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