Board of Directors
2012 IAEE Chair
Doreen Biela, CEM, director and curator educational assets, Light Speed
Chairman Elect
Jason McGraw, CTS, CAE, senior vice president of expositions for INFOCOMM International
Secretary/Treasurer
Jonathan "Skip" Cox, president of Exhibit Surveys, Inc.
Immediate Past Chairman
Vinnie Polito, president of VP International
Board Members
Thomas Cindric, Jr., CEM, group director for Hanley Wood Exhibitions
John Galante, president of AE Ventures
Jo-Anne Kelleway, CEO of Info Salons International Pty Ltd
Tony Lee, vice president of Meetings & Expositions for the Craft & Hobby Association
Daniel McKinnon, CEM, vice president of Government Events for 1105 Media
Joe Popolo, CEO of Freeman
Gary Sain, president & CEO for Visit Orlando
Susan Schwartz, CEM, owner of ConvExx
Julia Smith, CEM, vice president of National Sales for Global Experience Specialists (GES)
Ryan Strowger, CEM, director of Business Development for the Consumer Electronics Association/CES
John Stuttard, senior vice president of UBM Live
Megan Tanel, CEM, vice president of Exhibitions for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Nancy Walsh, executive vice president for Reed Exhibitions
David Weil, CAE, senior director at SmithBucklin Corporation
Ex-Officios
Edward Liu, managing director for CEMS and chairman of the IAEE Asia Exhibition Council
Chris Brown, representing the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)
Jackie Russo, Vice President at Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. representing the Exhibition Industry Foundation (EIF)
Michelle Metter, partner of Business Development for Fast Forward Events Productions representing the IAEE Public Events Council
Patrick Coyne, CEM, convention services manager for the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, representing the Robert L. Krakoff Seat
Doreen Biela, CEM, director and curator educational assets for Light Speed, representing the International Center for Exhibitor and Event Marketing
Steven Hacker, CAE, FASAE, president of IAEE
Legal Counsel, IAEE
Paula Cozzi Goedert, Barnes & Thornburg LLC
