North America Regional Committees

Denise Beckson, ICAE

Board Chair

Vice President, Human Resources and Government Relations
Morey's Piers
Wildwood, NJ, United States

Christian Martin

Board Member

Vice President Communications, Alliances, Talents & Culture
Triotech
Montreal, QC, Canada

Bernie Campbell

Board Member

Regional VP Sales
Whirley Drinkworks
Warren, PA, United States

Scott Maupin

Board Member

Divisional Director, Midway NA
Merlin Entertainments
Orlando, FL, United States

Chris Oliver

Board Member

VP Engineering and Safety
Universal Destinations & Experiences
Orlando, FL, United States

Jeff Klocke

Board Member

Vice President & General Manager
Pacific Park
Santa Monica, CA, United States

Mario Centola

Board Member

EVP and COO
CEC Entertainment
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, United States

Mary Jane Brewer

Board Member

Senior Risk Consultant
American Specialty Insurance
Jacksonville, FL, United States

Quinn Bryner

Board Member

Director of Public Relations
Hershey Entertainment and Resorts
Hershey, PA, United States

Genevieve Norris

Board Member

General Manager
Seabreeze Amusement Park
Rochester, NY, United States

Phil Wilson, ICAE

Board Member

Chief Development Officer
Extreme Engineering
Sacramento, CA, United States

Sharon Parker

Board Member

Director of Marketing
Gateway Ticketing Systems
Gilbertsville, PA, USA

Michael Shelton

IAAPA Board Liaison
Orlando, FL, United States

Sarah Clarke

Committee Chair

Director of Operations
Gateway Arch
St. Louis, MO, United States

Jessica Alfaro

Committee Member

Assistant General Manager/Director of Operations
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Nichole Boyles

Committee Member

General Manager
Anakeesta
Gatlinburg, TN, United States

Matthew Eckert, ICAE

Committee Member

President & CEO
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Santa Claus, IN, United States

Matt Freed

Committee Member

General Manager
Fantasy Island Amusement Park
Beach Haven, NJ, United States

Mike Funyak

Committee Member

Assistant Director of Operations
DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Tipton, PA, United States

Rachel Harper

Committee Member

Assistant General Manager
Castle Fun Park
Abbotsford, BC, CA

Adam Kingsley

Committee Member

Vice President, Attractions Operations
Universal Destinations and Experiences
Orlando, FL, United States

Tony Moore

Committee Member

CEO
Trinity Park Conservancy
Dallas, TX, United States

Steve Thomas

Committee Member

General Manager
Belmont Park
San Diego, CA, United States

Stacy Yutko

Committee Member

Public Relations & Guest Experience Director
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Elysburg, PA, United States

Stephanie Serago

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Orlando, FL, United States

Sherry Howell 

Committee Chair

Brand Engagement Director
CenterEdge Software
Roxboro, NC, United States

Chris Desch, ICAE

Committee Member

General Manager
Jen’s Links
Barnegat Light, NJ, United States

Zach Johnson

Committee Member

Owner
Rev’d Up Fun
Woodhaven, MI, United States

Caroline “CC” Cannon

Committee Member

Vice President, Strategic Growth
Thrillz High Flying Adventure Parks
Danbury, CT, United States

Lynda Brotherton

Committee Member

Global Marketing Director
Intercard
St. Louis, MO, United States

Keith Koepke

Committee Member

Director of Regional Operations
Crayola Experience
Easton, PA, United States

Arron Williams

Committee Member

CEO
Play Abby Playgrounds
Abbotsford, Canada

Pieter Martens

Committee Member

Co-founder & CEO
Time Mission
Cranston, RI, United States

Monica Bejarano

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Orlando, FL, United States

Denise Beckson

Committee Chair

Morey's Piers
VP, Government Affairs and Human Resources
United States

Kyle Allison

Committee Member

Altitude 1291
General Manager
United States

Bill Bailey

Committee Member

The Walt Disney Company
Vice President Government Relations
United States

Erik Beard

Committee Member

International Ride Training, LLC
Managing Member and General Counsel
United States

Melanie Becker

Committee Member
Universal Orlando
Director, Government Relations
United States

Corrine Brindley

Committee Member

United Parks & Attractions
Corporate VP, External Affairs
United States

Steve Earnest

Committee Member

Herschend Family Entertainment
Attorney
United States

Matt Eckert

Committee Member

President & CEO
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
United States

Jason Freeman

Committee Member

Corporate VP, Security, Safety, Health and Environmental
Six Flags
United States

Stephen Sims, ED, ATC

Committee Member

SomerSplash Waterpark
General Manager
United States

Keith Stephenson

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Orlando, FL, United States

Christian Martin

Committee Chair

TrioTech
VP Communications, Alliances, Talents & Culture
Canada

Amber Lambert

Committee Member

Betson
Northwest Regional Sales Representative
United States

Brandon Willey

Committee Member

LBX Collective, Inc.
Co-Founder
United States

Hutch Costello

Committee Member

Rhode Island Novelty
Director of Sales and Business Development
United States

Mike Ewald

Committee Member

Laser Blast
President
United States

Pat Hoffman

Committee Member

Hoffman Consulting Group
President
United States

Emily Popovich

Committee Member

L3DFX
Chief of Sales and Business Development
United States

Mike Whincup

Committee Member

Galaxy Inflatable
Chief Ride Designer & Marketing Director
United States

Phil Wilson

Committee Member

Extreme Engineering
Chief Development Officer
United States

Una de Boer

Committee Member

WhitewaterWest
Chief Marketing Officer
Canada

Olivia Turner

Committee Member

Redbone Products Inc.
General Manager
United States

Stacey Mills

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Orlando, FL, United States

Quinn Bryner

Committee Chair

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Director, Public Relations Strategy
United States

Alejandra Brady

Committee Member

CEC Entertainment
Head of Public Relations, Crisis Communications
United States

Lori Cherry

Committee Member

United Parks & Attractions
Director of Partner Communications
United States

Jason Lasecki

Committee Member

Great Wolf Resorts
Director of Media Communications
United States

Pete Owens

Committee Member

The Dollywood Company
VP, Marketing and Public Relations
United States

Betsy Villalobos

Committee Member

Disney Parks Experiences and Products
Senior Manager, External Communications
United States

Erycka Washington

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Orlando, FL, United States

Joe Imholte

Committee Chair

Executive Vice President
The Bakken Museum
Minneapolis, MN, United States

Abby Bysshe

Committee Member

Chief Experience and Strategy Officer
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Stephanie Ratcliffe

Committee Member

Executive Director
The Wild Center
Tupper Lake, NY, United States

Linda Cheu

Committee Member

Vice President
San Francisco, CA, United States

Cathy Estelle

Committee Member

Director of Sales and Business Partnerships
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA, United States

Matt Heenan

Committee Member

Director of Sales, Global Business Development
AMNH
New York, NY, United States

Monica Ramsey

Committee Member

VP of Experience Development and Family Learning
Indianapolis, IN, United States
United States

Sherry Marshall

Committee Member

President/ CEO
Science Museum Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK United States

Dean Briere

Committee Member

SVP – Strategic Projects 
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix, AZ, United States

Anna Slafer

Committee Member

Washington, DC , United States

Diane Lochner

Committee Member

Vice President
PGAV
St. Louis, Mo, United States

Dan Picard

Committee Member

Owner/Creative Director
MDSX
Orlando, FL, United States

Ariana Feller

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Orlando, FL, United States

Heather Barnes

Committee Chair

Founder & CEO
Improv at Work
Indianapolis, IN, United States

Danielle Kramer

Committee Member

VP, Experiences
RWS
New York City, NY, United States

Morgan Duncan

Committee Member

Operations Manager
White Water
Branson, MO, United States

Brad Weinstein

Committee Member

Senior Strategist
Newbridge
Potomac, MD, United States

Jon Vigue

Committee Member

General Manager / VP
Wild Adventures Theme Park
Valdosta, GA, United States

Lynnette Lowry

Committee Member

Revenue Manager
Silverwood Theme Park
Athol, ID, United States

David Gray

Committee Member

Human Resources Director 
Lagoon Amusement Park
Farmington, UT, United States

Todd Andrus

Committee Member

Senior Director of Regional Marketing
Premier Parks 
Windermere, FL, United States

Karen Staley, MBA, ICAE

Committee Member

VP Global Sales
Sally Dark Rides
Jacksonville, FL, USA

Matt Heller

Committee Member

Founder
Performance Optimist Consulting
Hendersonville, NC, United States

Megan Gannon

Committee Member

Business Development Manager
Image Engineering
Orlando, FL, United States

Sean Bonner

Committee Liason

IAAPA
Orlando, FL, United States

Chris Oliver

Committee Chair

Universal Destinations & Experiences
VP Engineering and Safety
United States

André Meacham

Committee Member

Lagoon Corp.
Director of Safety and Security
United States

Anthony Woodson, ICAP, CASSA

Committee Member

ZooTampa
Senior Manager of Safety and Compliance
United States

Bailey Watson

Committee Member

LEGOLAND Resorts North America
Regional Vice President Health, Safety & Security
United States

Cindy Sypher

Committee Member

Sypher & Associates Field Engineering Ltd.
President
Canada

Geoff Rogers, ICAE

Committee Member

Morey's Piers
Vice President/COO
United States

Gina Claassen

Committee Member

Herschend Family Entertainment
Vice President of Safety
United States

Greg Hale, ICAE

Committee Member

Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products
Vice President and CSO
United States

Michael Denninger

Committee Member

United States

Michael Siemer

Committee Member

Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products
Director, EPCOT, Engineering Services
United States

Randall Wilke

Committee Member

Six Flags
Corporate Director of Security, Safety, Health and Environment
United States

Richard Carroll, ICAE

Committee Member

Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.
Sr. Vice President/COO
United States

Roger W. Berry

Committee Member

Ralph Alberts Company and Lithionics Battery
Sales Representative
United States

Steve Blum

Committee Member

Universal Destinations & Experiences
EVP, Engineering & Safety
United States

Linda Freeman
IAAPA Team Liaison
Orlando, FL, United States

Jeff Hudson - Chair

Committee Member

HBL
Chief Executive
United States

Chris Gray

Committee Member

Skyline Attractions
Vice President/Partner
United States

Adam Gross

Committee Member

Dippin Dots
Vice President of Sales
United States

Chloe Hausfeld

Committee Member

TEA
United States

Jack Mendes

Committee Member

BSR
President
United States

Jeroen Nijpels

Committee Member

JNELC
Managing Director & Owner
Luxembourg

Nancy Patterson

Committee Member

Open Aire
Director Design & Business Development
Canada

Emily Popovich

Committee Member

L3dfx
Chief of Sales and Business Development
United States

Mike Tipton

Committee Member

Redemption Plus
COO
United States

Jeff Hudson - Chair

Committee Member

HBL
Chief Executive
United States

Chris Gray

Committee Member

Skyline Attractions
Vice President/Partner
United States

Adam Gross

Committee Member

Dippin Dots
Vice President of Sales
United States

Chloe Hausfeld

Committee Member

TEA
United States

Jack Mendes

Committee Member

BSR
President
United States

Jeroen Nijpels

Committee Member

JNELC
Managing Director & Owner
Luxembourg

Nancy Patterson

Committee Member

Open Aire
Director Design & Business Development
Canada

Emily Popovich

Committee Member

L3dfx
Chief of Sales and Business Development
United States

Mike Tipton

Committee Member

Redemption Plus
COO
United States

Amber Christopher

Committee Chair

United States

Adam Huston

Committee Member

Director of Guest Operations
Toronto Zoo
Canada

Andy Wood

Committee Member

COO
The Florida Aquarium
United States

Janet Ho

Committee Member

Director of Membership
WAZA
Spain

Jason Jacobs

Committee Member

CEO
Sacramento Zoo
United States

Ken Maguire

Committee Member

Guest Experience Manager
Monterey Bay Aquarium
United States

Meghan Curran

Committee Member

Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
Shedd Aquarium
United States

Melissa Felder

Committee Member

Director of Steinhar Aquarium
California Academy of Science
United States

Michael Lewis

Committee Member

VP of Exhibits and Projects
Georgia Aquarium
United States

Rick Schuitemen

Committee Member

Executive Director
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
United States

Robby Gilbert

Committee Member

Business Development and Partnerships
Little Ray’s Exhibitions
United States

Max Glorit, ICAE

IAAPA Committee Liaison
Orlando, FL, United States