2023 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION CONFERENCE
2023 Planning Committee &
tdm staff
CO - Chairs
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Gregg Caren
President & CEO
Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Sophia Hyder Hock
Chief Diversity Officer
Destinations International
Committee Members
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Karin Aaron
President & CEO
Green Book Experience
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Patricia Wilson Aden
President & CEO
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
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H. Qawi Austin
Founder and Consultant
Q&A Thought Partners, LLC
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Jed Arrogante
Business Development
Visit Carlsbad
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Elizabeth H. Barber
Professor Emeritus
Temple University
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Mariska Bogle
Director of Tourism & Hospitality Management
Philadelphia Academies
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Erika Broadwater
National President/CEO
National Association of African Americans in Human Resources
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Alison Brooks
VP, Destination Experience & Advocacy
Visit Mesa
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Melissa Cherry
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Miles Partnership
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Tyler Davidson
VP & Chief Content Director
Meetings Today
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Qamara Edwards
President
PRLA, Philadelphia Chapter
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Marveen C. Hart
Head of DEI
Freeman
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Tasha Jones
CEO and Founder
LV Jones Consulting
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John J. Kroll
President
Keating Hospitality
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Zoe Moore
Strategic Disruptor
Grow with Zomo
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Danette Patton
Director of DEI
Visit Myrtle Beach
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Antwain Peterson
Business Development Director
Travel Portland
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Julie Pingston
President & CEO
Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Robyn Pollack
Workplace Culture Strategist & Founder
LOUTEL
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Cassie Razzi
Senior Digital Sales Manager
Orange 142
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Kimberly S. Reed
Global Diversity, Equality, Inclusion & Belonging Executive and Advisor
Reed Development Group
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Sheila Alexander-Reid
PHL Diversity Executive Director
PHL Diversity
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Heather Shoemaker
Senior Project Manager
GZA GeoEnvironmental
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Brian Stevens
CEO
ConferenceDirect
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Alex Stratikis
Founder
Autistic Adventures Abroad
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Roz Stuttley
Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Choose Chicago
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Juliet Velazquez
Global Tourism & Destination Advisory
JLL | Hotels & Hospitality Group
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Roni Weiss
Executive Director
Travel Unity
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Erika White
Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager
Amtrak
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Zach Wilcha
CEO
Independence Business Alliance
Tourism Diversity Matters staff
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Mike Gamble
Founder and CEO
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Dr. Brandi Baldwin
Chairman of the Board, CEO, Millennial Ventures Holdings
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Greg DeShields
Executive Director
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Yvonne Drayton
Director of Operations
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Cambria Jones
Marketing & Communications
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Sofia Mendoza
Executive Assistant
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Kellie Henderson
Advisor
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Amber Dugger
TDM Apprentice