684-0836 ext. 138, ctiller@nbta.org
Nicole Hayes, +1 703-684-0836 ext. 133, nhayes@nbta.org
Houston, TX (August 11, 2010) -- The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) – the premiere resource for business travel professionals -- and its Foundation this week recognized graduates of NBTA’s business travel management professional development courses. NBTA honored graduates of the Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) course and Global Leadership Professional (GLP) program at the 2010 NBTA International Convention & Exposition in Houston.
NBTA President & CEO, Craig Banikowski, CCTE, C.P.M., CMM, said, "NBTA’s multiple levels of professional development are designed to move business travel professionals through the entire span of their careers. To stay at the top of our game in this industry, we must continue to enhance our understanding of the challenges we will face throughout our careers, and learn to face those challenges head on with all possible solutions within our reach. These corporate travel professionals have taken a huge step furthering their careers. Carrying the CTE and CCTE designations is a great achievement and a sign of industry expertise and experience.”
The Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) is the recognized certification course for corporate travel professionals; designed for professionals with at least two years of experience in the business travel field. The CCTE program is offered through a partnership between NBTA and the University of Houston Conrad Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management. NBTA today graduated 55 new CCTEs:
- Linda Bice, Bain and Company
- Gordon Black, Upstream
- Trudy Blough, Gateway Travel Management
- Laura Bowles, Cubic Corporation
- Rick Bradley, Sabre Travel Network
- Jody Brookwell, University of Alberta
- Doug Burns, Varian Medical Systems
- Edith Cabrera, Hilton Hotels
- Gary Clark, Continental Airlines
- Greg Cobban, Altria Client Services
- Christine Collins, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
- Terrence Cox, Sol Melia Hotels
- Karen decanter, Carlson Hotels Worldwide
- Trish Earles, Halliburton
- Barbara Ellebracht, Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union
- Judy Emma, Informatica
- Jodi Essex, University of Iowa
- Terence Fung, Li and Fung Group
- Janet Glasco, Equifax
- Elizabeth Gonzalez, Sabre Travel Network
- Deborah Hedgecock, Banner Pharmacaps
- Charmaine Hoag, University of Texas at Austin
- Elizabeth Hyland, Publix Super Markets
- Leslie Ireland, Whole Foods
- Bryon Johnson, Northern Trust
- Jannie Jonker, USAirways
- Maulishri Kansara, Wizie.com
- Laurie Kelzer, South St. Paul, MN
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- Moira Kinzie, Bain and Company
- Greg Lagiovane, Carlson Hotels Worldwide
- Angela Lambert, Best Western International
- Nicole LeBoeuf, Hilton/Doubletree Hotels of Boston
- Pam Lorows, Corning
- Sherry Marshall, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Kristi Mattias, eBay
- Carol McDowell, FINRA
- Marianne Mellado, The Driskill Hotel, Austin
- Tammy Miller, Altria Client Services
- Chagrin Olivo, InterContinental San Juan
- Leslie Parreco, Loral Space and Communication
- Tamera Pope, Tyler Technology
- Matt Ronk, Carlson Hotels Worldwide
- Jan Schroeder, Best Western International
- Alesia Shealey, HelmsBriscoe
- Michelle Simmons, Bank of America
- Lilya Soleymani, American Express Company
- Mark Stone, American Express Business Travel
- Jenny Summers, HelmsBriscoe
- Terrie Tillman, Continental Airlines
- Sharon Tolliver, The Washington Post
- Tanya Westin, Tabor Center and Sheraton Denver
- Tanya Turnbull, Sanmina-SCI
- Wayne Urbanek,Lighthouse Consulting
- Nancy Wester, Travel Industry Consultant
- Wallis Williams, CDM
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The Global Leadership Professional (GLP) program is the business travel industry’s premier master’s-level education program, offered by the NBTA Foundation in conjunction with The Wharton School of Business. Upon completion of the GLP coursework, participants earn a Certificate of Professional Development from the Wharton School before beginning one-year team projects to earn the GLP designation.
The NBTA Foundation and Wharton today recognized XX GLP students who earned the Certificate of Professional Development and XX who earned the GLP designation.
Certificate of Professional Development
- Tanya Brown
Vice President
BCD Travel
- Don Bunkenburg
Managing Director Corporate Sales and Regions North America
Lufthansa German Airlines
- Hillary Dallas, CCTE
Global Travel Manager
Booz Allen Hamilton
- Jeannie Eisenhart, CCTE
Manager, Corporate Travel & Meetings
Crowley Maritime Corporation
- Angela Francisco
Global Travel Director
Constellation Brands, Inc.
- Robyn Gilmartin, CTE
Regional Sales Manager
Continental Airlines
- Kendra Gleason, CCTE
Vice President Account Management
Avia International
- Shannon Hart
Business Travel Sales Manager
Millennum Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago
- Jeff Johnson
Global Account Director
Choice Hotels International
- Cindy Lewis
Vice President, Sales
BCD Travel
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- Linda Loesch, CCTE
Sr. Manager Travel Operations
KBR
- Diane Lovett
Global Account Director
Choice Hotels International
- Coreen L. Marcroft
Senior Manager, Procurement
Aetna
- Bruce D. Miller, CTC
Director, Travel Services
McDonalds Corp
- Jennifer Murphy
Global Director, Business Travel Sales
Omni Hotels & Resorts
- Cecile Mutch, CCTE
Director of Global Travel Services
Kellogg Company
- Sharon Pierce, CTE,
Regional Sales Manager Mid-Atlantic, Continental Airlines
- Nancy J. Smith
Procurement, Strategy and Operations Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Donna Watson, CCTE
Education Manager
NBTA
- Todd Zint, CMP,CMM
VP, Meetings & Event Marketing
National Financial Partners |
GLP Designation
- Sharon Fogarty, CCTE
Director, Travel Services
Thomson Reuters
- Cynthia Gillen, CCTE, C.P.M.
National Director, Procurement & Travel
BDO Seidman, LLP
- Shelly H. Glenn
Vice President Marketing & SalesRC Cancer Centers
Director of Hotel Consulting
Elizabeth Neumann Company
Global Travel - Supplier Management
eBay Inc.
Director, Strategic Accounts
National Car Rental |
- Michael D. Kell, CCTE, CHRM
Vice President, Global Sales
Lanyon
Vice President-Client Services
Travel and Transport, Inc.
Senior Travel Buyer
Claxson Inc
General Manager, Sales & MarketingTravel and Transport, Inc.
Corporate Travel Manager
Atmel Corporation |
About NBTA and the NBTA Foundation
The NBTA Foundation is the education and research foundation of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its regional affiliates – NBTA Asia Pacific, the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexico and NBTA USA – serve a network of more than 15,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. The foundation was established in 1997 to support NBTA’s members and the industry as a whole. As the leading education and research foundation in the business travel industry, the NBTA Foundation seeks to fund initiatives to advance the business travel profession. The NBTA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information, see www.nbta.org and www.nbtafoundation.org.
About the 2010 NBTA International Convention & Exposition
Widely recognized as the must-attend event for business travel buyers, suppliers, industry leaders and business travel journalists, the 2010 NBTA International Convention & Exposition is taking place in Houston August 8-11, 2010. More than 5,600 travel professionals will take advantage of the Convention’s programming, designed to empower attendees to maximize value for their companies, including more than 65 seminars on the most important topics in business travel, more than 400 companies exhibiting in the Expo and countless opportunities for networking with peers. For details, visit www.nbtaconvention.org.
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