The Government Relations Committee promotes the interests of the business traveler and their organizations through advocacy on legislative issues and other government relations initiatives designed to maintain a transparent, competitive and frictionless business travel community that minimizes adverse impacts to business travel.

The mission of the Government Relations Committee is to review, research, and make recommendations on legislation and policies that impact the business travel community and to help determine GBTA’s legislative action.

GBTA advocates across the globe for policies that better the business travel industry.

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  • Champion Rules of the Road for Optimizing Business Travel
  • To inform the GBTA Board, committee chairs, and members of legislative priorities
  • To educate and communicate legislative initiatives throughout our membership
  • To act on all legislative policies deemed appropriate by the Executive Director & COO or the GBTA Board

Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.

Government Relations Committee Application

Leadership

Tricia Alsup
Chair
Travel Manager
Dollar General

Matt Assolin
Vice Chair
Vice President
RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Services

Members

Ronni Anderson
Committee Member
Director of Sales & Marketing
Tempo by Hilton

Sam Bean
Committee Member
Corporate Director, Sales Development
LTD Hospitality Group

Betsy Bondurant
Committee Member
President
Bondurant Consulting

Mark Champagne
Committee Member
Sr. Business Development Manager
Execustay Midwest

Bobbi Huber
Committee Member
Global Account Manager
Cornerstone Information Systems

Shane Downey
Committee Member
Vice President, Government Relations
GBTA

Max Izmaylov
Committee Member
Director Global Sales
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Rebeca Palatka
Committee Member
Global Travel & Expense Manager
BDP International, Inc.

Scott Phillips
Committee Member
Director of Sales and Marketing
Moxy Hotel Nashville

K. Edward Raleigh
Committee Member
Partner
Fragomen

Becky Schlereth
Committee Member
Travel Manager
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

Michele Wilson
Committee Member
Sr. Regional Account Executive
Hunter World Travel

Sally Wearing
Committee Member
Travel Manager
SCL Health System

Susan Altman
Committee Member
Chief Sale Officer
AmTrav

Jack Lever
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Capital One

Christle Johnson, CCTE, GLP, GTP
Committee Member
Vice President, Travel & Business Services
Johnson Downie LLC