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2013 Leadership Team

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The Leadership Team allows the association to fully utilize the tremendous wealth of talent available from its members on a volunteer basis to advance programs of common interest not otherwise capable of being developed and implemented. The group also assists NTA's Board of Directors in the decision-making process by acting as the vital link between the general membership and the Board.

The incoming NTA Chairman and CEO appoints individuals to serve on the Leadership Team. Each member of the team is also assigned to serve on a committee, which will allow smaller groups of members the opportunity to focus on specialized initiatives in a smaller, more intimate setting. 

View guidelines used in the selection process.


Below is the 2013 NTA Leadership Team


Canadian Task Force | Contact Subcommittee | Faith Tourism Advisory Council | Global Issues Advisory Task Force | Governance Comittee | Government Relations Committee |  Interational Advisory Group | Nominating Committee | NTA-ASTA Hispanic Business Development Task Force | NTA-UMA Travel Exchange Task Force | Retail and Restaurants Council | Small Business Advisory Task Force | Young Professionals Advisory Group


Canadian Task Force

Purpose: To advise on networking, programming, education, technology and business opportunities that will be of specific interest to Canadian members and assist with recruiting more members from Canada.

Staff Liaison: Doug Rentz


Contact Subcommittee

Purpose: To advise staff on the development of the China Market Forum, which will be held in conjunction with Contact 2013. 

Staff Liasions: Haybina Hao and Catherine Prather

 

Faith Tourism Advisory Council

Purpose: To provide industry perspective and guide the association in developing plans to serve this marketplace by:

  1. Increasing awareness and accessibility of faith-based tourism.
  2. Working with staff to develop and create interest and awareness in a networking framework throughout the faith-based tourism marketplace.
  3. Identifying business-to-business relationships and opportunities.
  4. Providing leadership, guidance and education for the faith tourism industry. 

 

Staff Liasion: Kevin Wright 

 

Global Issues Advisory Task Force

Purpose: To advise the association on global issues impacting travel and tourism worldwide, e.g. sustainable tourism development, economic conditions, etc., demonstrating NTA's global tourism leadership. 

Staff Liasions: Wes Hogan and Catherine Prather

 

Governance Committee

Purpose: To oversee the Board's Policy Governance process and performance.

 


Government Relations Committee

Purpose: To help generate member awareness of the importance of NTA's advocacy efforts and assisting with fund-raising initiatives for the Government Issues Fund and TourPAC. These funds support the policy and advocacy work of NTA's public affairs advocate and are critical to achieving NTA's objectives.  

Staff Liasion: Penny Whitman

 

International Advisory Group

Purpose: To advise on business opportunities, networking, and programming that will be of specific interest to international members and enhance their ROI.

Staff Liaison: Haybina Hao

 

Nominating Committee

Purpose: To select board and elected officer nominees and oversee the election process.

  1. Recruits candidates and promotes board services throughout the year and at NTA events.
  2. Establishes the election timeline annually.
  3. Interviews Candidates and selects the most qualified candidate per available seat (i.e. nominates a slate of candidates).

 

 

NTA-ASTA Hispanic Business Development Task Force

Purpose: To provide industry perspective and guidance in creating tools and business opportunities for members of both organizations, while raising awareness among the U.S. Hispanic trade to drive membership to both NTA and ASTA.

  1. Develop education on the significant Hispanic travel market
  2. Assist with agenda, invitations and identifying participants for Hispanics in Travel Caucus events at NTA and ASTA conventions.
  3. Identify Hispanic professionals and businesses to target for NTA and ASTA activities. 

 

Staff Liaisons: Catherine Prather and Wes Hogan 

 

NTA-UMA Travel Exchange Task Force

Purpose: To advise the boards and staff of NTA and UMA on combined activities that will mutually serve both organizations according to the guiding principles of the co-location agreement.  The NTA-UMA Travel Exchange Task Force will include members from NTA, members from UMA and a chair who belongs to both organizations.

  1. Assess the first Travel Exchange - what worked/ what didn't - and recommend any appropriate changes or enhancements. 

 

Staff Liaisons: Katey Pease and Lauren Ashley Pope

 

Retail and Restaurants Council

Purpose: To create synergy among NTA's retailer and restaurant members, assess tour operator needs related to shopping and dining, and help NTA recruit more members in this category. 

Staff Liaisons: Catherine Prather

 

Small Business Advisory Task Force

Purpose: To provide business perspective and identify needs of small business tour operators in the tourism industry to help NTA develop programs and services to meet their needs, attracting new small business members as a result. 

Staff Liaison: Wes Hogan

 

Young Professionals Advisory Group

Purpose: To advise on networking, programming, education, technology and business opportunities that will be of specific interest to young professionals/millennials. 

Staff Liaison: Phillip Strunk

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