2023 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION CONFERENCE

2023 Planning Committee &

tdm staff

CO - Chairs

  • Gregg Caren

    President & CEO

    Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau

  • Sophia Hyder Hock

    Chief Diversity Officer

    Destinations International

Committee Members

  • Karin Aaron

    President & CEO

    Green Book Experience

  • Patricia Wilson Aden

    President & CEO

    Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

  • H. Qawi Austin

    Founder and Consultant

    Q&A Thought Partners, LLC

  • Jed Arrogante

    Business Development

    Visit Carlsbad

  • Elizabeth H. Barber

    Professor Emeritus

    Temple University

  • Mariska Bogle

    Director of Tourism & Hospitality Management

    Philadelphia Academies

  • Erika Broadwater

    National President/CEO

    National Association of African Americans in Human Resources

  • Alison Brooks

    VP, Destination Experience & Advocacy

    Visit Mesa

  • Melissa Cherry

    Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

    Miles Partnership

  • Tyler Davidson

    VP & Chief Content Director

    Meetings Today

  • Qamara Edwards

    President

    PRLA, Philadelphia Chapter

  • Marveen C. Hart

    Head of DEI

    Freeman

  • Tasha Jones

    CEO and Founder

    LV Jones Consulting

  • John J. Kroll

    President

    Keating Hospitality

  • Zoe Moore

    Strategic Disruptor

    Grow with Zomo

  • Danette Patton

    Director of DEI

    Visit Myrtle Beach

  • Antwain Peterson

    Business Development Director

    Travel Portland

  • Julie Pingston

    President & CEO

    Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Robyn Pollack

    Workplace Culture Strategist & Founder

    LOUTEL

  • Cassie Razzi

    Senior Digital Sales Manager

    Orange 142

  • Kimberly S. Reed

    Global Diversity, Equality, Inclusion & Belonging Executive and Advisor

    Reed Development Group

  • Sheila Alexander-Reid

    PHL Diversity Executive Director

    PHL Diversity

  • Heather Shoemaker

    Senior Project Manager

    GZA GeoEnvironmental

  • Brian Stevens

    CEO

    ConferenceDirect

  • Alex Stratikis

    Founder

    Autistic Adventures Abroad

  • Roz Stuttley

    Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

    Choose Chicago

  • Juliet Velazquez

    Global Tourism & Destination Advisory

    JLL | Hotels & Hospitality Group

  • Roni Weiss

    Executive Director

    Travel Unity

  • Erika White

    Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager

    Amtrak

  • Zach Wilcha

    CEO

    Independence Business Alliance

Tourism Diversity Matters staff

  • Mike Gamble

    Founder and CEO

  • Dr. Brandi Baldwin

    Chairman of the Board, CEO, Millennial Ventures Holdings

  • Greg DeShields

    Executive Director

  • Yvonne Drayton

    Director of Operations

  • Cambria Jones

    Marketing & Communications

  • Sofia Mendoza

    Executive Assistant

  • Kellie Henderson

    Advisor

  • Amber Dugger

    TDM Apprentice