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CEIR Leaders

CEIR members select all Officers and Directors to guide the strategic efforts of the organization. CEIR's board represents one of the most diverse, influential groups within the industry. Officers serve one year terms, Directors serve for three years.

2008 CEIR Officers

  Chair
Nancy Hasselback
President & CEO
Diversified Business Communications
   
  Vice Chair
Darrell Denny
Executive Vice President
Penton Media, Inc.
   
  Secretary/Treasurer
Kevin Rabbitt
President & CEO
GES Exposition Services
   
  Immediate Past Chair
Brian Tully
Senior Vice President
Food Marketing Institute
   
  Staff
Douglas L. Ducate, CEM, CMP
President & CEO
CEIR
   
 

Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP
Executive Director
CEIR

Directors

  Thomas Ackert
Executive Director
Orange County Convention Center
   
  Chris Brown
Senior Vice President, Conventions & Expositions
National Association of Broadcasters
   
  David Causton
General Manager
McCormick Place Complex
   
  Steve Drew
Assistant Executive Director
Radiological Society of North America
   
  Skip Farber
Chief Executive Officer
WSA Global Holdings, LLC
   
  Mary Pat Heftman
Senior Vice President, Conventions
National Restaurant Association
   
  Carrie Freeman Parsons
Chief Marketing Officer
Freeman
   
  Rossi Ralenkotter
President and CEO
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority