HSMAI Foundation

McLean, VA - The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation is proud to announce the members of its 2023 Board of Directors. HSMAI Foundation leaders have a passion for helping solve the sales, marketing, and revenue talent challenges being faced by many hotel and hospitality companies. The board is composed of senior travel and hospitality executives, led by chair, Michelle Woodley, President, Preferred Travel Group, who is in her second year of a two-year term.

I’m excited to champion another year of initiatives that help to attract, develop, and engage diverse talent in our industry. Michelle Woodley, President, Preferred Travel Group

2023 HSMAI Foundation Executive Committee:

  • Chair: Michelle Woodley, President, Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Treasurer: Amanda Voss, CMP, Vice President of Sales, MGM Resorts International
  • Immediate Past Chairman: Agnelo Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer, COTE FAMILY COMPANIES
  • Executive Director: Robert Gilbert, CHME, CHA

Newly Appointed 2023 HSMAI Foundation Board Members:

  • Phill Burgess, CHA, VP Sales and Revenue Strategies, Athena Hospitality
  • Dawn Gallagher, Chief Commercial Officer, Crescent Hotels and Resorts
  • Michael Goldrich, CHDM, CRME, Chief Experience Officer, The Hotels Network
  • Kristi Goshow, Chief Commercial Officer, KSL Resorts
  • Robert Kwortnik, Associate Professor, Cornell University
  • Anna Paccone, CHDM, VP Digital/eCommerce, Aimbridge Hospitality
  • Bernadette Ruby, Division VP North America, Amadeus Hospitality
  • Chinmai Sharma, CRME, President – Americas, RateGain
  • Katarina Stanisic, Managing Director – Marketing, BWH Hotel Group

See a full list of board members here.

The HSMAI Foundation will continue to elevate the overall caliber and performance of sales, marketing, and revenue management professionals in the global hospitality industry in 2023 by driving initiatives that will attract new talent, while continuing to grow and engage existing talent.

The Foundation’s efforts to attract talent include encouraging and providing resources for students and other targeted audiences seeking or exploring careers in hospitality sales, marketing, and revenue optimization. To develop talent, the Foundation creates and provides resources to both re-skill and up-skill industry professionals. Foundation initiatives engage leaders in a way that mentors and encourages others to excel and retains them in hospitality. For more information on the Foundation and its programs, visit www.hsmaifoundation.org.

About the Foundation

The HSMAI Foundation is a 501 c3 organization established in 1983 to serve as the research and educational arm of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. The Foundation’s mission is to elevate the overall caliber and performance of sales, marketing, and revenue management professionals in the global hospitality industry by driving initiatives that will attract new talent, develop emerging talent and engage existing talent. The work of the Foundation is supported by private donations and Corporate Talent Partners. Visit www.hsmaifoundation.org for more information.

About HSMAI

HSMAI is a global organization of sales, marketing, and revenue optimization professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI leads the way in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry. Operating as a leading voice for both hospitality and for the sales, marketing, and revenue optimization disciplines, HSMAI connects its members with customers. Founded in the United States in 1927, HSMAI is a membership organization comprising 5,000 members from 35 countries and chapters worldwide. HSMAI operates around the globe via regional boards of directors and staff. There are four regions: the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, with a Latin America region under development. Each region has geographic chapters and signature programs and services for association members. HSMAI has a Global board which is made up of delegates from each region.