Meet All the Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Members Spotlighted in 2021

We love getting to know our Women Leading Travel & Hospitality members, and helping them learn about each other’s backgrounds, skills and interests so they can network effectively online and at our in-person events.

Here is everyone we met in 2021:

• Shannon Rinella, Senior Director, Global Performance and Brand Talent Advisory, Marriott International

• Dorie Beacham, Vice President of Sales, Echelon Events Group

• Stephanie Werner, Principal Aircraft Interior Designer and Business Development Analyst, Exosonic

• Susan Moore, Vice President, Leisure and Citywide Sales, Caesars Entertainment

• Charisse Evans, Vice President of Employee Relations, Delta Air Lines

• Jennifer Kahl, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Commonwealth Hotels

• Nicole LaSpina, Director, Brand Marketing, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

• Anupa Charles-Pierre, Director of Global Luxury Brand Marketing, Hilton

• Nicole Eliopoulos, Head of Service and Training, Guest Experience Shared Services, IHG Hotels & Resorts

• Angela Shannon, Operations Director, Travelzoo

• Amanda Kenning, Senior Manager, Hospitality Sales, WhyHotel

• Ani Nazaryan, Senior Director of People (HR), The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

• Betsy Gregory, Director of Team Member Engagement, Congressional Country Club

• Christie Hinkle, Senior Sales Executive, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

• Michele Marsee, Director of Sales, Embassy Suites Convention Center Las Vegas

• Samantha Jones, Senior Vice President, Hotel Programs, TRAVELSAVERS

• Tara Minson, Senior Vice President, Marketing, InteleTravel

• Cheryl Reynolds, Senior Director, Distribution Strategy and Revenue Integrity, Hertz

• Shelly Cruz, Vice President, Global Sales, MGM Resorts International

• Jody Niemann, Vice President of People and Culture, Utah Motorsports Campus

• Laima Bashir, Former Vice President, Operations, Finance and Capital Planning, Amtrak

• Miranda Scott, Director, Business Development, Lyft

• Bonnie Allen, Senior Director, Marketing, Soul Community Planet Hotels

• Andria Godfrey, Vice President, Longwoods International

• Amy Burr, Managing Director, Operations and Partnerships, JetBlue Technology Ventures

• Jordan Maddex-Kopp, Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, Jet Linx

• Amy Martin Ziegenfuss, Senior Vice President, Global Enterprise and Brand Marketing, Hilton

• Lisa Oswald, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Customer Service, Travelzoo

• Melissa Postier, Director of Brand, PR and Social, Hotwire

• Maria Chatterton-White, Marketing Director, Global Affiliates, Viator

• Christine Kettmer, Senior Director, Global Enterprise Insight and Strategy, Marriott International

• Nicole Tilzer, Senior Director, Global Brand Marketing, Hilton

• Andrea Shaikin, Former Head of CRM, Quark Expeditions

• Nayana RenuKumar, Head of Public Policy, Airbnb

• Jodie Brinkerhoff, Vice President of Innovation, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

• Lucy Lieberman, CEO, Tablet Hotels

• Diana Plazas, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Caribbean and Latin America, Marriott International

• Joy-Lynn Tyler, Vice President, Total Rewards and HIPAA Privacy Officer, Extended Stay America

• Danielle Babilino, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos

• Michelle DeBella, Former Vice President, Finance Transformation and Governance, Lyft

• Cara Gresser, Global Brand Content Lead, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Are you a member and interested in being featured in a future spotlight article? Let us know! Email sholtgrieve@napco.com. If you’re an executive-level woman in the travel and hospitality industry and are not yet a member, we’d love to have you! Apply here.