Following the recent election for open board positions held by the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), the following incentive travel professionals have been elected to serve 3-year terms as directors:
- Kim Napolitano, Executive Director, Intermediary & Specialty Group Markets, & Industry Relations, Hilton
- Marina Parra-Flechsig, Managing Director/Owner, Weichlein Tours + Incentives
Additionally, Caoimhe Rice, Director of Sales, Moloney & Kelly, has been elected to serve a two-year term representing Young Leaders on the SITE International Board of Directors.
Melissa Moten, Vice President, Experience & Event Solutions, The Collective | A division of BCD Meetings & Events, has been re-elected to serve a second three-year term.
At a board meeting held during SITE’s recent Executive Summit in Muscat, Oman, SITE’s International Board of Directors (IBOD) also elected the following directors to officer positions for 2025:
- President: Nitin Sachdeva, CEO, Venture Marketing
- President-Elect: Hasan Dinc, Managing Director, ODS Turkey
- Vice President, Membership: Marissa Fernandez, Managing Director, DMS Destination Marketing Services
- Vice President, Finance: Meenaz Diamond
- Vice President, Education & Certification: Jennifer Attersall, Senior Director, Client Engagement, Business Events, Destination Canada
SITE Foundation Expands
Meanwhile, SITE Foundation’s Board of Trustees (FBOT) welcomes five new incentive travel professionals:
- Rachel Carey, Vice President, National Sales & Industry Relations, CSI DMC
- Kristina Chaplin, Director, Global Accounts M&I, Accor
- Barbara Lootz, Senior Director, Global Sales, Marriott International
- Freddy Muller, AVP, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Royal Caribbean International
- Stacie Nerf, Manager, Business Meetings & Events, Delta Air Lines
SITE Foundation’s 2025 Executive Committee comprises:
- 2025 President: Rhonda Brewer, Vice President, Sales, Motivation Excellence
- Immediate Past President: Stan Hershenow, Account Executive, Brightspot
- President-Elect: Jonathan Richards, Sales Manager – Northwest US, Mexico & Europe, Maui Jim Sunglasses
- Vice President, Finance: Jacqueline Goldy, Vice President, Incentives and Strategic Partnerships, MGM Resorts International
- Vice President, Fundraising: Anne Marie Rogers, Director of Meetings & Incentives, Direct Travel
- Vice President, Grants & Scholarships: Meg Pisani, Vice President, Supplier Relations, Maritz
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