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.

Chair: Cassandra Harrington
President & CEO,
This Is Cooperstown, Visit Schoharie County

Vice Chair/Elect: Todd Garofano
Executive Director,
Discover Schenectady

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

Nick Calderazzo, President
Twin Travel Concepts 

Sarah Foster Calero, President
Oneida County Tourism

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

Hilary Fenner, Executive Director
Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce

Gary Hahn, Vice President
The National Comedy Center

Samantha Hayes, Tourism Specialist
Cattaraugus County

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

Eric Szucs, Director of Tourism
Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism

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

Olga Luz Tirado, Founder/President
O Communications & Solutions

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