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2017 Trends Survey Planner Interviews

Following are the interview subjects for the 2017 Meetings Today Trends Survey (all were survey respondents):

Lexy Olisko, CEM, CMP, Director of Conferences, SGIA, Fairfax, Va.

Stephan J Gerhardt, Senior Director, Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe, Falls Church, Va.

Barbara Moll, Administrative Assistant, Food Export Midwest, Chicago

Kathleen Quill, President & COO, CAE, CBA, National Association of Credit Management–Gulf States, Houston and New Orleans

Robert Wilson, Sales Director, Otsego Club and Resort, Gaylord, Mich.

Julie Mangione, Travel & Event Administrative Manager, Corporate Planner, Northbrook, Ill.

Mike Duchock, Marketing Events Manager, ExamSoft, Dallas

Karen D’Andrea, Administrative Assistant, Dealertrack, Lake Success, N.Y.

Carolina Cely, Events and Field Marketing Manager, Sensus, Raleigh, N.C.

Kristen Morris, Event Specialist, PERMA, NEAMI (Northeast Association Management, Inc.), Latham, N.Y.

Barbara Hickernell, CAE, Engineering Conferences International, New York

Joel Whitten, Sr. Meeting & Event Planner, SUBWAY Franchise World HQ, Milford, Conn.

Randy Bryant, Executive Director, CMP, Florida State Assoc. of Free Will Baptists, Vero Beach, Fla

Colleen Goodin, Membership Director, Events Manager, Publications Editor, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), Oakland, Calif..

Ken Dunham, Executive Director, West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association, Folsom, Calif.

And here are some online exclusive charts with more 2017 Meetings Today Trends Survey results:

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Tyler Davidson | Editor, Vice President & Chief Content Director

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

 

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years.  In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines. 

 

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism. 

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com

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