North American Advisory Committees

North American Advisory Committee

Mr. Robert Williams, ICAE
Committee Chair
General Manager
Calaway Park
Calgary, AB, Canada

Mr. John Mendes, Jr.
Committee Member
President BSR Group, LLC
Bob's Space Racers, Inc.
Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Ms. Denise Beckson, ICAE
Committee Member
Operations & HR Director
Morey's Piers
Wildwood, NJ, USA

Mr. Geoff Rogers, ICAE
Committee Member
Vice President/COO
Morey's Piers
Wildwood, NJ, USA

Ms. Sharon Parker
Committee Member
Communications Manager
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - Arlington, Texas
Arlington, TX, USA

Mr. Gregg W. Borman, ICAE
Committee Member
SVP-Operations
Apex Parks Group
Aliso Viejo, CA, USA

Ms. Amanda Blenkhorn
Committee Member
Director/Educ., Conserv. & Events
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada

Media and Public Relations Subcommittee

Ms. Sharon Parker
Committee Chair
Communications Manager
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - Arlington, Texas
Arlington, TX, USA

Ms. Stacy Ososkie
Committee Member
Public Relations Manager
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Elysburg, PA, USA

Ms. Jessica Fontana
Committee Member
Public Relations
Georgia Aquarium, Inc.
Atlanta, GA, USA

Ms. Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Committee Member
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
Orlando, FL, USA

Ms. Nicole Minadeo
Committee Member
Senior Director, Communication and PR
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, IL, USA

Quinn Bryner
Committee Member
Director of Public Relations and Strategy
Hersheypark
Hershey, PA, USA

Ms. Laurie Tardif
Committee Member
Corporate Communications Manager
Cedar Fair L.P.
Sandusky, OH, USA

Government Relations Subcommittee

Sharon Parker
Committee Chair
Communications Manager
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Arlington, TX, USA

Stacey Ososkie
Committee Member
Public Relations Manager
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Elysburg, PA, USA

Jessica Fontana
Committee Chair
Public Relations
Georgia Aquarium, Inc.
Atlanta, GA, USA

Suzanne Smagala-Potts
Committee Member
Public Relations Manager
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
Orlando, FL, USA

Nicole Minadeo
Committee Member
Senior Director, Communication and PR
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, IL, USA

Quinn Brynner
Committee Member
Director of Public Relations and Strategy
Hersheypark
Hershey, PA, USA

Laurie Tardif
Committee Member
Corporate Communications Manager
Cedar Fair L.P.
Sandusky, OH, USA

Safety Advisory Subcommittee

Mr. Geoff Rogers, ICAE
Committee Chair
Vice President/COO
Morey's Piers
Wildwood, NJ, USA

Mr. Greg Hale, ICAE
Committee Member
Vice President and CSO
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Mr. Gerald Rakestraw
Committee Member
Senior Vice President of Safety
Herschend Family Entertainment
Peachtree Corners, GA, USA

Mr. Jeff Wilson
Committee Member
Chief Executive Officer
Extreme Engineering
Athens, TX, USA

Mr. André Meacham
Committee Member
Director of Safety and Security
Lagoon Corp.
Farmington, UT, USA

Mr. Roger W. Berry
Committee Member
Sales Representative
Alberts Co. Inc., Ralph S.
St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Mr. Richard Carroll, ICAE
Committee Member
Sr. Vice President/COO
Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.
Hampstead, NC, USA

Mr. Steve Blum
Committee Member
Sr. V.P./Safety & Engineering
Universal Parks & Resorts
Orlando, FL, USA

Mr. Monty Jasper
Committee Member
Corp. V.P./Safety & Engineering
Cedar Fair L.P.
Sandusky, OH, USA

Ms. Cindy Sypher
Committee Member
President
Sypher & Associates Field Engineering Ltd.
Toronto, ON, Canada

Mr. Michael Denninger
Committee Member
V.P. Theme Park Development
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Orlando, FL, USA