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The Tourism Academy welcomes new Advisory Panel members, experts in education, leadership development, tourism and DE&I

New Advisory Panel members will lend their expertise to The Tourism Academy’s latest ventures and continued growth.

The nonprofit Tourism Academy | tourismacademy.org, known for its global network of effective and efficient training programs, announced the newest members of its Advisory Panel. Eight new leaders in destination marketing, adult education, and leadership development have been added to the fold, Destination DC's.

Elliott Ferguson, Visit Baltimore's Al Hutchinson, Philadelphia CVB's Gregg Caren, Longwoods International's Amir Eylon, University of Southern California's Dr. Eric A Canny, intercultural education expert, Dr. Isaac Johnson-Tyas, international executive coach, Samantha Keene, tourism and association captain, Timothy McGuinness, and learning & technology development leader, Dr. Juan Alberto Villarreal. They join ten seasoned leaders including education administrator, Roy Wentworth, President & CEO of Los Angeles Tourism, Adam Burke, COO of Group Travel Odyssey, Keith Snode, William Caldwell, CPA, public relations strategist, Colleen Cleary, Tourism Diversity Matters' Gregory DeShields, Rwenzori Tourism Academy's Vincent Agaba, Jeffrey Ment, JD, Lisa Curtin, PAFM, Kristina Wilson, JD, MBA – across technology, organizational development, education, tourism, media and more that form the organization's 20-person strong brain trust. The panel is co-chaired by The Tourism Academy's Sheena Works, Chief Learning Officer.

The newest Panel members will be introducing themselves at the academy's upcoming Culture Briefing titled, "Cultivating a Brain Trust." The briefing will cover The Tourism Academy's unique nonprofit organization model through the lens of the Advisory Panel. Their expertise will guide The Tourism Academy's work and perspective on emerging trends, especially as it relates to the organization's educational initiatives that have been rolled out this year tied to Community Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Leadership Development.

“We curate our Panel of Advisors very deliberately for depth and breadth of experience, commercial acumen, passion for travel, drive as lifelong learners, and a range of diversity factors and we are so thrilled that these eight exceptional thought leaders will add tremendous range to our new practices,” says Stephen Ekstrom, The Tourism Academy's Chief Strategist, CEO and co-chair of the Advisory Panel.

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