2024 Planning Committee Members
U.S. Travel's ESTO continues to be the premier marketing conference for destination marketing organizations and one of the ways ESTO's content remains successful is due to the unique perspectives our planning committee brings session development. Alongside the U.S. Travel team, committee members develop a program that is substantive, relevant, dynamic, and that continues to move the travel industry forward.
2024 Planning Committee Members are listed below.
Brenda Armstrong
Senior Director, Co-Op Development Sojern
Chris Canfield
Vice President, Virginia Tourism Corporation
Cathy Cartier
Chief Marketing Officer, Visit SLO CAL
Skylar Clark
Director Partner Marketing, Brand USA
Sara Otte Coleman
Director, Tourism and Marketing Division North Dakota Tourism Division
Kiva Couchon
Director of Strategic Operations, Arizona Office of Tourism
Amir Eylon
President & CEO, Longwoods International
Stephen Foutes
Director, Missouri Division of Tourism
Julie Gilbert
President & CEO, Destination Door County
Tyler Gosnell
Chief Brand & Marketing Officer, Visit Salt Lake
Kari Kauffman
Chief Destination Experience Office, Experience Columbus
Nathan Kelley
Director of Research, San Diego Tourism Authority
AJ Kinney
Partnerships Manager, Matador Network
Lauren Bennett McGinty
Executive Director, Explore Minnesota Tourism
Lindsay Milne
Vice President, Marketing, Meet Boston
Claudia Murtha
Content Creator and YouTube Host, Visit Bucks County
Todd O'Leary
President & CEO, Visit Alexandria
Anne Sayers
Cabinet Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Tourism
Ted Sullivan
Chief Marketing Officer, Zartico
Daniel Thomas
Deputy Director, Illinois Office of Tourism
Sarah Townes
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Experience Columbus
Lisa Urias
Cabinet Executive Officer & Executive Deputy Director, Arizona Office of Tourism
Sarah Wickham
State Tourism Director, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer Tourism Ohio