Officers, Directors, and Staff
- Directors are elected from the NYSTIA membership to serve three year terms.
- Officers are elected from the NYSTIA Board of Directors to serve one year terms.
2024 Executive Committee
Chair: Corey Fram
Director of Tourism,
1000 Islands International Tourism Council
Treasurer: Stephanie Johnson
Divisional Director,
LEGOLAND NY Resort
Secretary: Cassandra Harrington
President & CEO,
This Is Cooperstown, Visit Schoharie County
Immediate Past Chair: Kelly Ann Curtin
EVP Membership & Destination Services,
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Vice Chair/Elect: Greg LaDuca
Vice President of Industry Relations,
Visit Rochester
Vice Chair/Advocacy: Hillarie Logan-Duchene
Deputy Director,
The Wild Center
Vice Chair/At Large: John Percy
President & CEO,
Destination Niagara USA
2024 Board of Directors
Lisa Berger, Director of Tourism
Ulster County
Sarah Foster Calero, President
Oneida County Tourism
Hayley Coriaty, Manager, Tourism & Trade Sales
One World Observatory
Beth Duane, Chief Marketing & Visitor Experience Officer
Corning Museum of Glass
Hilary Fenner, Executive Director
Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce
Todd Garofano, Executive Director
Discover Schenectady
Gary Hahn, Vice President
The National Comedy Center
Kristy Kennedy, Vice President
Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau
Darryl Leggieri, President
Discover Saratoga
Penny Peters, Tourism Development Mgr.
Akwesasne Tourism
Sara Poe, VP Mktg & Communications
Strong National Museum of Play
Eric Szucs, Director of Tourism
Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism
Olga Luz Tirado, Founder/President
O Communications & Solutions
2024 Ex Officio Board Members: At-Large
Ross Levi, Executive Director / Vice President
NYS Div of Tourism / Empire State Development
Mark Dorr, President
NYS Hospitality & Tourism Assoc.
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
2024 Ex Officio Board Members: Committee Chairs
Workforce Development:
Jennifer Ackerson
President,
Alon Tourism Solutions
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility:
Nicole Mahoney
President & CEO,
Break The Ice Media
Marketing Committee:
Amanda Dana
Executive Director,
Orange County Tourism
Sustainability Task Force:
Kate Kruk
Director of Community Engagement,
Livingston Energy Group
Advocacy Committee:
Jeff Shipley
President & CEO,
Discover Seneca
Scholarship Committee:
Dana Krueger
Director of Fun,
Dana Events
NYSTIA Staff
Robert Provost
President & CEO
Rachele Markle
Communications Director
Nate Gresock
Program Coordinator