Leadership


2022-2023 ATC Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chairman of the Board – John Dersham, DeKalb Tourism

Northern District Vice President – Jennifer Moore, Huntsville-Madison County CVB

Central District Vice President – Amy Hudson, Greater Birmingham CVB

Southern District Vice President – Rusti Price, Hospitality Consulting

Secretary – Rhonda Davis, USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park

Treasurer – Bill Dowling, Valley Hotel Homewood/Birmingham

Immediate Past Chairman – Hans van der Reijden, Ithaka Hospitality Partners and The Hotel at AU

Northern District Board Members

John Dersham, DeKalb Tourism

Danielle Gibson, Decatur/Morgan County CVB

Susann Hamlin, Colbert Co. Tourism & Convention Bureau

Keely Law, Marriott Shoals Hotel & Convention Center

Jennifer Moore, Huntsville-Madison County CVB

Sue Pilkilton, Ivy Green/Birthplace of Helen Keller

Tami Reist, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Assn

Tom White, Yedla Management Company, Huntsville

Central Alabama Board Members

Robyn Bridges, Auburn/Opelika Tourism

Bill Dowling, Valley Hotel Homewood/Birmingham

Sandra Fuller, Tallapoosa County Tourism, Alexander City

Craig Hillyard, Renaissance Montgomery

Amy Hudson, Greater Birmingham CVB

Kelsey Rush, Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports Commission

Ron Simmons, Experience Montgomery, a Division of the Montgomery Chamber

South Alabama Board Members

Christy Baranovics, The Lodge at Gulf State Park

David Clark, Visit Mobile

Rhonda Davis, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

Beth Gendler, Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Tourism

Penny Groux, Perdido Beach Resort

Aaron McCreight, Visit Dothan

Rusti Price, Hospitality Consulting

Magi Thomley Williams, Thomley Consulting

Past Chairman/President’s Advisory Council

Bill Dinan, Intermark Group

Heiko Einfeld, Tourism Professional Consulting & Strategies

Eva Golson, Mobile Film Commission

Tynette Lynch, City of Hoover Hospitality & Tourism

Al Mathis, DeSoto Caverns

Bill Murray, Integral Hospitality

Judy Ryals, Huntsville/Madison County CVB

Lee Sentell, Alabama Tourism Department

Hans van der Reijden, Ithaka Hospitality Partners and The Hotel at AU

Bart Williams, EarlyWorks Museum Complex

Alabama Tourism Partnership Representatives

Patti Culp, CAE, Alabama Travel Council

Tynette Lynch, CHA, City of Hoover Hospitality & Tourism

Current Ex Officio

David Brown, PCH Resorts

Janet Cobb, USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park

Amanda Donaldson, University of South Alabama

Ed Douglas, Coastal Alabama Community College

Mindy Hanan, JD, AR&HA

Greg Lein, Alabama State Parks

Joseph Mitchell, Jefferson State Community College

Alvin Niuh, University of Alabama

Martin O’Neill, Auburn University

Trina Rackard, Wind Creek Hospitality/PCI

Honorary Board Members

Tom Chesnutt

Mac Gipson

Jim Inscoe

Ron McConnell

Patty McDonald

Theresa Myles

John Powell

Roy Smith

Don Staley

Bill Tunnell

John Wild

ATC Representatives on ATP Board

Patti A. Culp, CAE, Alabama Travel Council

Tynette Lynch, Aldridge Gardens, Birmingham, and City of Hoover

President & CEO

Patti A. Culp, CAE