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Planning Committee

Thank You to Our 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.

2025 Planning Committee Members are listed below.

Leah Chandler 
Chief Marketing Officer, Discover Puerto Rico 

Marc Garciaa
President & CEO, Visit Mesa

Vicente Garcia
Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Brand USA

Julie Gilbert
President & CEO, Destination Door County

Tiffany Kerr
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Austin

Tom Kiely
President & CEO, Visit West Hollywood

Mike Mangeot
Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Tourism

Lindsay Milne
Vice President of Marketing, Meet Boston

Todd O'Leary
President & CEO, Visit Alexandria

Ron Price
President & CEO, Visit Phoenix

Natalie Randall
Executive Director, Utah Office of Tourism

Alix Skelpsa Ridgway
Deputy Director, Arizona Office of Tourism

Steven Totten
Director of Marketing, Visit Phoenix

Emma York
Vice President of Marketing, Visit Laguna Beach