Officers, Directors, and Staff

• Directors are elected from the NYSTIA membership to serve three year terms. Bylaws limit board service to two consecutive three year terms.
• Officers are elected from/by the NYSTIA Board of Directors to serve one year terms.

Chair: Cass Martin Majestic
President & CEO,
This Is Cooperstown, Visit Schoharie County

Vice Chair/Elect: TBA

Treasurer: Darryl Leggieri
President,
Discover Saratoga

Secretary: Heather Bagshaw
Director of Tourism,
Warren County

Vice Chair/Advocacy: Hillarie Logan-Duchene*
Deputy Director,
The Wild Center

Vice Chair/At Large: Lisa Berger
Director of Tourism,
Ulster County

Immediate Past Chair: Greg LaDuca
Senior Vice President/Industry Relations,
Visit Rochester

Ex Officio: Bob Provost
President & CEO,
New York State Tourism Industry Association

Tiffani Amo, Director of Tourism
St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce

Nick Calderazzo, President
Twin Travel Concepts 

Sarah Foster Calero*, President
Oneida County Tourism

Kelly Curtin, Executive Vice President
New York City Tourism + Conventions

Beth Duane*, Chief Marketing & Visitor Experience Officer
Corning Museum of Glass

Gary Hahn, Vice President
The National Comedy Center

Nigar Hale, Executive Director
Watkins Glen Chamber of Commerce

Samantha Hayes, Tourism Specialist
Cattaraugus County

* Voting Board Term concluded Sept. 17, 2026

Kristy Kennedy, Vice President
Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau

Patrick Keyes, Sales & Marketing Manager
Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours

Dana Krueger, Destination Strategy Director - NE
Madden Media

Tara Murphy, Director of Marketing & Communications
The Adirondack Experience

Shane Rhinewald, Senior Director of Communications
The Strong National Museum of Play

Eric Szucs*, Principal
Szucs & Co.

Dwayne Thomas, Director of Economic Development 
Akwesasne Mohawk Saint Regis Nation

Olga Luz Tirado*, Founder/President
O Communications & Solutions

Sharon Wyman, President & CEO
Discover Long Island

Ross Levi, Executive Director / Vice President
NYS Div of Tourism / Empire State Development

Cristyne Nicholas, Chair
NYS Tourism Advisory Council
CEO / Nicholas & Lence

Brian Stratton, Director
New York State Canal Corporation

Madeleine Gionet, Director of Marketing
NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

Sarah Van Anden, Executive Director
Museum Association of New York 

Emily Simmons, President & CEO
Campground Owners of New York

Chris Koetzle, Executive Director
New York Association of Towns