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Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 7/26/2004

Associations

The Computer Event Marketing Assn. has elected the following new board members:

• President Mitch Ahiers, Check Point Software
• Vice President Joe Spaccarelli, Symbol Technologies
• Past President Kim Gishler, Hewlett-Packard
• Treasurer Billi Little, PeopleSoft
• Members Lisa Dardis, Symantec; Erin Dare, Dolby Laboratories; Glenda Brungardt, Hewlett-Packard; Scott Temple, Reed Exhibitions; Kris Knight, Digital Pond; and Mark Fisher, MTI Marketing

SmithBucklin has named the following to its William E. Smith Institute for Assn. Research Leadership Council:

• Thomas Dolan, president and CEO, American College of Healthcare Executives
• Robert Dolibois, executive vice president, American Nursery & Landscape Assn.
• Henry S. Givray, president and CEO, SmithBucklin
• Barbara Byrd Keenan, executive vice president, Institute of Food Technologists
• Gary LaBranche, president and CEO, Assn. Forum of Chicagoland
• Michael Olson, executive vice president, SmithBucklin
• Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO, American Frozen Food Institute
• William Smith, founder, SmithBucklin

PricewaterhouseCoopers has named Chuck Bedsole a director in its hospitality and leisure practice. Bedsole will work out of the Dallas office.

Tim McGuinness has been named vice president of sales and convention center expansion at NYC & Co. He will manage and lead a sales program for New York City's convention business, in preparation for the impending expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Most recently, McGuinness was vice president of Reed Exhibitions North America.

The Orange County Convention Center has named Michael Tuttle director of exhibit services. Tuttle previously held the same position with the Natl. Retail Federation and managed exhibit services for the Natl. Assn. of Broadcasters.

Expomedia Group has appointed Michael Stift commercial director for the Expocentres venues in Europe and Russia. Stift was previously CEO of Reed Exhibitions' Austrian operation.

Roy Benear, former assistant vice president of sales for the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, has been named vice president of convention sales for the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Benear will supervise the bureau's 15-person convention sales force as well as the convention services and housing departments.

Sally Forrest has joined the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau as director of national accounts. Forrest, who will handle Phoenix Civic Plaza convention center accounts, spent 16 years at the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Pinnacle Exhibits has hired the following senior staff for its Southern California office:

• Peter Gallagher, General Manager, formerly vice president of design at Exhibit Dynamics
• Director of Operations Russell Hoverson, former vice president of manufacturing at Exhibitgroup/Giltspur's L.A. office
• Warehouse Manager Greg Kieser, also formerly of Exhibitgroup/Giltspur

Arata Expositions has hired Dave Trybus as general manager of its Maryland office. Prior to joining Arata, Trybus was a project manager for a national pool and spa contractor.

Mark Salesses has joined the Orlando-based AGS Expo as executive vice president of national sales. Salesses, who previously held the same position with The Expo Group, will be located in Northern Virginia.

Advanstar has hired Michelle Leberfeld as director of events for its Pharmaceutical and Science Group. Leberfeld, who has launched events in a variety of markets, will be based in the New York office.

Hanley Wood Exhibitions has made the following staff changes:

• Lindsay Roberts has been promoted to associate show manager of the JLC LIVE Residential Construction shows. Roberts was most recently operations manager of the Intl. Pool & Spa Expo and A|E|C SYSTEMS.
• Kathy Ruff has joined the company as operations manager of the Intl. Pool & Spa Expo and the Backyard Living Expo.
• Bonnie King has been hired as conference manager of the Intl. Roofing Expo.
• Carol Wilkins has joined the company as conference manager of the Surfaces Expo.
• Rana Cham-Schultz has been named operations coordinator of the JLC LIVE Residential Construction Shows.

Elizabeth Currie has joined J. Spargo & Associates as an exposition operations manager. Currie most recently served as an associate vice president of the San Diego Convention Center.

Showtime Enterprises has hired Ted Lorras as its vice president of retail operations. Lorras was previously with Diam Intl./Pop Displays.