CEIR Leaders

CEIR members select all Officers and Directors to guide the strategic efforts of the organization. CEIR's board represents one of the most diverse, influential groups within the industry. Officers serve one year terms, Directors serve for three years.

2013 CEIR Officers

Chair
Greg Ortale
President & CEO
Greater Houston CVB
Vice Chair
Dennis Slater
President
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Secretary/Treasurer
Aaron Bludworth

President and CEO
Fern Exposition & Event Services 
Past Chair
Chris Brown
Executive Vice President of Conventions & Business Operations
National Association of Broadcasters
Staff

Douglas L. Ducate, CEM, CMP
President & CEO
CEIR

Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP
Executive Director
CEIR

Directors

David Audrain, CEM
President & CEO
Clarion Events North America
Jonathan "Skip" Cox
President
Exhibit Surveys Inc.
Peggy Daidakis
Executive Director
Baltimore Convention Center
Shura Garnett, CFE
Regional Vice President
St. Charles Convention Center (Global Spectrum)
Justin Hersh (EDPA)
President & CEO
Group Delphi
Britton Jones
President & CEO
Business Journals
Timothy McGill (ESCA)
CEO
Hargrove, Inc.
Serge Micheli, CAE, CEM, BSc (CAEM)
Executive Director
Canadian Association of Exposition Management
Steve Moore (DMAI)
President & CEO
Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau
Steve Moster
President
Global Experience Specialists
Don Pazour
CEO
Access Intelligence LLC
Bob Priest-Heck
Executive Vice President
Freeman
Deborah Long Sexton (PCMA)
President & CEO
Professional Convention Management Association
Eric Udler, CEM
President
All Show Services

Hal Vandiver
Executive Consultant
Material Handling Industry of America