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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2024 Chairperson of the Board

Chuck Grouzard
Executive Vice President, Business Development
GES

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Immediate Past Chairperson of the Board

Marie Browne
Group Vice President, RX

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Secretary/Treasurer

Mary Bender
VP of Sales & Operations
Taffy Event Strategies

Expires: 20200914
Vice President of Logistics
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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

Paige Cardwell-2024

Director

Paige Cardwell
President, CSG Creative
a division of NTP

Michelle Edmonson

Director

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

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Director
2024 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

Brian Pagel
Executive Vice President
Emerald X

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Director

Ian Sequeira
Vice President, Strategy & Insights
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Marsha Flanagan

IAEE

Marsha Flanagan, M. Ed., CEM
President & CEO