Leadership

CEIR Board of Directors

CEIR’s Board of Directors is one of the most diverse and influential groups within the industry. As part of its oversight responsibilities, it ensures that the monies raised are used to fund the CEIR Index and other important research opportunities. Officers of the board serve one-year terms. Directors serve for three years.
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2023 Chairperson of the Board

Marie Browne
Group Vice President
RX

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Immediate Past Chairperson

Dennis Smith
VP of Business Development
Asian American Hotel Owners Association

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Secretary/Treasurer

Janet Sperstad, CMP-F
Program Director, Meeting & Event Management
Madison College

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Director

Eric Blanc Sr., CMP
Deputy Director
Orange County Convention Center

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Director

Mark Bogdansky
Vice President, Trade Shows & Community Engagement
Auto Care Association

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Director

Paige Cardwell
President, CSG Creative
a division of NTP

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Director

Michelle Edmonson, CEM
Vice President, Exhibitions
AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology

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Director

Chuck Grouzard
Executive Vice President, Business Development
GES

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Director
2023 CEIR Research Council Chair

Jennifer Hoff, CEM
President
Trifecta Collective LLC

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Director

John Jaworski, CEM
Assistant Executive Director: Meeting Services & Corporate Relations
Radiological Society of North America

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Director

Ian Sequeira
Vice President, Research & Measurement
Freeman

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CEIR

Cathy Breden, CMP-F, CAE, CEM

CEO