Election 2010 Ballot is on the Way
The 2010 Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) Board of Directors Election Ballots will be mailed Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Each official designated voter of the ACVB membership in good standing will receive a ballot along with a pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope for convenient return.
The Nominations & Elections Committee has nominated twenty (20) members to stand for election to seven (7) three-year seats for the ACVB Board of Directors.
Your vote is important. Decisions made by the ACVB Board of Directors affect how ACVB represents your interests in the local, state and national visitor and convention markets.
Please vote and return your ballot to ACVB, insuring that it is received on or before Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, by 4 p.m. Please keep in mind that due to the holidays, ACVB will not be open Dec. 24, 2009 - Jan. 4, 2010.
**The Candidates in alphabetical order:
(I) = Incumbent
Lori Brewer (I)
Dining
Owner:
Alaska Coffee and Restaurant Equipment/Caffe Darte
Jeannette Duenow
Accommodations
Vice President of Operations:
NMS Lodging
Shani Green
Shopping
Sales and Marketing Manager:
David Green Master Furrier
Scott Habberstad (I)
Transportation
Manager Regional Sales:
Alaska Airlines
Ernie Hall
Entertainment & Nightlife
Board President:
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
Denise Hanson
Trip Planning & Vacation Packages
Revenue Control Manager:
CIRI
Josh Howes (I)
Trip Planning & Vacation Packages
Vice President Safety & Operations:
Premier Alaska Tours, Inc.
Tim Melican (I)
Transportation
President:
Magic Bus
Rick Onstott
Services - Visitor
Parking Services Director
Anchorage Community Development Authority
Steve Ribuffo
Services - Visitor
Deputy Director:
Port of Anchorage
George Sandoval
Entertainment & Nightlife
Vice President of Sales:
Alaska Aces
Melissa Saunders (I)
Shopping
Director, Marketing & Sales:
Alaska Native Heritage Center and Gift Shop
Steve Silverstein (I)
Transportation
Vice President Marketing, Sales and Service:
Alaska Railroad
Keith Sopp
Services - Professional
Director of Media, Sales and Marketing:
GCI
Barbara Swenson
Accommodations
General Manager:
Chenega Corporation - Clarion Suites
Marla Thompson
Services - Professional
Vice President Service Delivery:
ACS
Toni Walker (I)
Services - Events and Group Meeting Planners
President:
Logistics, LLC
Mark Weakland
Accommodations
General Manager:
Alyeska Resort
John Woodbury (I)
Services - Visitor
Owner:
COAST Magazine/Alaska Adventure Media
Tim Woolston
Services - Professional
Owner:
Northwest Strategies
