CCTB Board of Directors 

Michael Cassidy Chairman	Mary Ann Rose Chair Elect	John Schafer Treasurer	John Tomasiewicz Secretary	John Patronski Immediate Past Chairman

CCTB Governing Board

• Holly Agra - President, Chicago's First Lady Cruises
• Thomas F. Aichele - VP, Central Division, American Airlines
• Edward Andrews - General Manager, InterContinental Chicago
• Shaun Beard - Regional Vice President, Chicago Restaurant Partners
• Carlyn Berghoff - President, Artistic Events by Carlyn Berghoff Catering
• James Bidwill - Bidwill International
• Phil Brandl - President, International Housewares Association
• Jack Breisacher - General Manager, Swissotel Chicago
• Michael Cassidy - Vice President Operations, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
• Bud Cataldo
• Jerome Cataldo - Hostmark Hospitality Group
• Glenn Charles, Jr. - Managing Director, Tradeshow Services, Merchandise Mart Properties
• James L. Claus - Executive Vice President, Tishman Hotel Corporation
• John Colletti - Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse - Chicago
• Patrick Donelly - General Manager, Hyatt Regency Chicago
• Jim Doney - President, Chicago Beverage Systems, L.L.C.
• Steve Drew - Assistant Executive Director, Radiological Society of North America
• Evelyn Echols - Co-Chairman, Evelyn Echols Communications Limited
• Peter Erickson - President, Hall Erickson
• Timothy Farrell - President and CEO, American Hardware Manufacturers Association
• Don Ferrone - Executive Vice President, Chicago Gray Line
• Fran Ferrone - Executive Vice President, American Sightseeing Chicago
• Jeffrey Foland - Senior V.P., North America Sales, United Airlines
• Timothy Foley - Business Manager/Financial Secretary, Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134
• Albert Friedman - President, Friedman Properties, Ltd.
• William Gainer
• Dennis Gannon - President, Chicago Fed. of Labor, AFL-CIO
• Henry Givray - Chairman & CEO, SmithBucklin Corporation
• William Hartnett
• Brian Hickey - President and Business Manager, Intl. Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399
• William T. Hogan, Jr.
• Sheldon Holzman, CPA, CFE - Partner, Baker, Tilly, Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
• James Horan - CEO/Owner, Blue Plate Catering
• Paul Jenkins - Executive Director, Wine & Spirits Distributors Foundation
• E. Baker Jenner
• Cathleen Johnson - General Manager & Global Director, Tourism, Edelman Worldwide
• William Karabel - Regional Vice President, Sales, Presentation Services
• Arnold Karr - President, Karr and Associates
• Thomas King
• Basil Kromelew - Owner, Talbott Hotel, The
• Patty Kryscha - District Marketing Manager, Southwest Airlines
• Allen Kutchins - Kutchins Robbins and Diamond
• Martin Kwitschau - CEO/COO, AVT Technologies, a Freeman Company
• Dean Lane - General Manager, Palmer House Hilton
• Frank Libby - President, Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
• Thomas Loughlin - Area Vice President - North Central Region, Hilton Hotels Corporation
• Mike Magnelli - General Manager, Omni Chicago Hotel
• William Marovitz - Carnivale Chicago
• Andria Mayer - General Manager, the Allerton Chicago
• John McCarthy - President, Go Airport Express
• Megan McDonald - Executive Director, Mayor's Office of Special Events
• James McDonough
• Thomas Meagher
• William Mitchell
• Thomas Nessinger
• Felix Niespodziewanski - Director, Convention & Meetings, American College of Surgeons
• Bill Ninivaggi - General Manager, Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
• J. Patrick O'Brien 
• Peter O'Brien - President, O'Brien's Restaurant & Bar
• Juan Ochoa - Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
• James O'Connor
• Timothy O'Malley - President & Publisher, Concierge Preferred Magazine
• Tom Pagels - General Manager, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
• John Patronski - Executive Vice President, GES Exposition Services
• Donald Petkus
• Lou Raizin - President, Broadway in Chicago
• Edward Richter - Vice President, Sales, Hostmark Hospitality Group
• James Riley
• John Rosales - Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Coca Cola Enterprises
• Mary Ann Rose - President, Tamar Productions
• Patti Ruesch- Central Region Vice President, Morris Visitor Publications (MVP)
• Dan Russell - Vice President & General Manager, Entertainment Cruises
• John Schafer - Vice President, Managing Director, Hyatt Regency Chicago
• Deborah Sexton - President and CEO, Professional Convention Management Association
• Richard Simon - President & CEO, United Service Companies
• William Smith
• Dan Steenstrup - Freeman Companies, The
• Phil Stefani - President, Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants
• Kathleen Stokes - District Sales Manager, American Airlines
• James Terman - President & CFO, Jasculca Terman & Associates
• Theodore Tetzlaff - Chairman, Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
• John Tomasiewicz - Director of Client Management, American Express Establishment Services
• John Wells - General Manager, Hilton Chicago
• Maria Zec - Regional Vice President and General Manager, Peninsula Chicago
• Andre Zotoff - General Manager, Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park