North American Advisory Committees

North American Regional Advisory Committee

Ted Molter, ICAE
Committee Chair
Connect&GO
Senior Business Development Director
United States

Denise Beckson, ICAE
Committee Member
Morey's Piers
Operations & HR Director
United States

Steve Bell
Committee Member
Gateway Ticketing Systems
Business Solutions Architect
United States

Quinn Bryner
Committee Member
Hershey Entertainment and Resorts
Director of Public Relations
United States

Roxann Bury-Howard
Committee Member
Pacific National Exhibition
Director, Guest Experience & Playland Operations
Canada

Mr. Jeff Klocke
Committee Member
Pacific Park
Vice President & General Manager
United States

Christian Martin
Committee Member
Triotech
Vice President Communications, Alliances, Talents & Culture
Canada

Jessi O'Daniel
Committee Member
Typhoon Texas
General Manager
Austin, TX, USA

Chris Oliver
Committee Member
NBC Universal Parks and Resorts
VP Engineering and Safety
United States

Brandon Willey
Committee Member
Hownd
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
United States

Phil Wilson, ICAE
Committee Member
Extreme Engineering
Chief Development Officer
United States

Michael Shelton
Team Liaison

Scott Maupin
Committee Member
Merlin Entertainments
Divisional Director, Midway NA
United States

Media and Public Relations Subcommittee

Quinn Bryner (Chair)
Committee Member
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Director, Public Relations Strategy
United States

Alejandra Brady
Committee Member
CEC Entertainment
Head of Public Relations, Crisis Communications
United States

Lori Cherry
Committee Member
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Director of Partner Communications
United States

Jason Lasecki
Committee Member
Great Wolf Resorts
Director of Media Communications
United States

Pete Owens
Committee Member
The Dollywood Company
VP, Marketing and Public Relations
United States

Betsy Villalobos
Committee Member
Disney Parks
Experiences and Products, Senior Manager, External Communications
United States

Caitlin Dineen
IAAPA Committee Liaison

Manufacturers & Suppliers Subcommittee

Christian Martin
Committee Chair
TrioTech
VP Communications, Alliances, Talents & Culture
Canada

Steve Bell
Committee Member
Gateway Ticketing Systems
Business Solutions Architect
United States

Hutch Costello
Committee Member
Rhode Island Novelty
Director of Sales and Business Development
United States

Mike Ewald
Committee Member
Laser Blast
President
United States

Pat Hoffman
Committee Member
Hoffman Consulting Group
President
United States

Emily Popovich
Committee Member
Outdoor Factory
Chief of Sales and Business Development
United States / Turkey

Mike Whincup
Committee Member
Galaxy Inflatable
Chief Ride Designer & Marketing Director
United States

Charlie Wickham
Committee Member
Vekoma
Assistant Customer Engineer
United States / The Netherlands

Phil Wilson
Committee Member
Extreme Engineering
Chief Development Officer
United States

Stacey Mills
Team Liaison

Government Relations Subcommittee

Denise Beckson
Committee Chair
Morey's Piers
VP, Government Affairs and Human Resources
United States

Kyle Allison
Committee Member
Altitude 1291
General Manager
United States

Bill Bailey
Committee Member
The Walt Disney Company
Vice President Government Relations
United States

Erik Beard
Committee Member
International Ride Training, LLC
Managing Member and General Counsel
United States

Melanie Becker
Committee Member
Universal Orlando
Director, Government Relations
United States

Corrine Brindley
Committee Member
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Corporate VP, External Affairs
United States

Steve Earnest
Committee Member
Herschend Family Entertainment
Attorney
United States

Matt Eckert
Committee Member
President & CEO
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
United States

Jason Freeman
Committee Member
Corporate VP, Security, Safety, Health and Environmental
Six Flags
United States

Stephen Sims, ED, ATC
Committee Member
SomerSplash Waterpark
General Manager
United States

Keith Stephenson
Team Liaison

Safety Subcommittee

Chris Oliver
Committee Chair
NBC Universal Parks and Resorts
VP Engineering and Safety
United States

Roger W. Berry
Committee Member
Alberts Co. Inc., Ralph S.
Sales Representative
United States

Steve Blum
Committee Member
Universal Parks & Resorts
Sr. V.P./Safety & Engineering
United States

Richard Carroll, ICAE
Committee Member
Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.
Sr. Vice President/COO
United States

Gina Claassen
Committee Member
Herschend Family Entertainment
Corporate Safety Director
United States

Michael Denninger
Committee Member
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
V.P. Theme Park Development
United States

Greg Hale, ICAE
Committee Member
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Vice President and CSO
United States

André Meacham
Committee Member
Lagoon Corp.
Director of Safety and Security
United States

Geoff Rogers, ICAE
Committee Member
Morey's Piers
Vice President/COO
United States

Michael Siemer
Committee Member
Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products
Director, Worldwide Safety and Health
United States

Cindy Sypher
Committee Member
Sypher & Associates Field Engineering Ltd.
President
Canada

Bailey Watson
Committee Member
Legoland Resorts North America
Regional Health, Safety & Security Director
United States

Randall Wilke
Committee Member
Six Flags
Corporate Director of Security, Safety, Health and Environment
United States

Michael Shelton
Team Liaison