Professional Development and Board Facilitation
Typical Clients
- Universities and community colleges with tourism/hospitality and parks/recreation interests
- International, national and state/provincial tourism departments and agencies
- Hotel, restaurant and related trade associations
- Convention & visitors bureaus and respective international, national and state associations
- Chambers of commerce
- Hospitality, attraction/event, retail and entertainment organizations
- Tourism partnership entities
Practice Development
- Over 100 years partner combined research, training and advisory experience in USA, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Founder of the Executive Program in Destination Management (CDME: Certified Destination Management Executive credential) with Destinations International
- Educator and faculty/staff member with University of Calgary, Purdue University and California State University Fullerton over a 20 year period
- Not-for-profit Board of Directors destination/tourism governance training to over 20 CVBs
Current Representative Assignments
- Strategic Plan Update, Texas A & M University Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences (TX)
- Board of Directors Governance Workshops, Livingston County CVB (MI)
- Convention Sales Partnership Development Training Workshop, Fort Worth CVB (TX)
- Destination Leadership Professional Development Workshops, Travel Alberta, Canada
- Education and CSEE Program Strategies, National Association of Sports Commissions (OH)
- Destination Brand /Service Excellence Training and Education Curriculum Development, Santa Monica CVB (CA)
Success Case Studies
- Destinations International Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) Program (DC)
- Travel Alberta Destination Leadership Professional Development Workshops (AB)
- Livingston County CVB Board of Directors Governance Focus and Training (IN)