Meet our Staff
Elliott L. Ferguson
President & CEO
202-789-7016
Rico Ashab
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
202-789-7016
John Kim
Chief Financial Officer
202-789-7076
Merike Henneman
Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting
202-789-7022
Paul Coombs
Staff Accountant
202-789-7084
Terri Carter
Senior Human Resources Manager
202-789-7035
Kim Martin
Payroll & HR Specialist
202-789-7012
Calvin Morgan
Systems Engineer
202-789-7040
Austin Palmer
Business Applications Manager
202-789-7007
David Disspain
Administrative Services Coordinator
202-789-7025
Claire Carlin
VP, Partnerships & Alliances
202-789-7048
Jennifer Rodrigues
Director of Membership
202-789-7054
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Membership Project Manager
202-789-7080
Lisa Waldschmitt
Senior Manager, AEF
202-789-7065
Christen Miller
Partnerships Manager
202-789-7009
Bianca Corallo
Membership Associate
202-789-7083
Zoe Roberts
Membership Associate
202-789-7034
Robin A. McClain
SVP, Marketing & Communications
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Danielle Davis
Director of Communications
202-789-7046
Julie Marshall
Domestic Media Relations Manager
202-789-7072
Nicole Nussbaum
International Media Relations Manager
202-789-7053
Susan O'Keefe
Media Relations Manager (Trade)
202-789-7079
Alex Gnafakis
Creative Director
202-789-7060
Candyce Beatty
Creative Project Manager
202-789-7098
Ethan Sherman
Senior Graphic Designer
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Huyen Mac
Graphic Designer
202-789-7061
Robert Urteaga
Videographer & Asset Manager
202-789-7064
Allison Johnson
Creative Specialist
202-789-7030
Torri Christian
Associate Director, Marketing
202-789-7047
Kelly Jiang
Senior Manager, Research
202-789-7058
Molly Szmak
Marketing Manager
202-789-7095
Andrew O'Connor
Associate Director, Content Marketing
202-789-7027
Joe Arvis
Content Manager
202-789-7069
Alexandra McGary
Digital Content Manager
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Macy Dolton
Content Specialist
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Kiersten Jefferson
Social Media Manager
202-789-7071
Emily Vecchioni
Senior Events Manager
202-789-7074
Kara Johnson
Events Manager
202-789-7085
Melissa Riley
VP, Convention Sales & Services
202-789-7041
Bill Adams
Director of Convention Sales
202-789-7075
Tiffany Elum
National Account Director
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Nancy Umansky
National Account Director
202-789-7049
Jenna Wiese
National Account Director
202-789-7090
Shirley Del Carpio
National Account Director
202-789-7042
Kristen Jacob
Sales & Services Data Manager
202-789-7094
Tara Miller
International Account Director
202-789-7062
Priscilla Alvarez
Executive Meetings Manager (East)
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Alison Ricketts
Senior Manager, Sales Operations & Data
202-789-7029
Amity Wood
Exec. Meetings Mgr. (Midwest/West)
202-789-7092
Brandon Murray
Convention Sales Manager
202-789-7006
John Sklencar
Convention Sales Manager
202-789-7055
Jerry Joseph
Meeting Services Manager
202-789-7025
Shelby Luzzi
Convention Sales Coordinator
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Cayla Lewis
Convention Sales Assistant
202-789-7005
Newaye Beyene
Convention Sales Assistant
202-789-7019
Dianna Waldroup
Director of Convention Services
202-789-7036
Jared Kolleh
Conference Sales Manager
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Eva James
Senior Convention Services Manager
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Elizabeth Sheridan
Convention Services Manager
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April Latimore
Staffing Solutions Manager
202-789-7032
Rachel Bomser
Convention Services Coordinator
202-789-7070
Quincy Li
Sales and Service Reporting Manager
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Theresa Belpulsi
VP, Tourism, Sports & Visitor Services
202-789-7033
Letizia Sirtori
Director, Tourism Sales
202-789-7008
Lindsay Hill
Associate Director, Tourism Sales
202-789-7088
Chris Thompson
Sports Sales Manager
202-789-7091
Darren Gan
International Tourism Sales Manager - Asia
202-789-7078
Erica Riddle
Tourism Project Manager
202-789-7056
Erika Jones
Tourism & Visitor Services Coordinator
202-789-7017
Jessica Reyes
Visitor Services & Tourism Manager
202-789-7077
Jennifer Upshaw
Tourism & Visitor Services Specialist