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data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]2aa60a28-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/test-images/executive-board/dzidra-junior.jpg?sfvrsn=a0636c55_2" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="Dzidra Junior" data-displaymode="Original" alt="Dzidra Junior" /></span><strong>Dzidra Junior, CMP</strong><br />President - Renditions Consulting<br />Las Vegas, Nevada, USA</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C631_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 4" data-placeholder-label="Column 4"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><br /><p><span data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]a9a60a28-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/test-images/executive-board/jim-russell-2023.jpg?sfvrsn=a4636c55_2" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="michael-guerriero" data-displaymode="Original" alt="michael-guerriero" /></span><strong>Jim Russell</strong><br />Executive Vice President, Client Relationships<br />Freeman<br />Dallas, Texas, USA</p></div></div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row cap padding-lg-top" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Content_C654_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Content Block Goes Here"> </div> </div><div class="row cap" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Content_C667_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> </div> <div id="Content_C667_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> </div> <div id="Content_C667_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> </div> <div 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/></strong><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">Formely President & CEO</span><br />San Francisco Travel<br />San Francisco, California, USA<span style="font-size:small;"></span></p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C671_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="/images/default-source/mpiheadshots/luis-lamar.jpg?sfvrsn=c4be7855_1" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" class="-align-center" alt="" sf-size="100" /><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">Luis Lamar<br /></strong><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">Vice President Sales, Group Operations<br /></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">MGM Resorts International<br /></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">Las Vegas, Nevada, USA</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C671_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 4" data-placeholder-label="Column 4"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><p> </p><img src="/images/default-source/mpiheadshots/steve-kinsley.jpg?sfvrsn=86be7855_1" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" class="-align-center" alt="" sf-size="100" /><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Steve Kinsley<br /></strong><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">President</span><br />Kinsley Meetings<br />Littleton, Colorado, USA</p></div></div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row cap padding-lg-top" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Content_C672_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Content Block Goes Here"> </div> </div> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><h3><span style="color:#7C7C7B;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Emeritus</span></h3></div> </div><hr /><div class="row cap" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Content_C514_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]b6969f75-07bb-45c8-a2f0-40aa5048e08b" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/test-images/jon-howe.jpg?sfvrsn=5b29d98b_0" style="margin-top:25px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="Jon Howe" data-displaymode="Original" alt="Jon Howe" class="img-responsive" /></span></p><p><strong>Legal Counsel - Emeritus</strong><strong><br />Jonathan T. 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data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><br /><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/test-images/executive-board/jennifer-beatty.jpg?sfvrsn=45e6d55_0" alt="Jennifer-Beatty" sf-size="12204" /><br /><strong>Immediate-Past Chair</strong><strong><br />Jennifer Beatty, DES, HMCC</strong><br />Director of Partnerships<br />Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)<br />Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C466_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><br /><img src="/images/librariesprovider80/blogs/rebecca-deluca1.png?sfvrsn=482e7a55_1" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" class="-align-center" alt="" sf-size="100" /><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Chair-Elect</strong><br /><strong>Rebecca DeLuca, CMP 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data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]88a60a28-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/test-images/executive-board/darlene-kelly-stewart-2023.jpg?sfvrsn=d4636c55_2" style="margin-top:25px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="Darlene-Kelly-Stewart" data-displaymode="Original" alt="Darlene-Kelly-Stewart" class="img-responsive" /></span><strong>Vice-Chair Chapters<br />Darlene Kelly-Stewart</strong><br />Owner<br />Stonehouse Sales & Marketing Services<br />Richmond, Ontario, Canada</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C467_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 4" data-placeholder-label="Column 4"> </div> </div><div class="row cap padding-lg-top" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Content_C585_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Content Block Goes Here"> </div> </div> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><h3><span style="color:#7C7C7B;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Terms Expiring 2024</span></h3></div> </div><hr /><div class="row cap" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Content_C464_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span class="sf-Image-wrapper" data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]e9207231-570e-42a8-aa7e-e8b47fc2cbd8"><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/default-album/ernest-stovall.jpg?sfvrsn=83d2573a_0" style="margin-top:25px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="Ernest-Stovall" data-displaymode="Original" alt="Ernest-Stovall" class="img-responsive" /></span><strong>Ernest Stovall</strong><br />Vice President of Sales, Catering and Conference Services<br />MGM Resorts | Las Vegas<br />Las Vegas, Nevada, USA</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C464_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]7170db27-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="/images/default-source/mpiheadshots/darren-green.jpg?sfvrsn=e3a9bd5a_2" style="margin-top:25px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="darren-green" data-displaymode="Original" alt="darren-green" class="img-responsive" /></span><strong>Darren Green</strong><br />Formely Chief Sales Officer<br />Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board<br />Los Angeles, California, USA</p><p> </p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C464_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]ef70db27-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="/images/default-source/mpiheadshots/joey-nevin.jpg?sfvrsn=a9a9bd5a_2" style="margin-top:25px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" title="joey-nevin" data-displaymode="Original" alt="joey-nevin" class="img-responsive" /></span><strong>Joey Nevin </strong><br />Vice President<br />Giants Enterprises<br />San Francisco, California, USA </p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C464_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 4" data-placeholder-label="Column 4"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]4811f427-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img src="https://mpi.org.imgeng.in/images/default-source/test-images/rich-reasons.jpg?sfvrsn=2fd7925a_0" 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style="background-color:initial;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;" alt="" sf-size="100" /><br /><strong>Kimberly Napolitano, CASE<br /></strong>Executive Director, Industry Relations, and Intermediary Group Sales<br />Hilton Worldwide<br />McLean, Virginia, USA</p><p> </p></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="Content_C644_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div > <div class="sfContentBlock sf-Long-text" ><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span class="sf-Image-wrapper" data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]249821a2-f77b-4787-b68b-9dcd8d411835"></span><span class="sf-Image-wrapper" data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]249821a2-f77b-4787-b68b-9dcd8d411835"><br /></span><span data-sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]08c0db27-90c6-6615-9a9b-ff0100288468" class="sf-Image-wrapper"><img 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