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Contact information for specific teams is listed below.

• Advocacy
• Communications
• Conventions
• Education
• Executive
• Exhibits
• Finance
• Marketing
• Membership
• Operations
• Safety

• Cade Clark, chief government affairs officer
• Theresa Marr, director, government affairs
• Katia Veraza, manager, government affairs and regional relations
• Chuck Street, Western US regional representative
• Josh Rousseau, Northeastern US regional representative

• Gina Kvitkovich, senior director, communications
• Jay Clark, director, information technology
• Bailey Wood, director, strategic communications
• Dan Sweet, assistant director, strategic communications
• Jayne Wood, assistant director, publications & media
• Phyllis J. Utter, graphics manager
• Christine DeJoy, senior editor
• P.J. Barbour, video & multimedia producer
• Andrew Parker, copyeditor

• Charlotte R. Zilke, cem, cmp, des, senior director, membership & conventions
• Tanya Kirchner, director, conventions
• Alyssa Miller, conventions coordinator

• Greg Brown, director, education & training services
• Ashten A. Brown, manager, operations & administrative liaison

• James A. Viola, president & CEO
• Michael Hertzendorf, chief operating officer
• Cade Clark, chief government affairs officer
• Sarah Arnold, director, corporate affairs & corporate secretary

• Charlotte R. Zilke, cem, cmp, des, senior director, membership & conventions
• Emily Monahan, manager, exhibits & experience
• Erin Sweeney, exhibits specialist

• Wayne O’Brien, finance manager
• Mirian Montano, finance manager, operations & accounting
• Rigels Mema, finance assistant

• Katerina Bedoya, director, marketing
• Shawnna Kerns, assistant director, marketing
• Mashiyat Ahsan, research & data analyst
• Jaasmin Foote, social media manager

• Charlotte R. Zilke, cem, cmp, des, senior director, membership & conventions
• Teresa Farmer, director, membership
• Linda Jackson, membership & data coordinator

• Chris Martino, senior director, operations & international affairs
• Zac Noble, director, flight operations & maintenance
• Amber Harrison, director, regulatory affairs
• Ashten A. Brown, manager, operations & administrative liaison

• Chris Hill, senior director, safety
• Tom Glista, safety manager