March 2018 | Volume 45 , Issue 3
NTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NTA President
Pam Inman pam . inman @ ntastaff . com
Editorial
Editor Bob Rouse bob . rouse @ ntaservicesinc . com Senior Writer Pat Henderson pat . henderson @ ntaservicesinc . com Writer Kendall Fletcher kendall . fletcher @ ntaservicesinc . com Writer Gabe Webb gabe . webb @ ntaservicesinc . com Contributors Catherine Heeg , Patti Nickell , Teresa Propeck , The Signal Group Graphic Design Jeff Quire
Advertising
President , NTA Services Inc . Kami Risk kami . risk @ ntaservicesinc . com Account Executive / Eastern U . S . & International Beth Engel beth . engel @ ntaservicesinc . com Account Executive / Western U . S . Kelley Burchell kelley . burchell @ ntaservicesinc . com Account Executive / Central U . S . & Canada Bond Milburn bond . milburn @ ntaservicesinc . com Production Manager Ashley Fish ashley . fish @ ntaservicesinc . com Billing Inquiries Mary Catherine Dorsett marycatherine . dorsett @ ntaservicesinc . com
PLANNING AHEAD
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Executive Committee
Chair J . Chris Babb The Group Tour Company chris @ grouptourcompany . com
Vice Chair Paul Larsen Ed-Ventures pcl @ ed-ventures . com
Secretary Dennis McDonnell Alaska Coach Tours dennis @ alaskacoachtours . com
Immediate Past Chair Jay Smith Sports Travel and Tours jay @ sportstravelandtours . com
DMO Director Frances Manzitto Visit Clarksville frances @ visitclarksvilletn . com
Tour Supplier Director Jim Magrath Delta Air Lines jim . magrath @ delta . com
Directors
JUNE / JULY ISSUE
DESTINATIONS
Mid-Atlantic U . S . Delaware , Maryland , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania Pacific Northwest
British Columbia , Oregon , Washington South Central U . S .
Kentucky , Tennessee , West Virginia Germany and Switzerland City Spotlight : Los Angeles
SPECIAL COVERAGE North American National Parks Travel Exchange ’ 18 Preview ( Milwaukee )
DEADLINES Space : April 6 | Material : April 16
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER ISSUE
DESTINATIONS Coastal California
Los Angeles , San Diego , San Francisco
Great Lakes Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Ohio , Wisconsin Southwest U . S .
Arizona , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas
Eastern Europe Croatia , Czech Republic , Poland , Slovakia , Slovenia
SPECIAL COVERAGE Museums Guide : Museums
DEADLINES Space : June 1 | Material : June 11
Jennifer Adu Wyoming Office of Tourism jennifer . adu @ wyo . gov
Debra Asberry Women Traveling Together debra @ women-traveling . com
Dan Flores Maverick Aviation Group dflores @ maverickaviationgroup . com
Edita Krunic Select International Tours edita @ select-intl . com
Cory Mace North Central Group – Hilton & Marriott Hotels cmace @ ncghotels . com
John McGlade Euro River Cruises jmcglade @ eurorivercruises . com
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Dave Nitkiewicz Experience Grand Rapids dnitkiewicz @ experiencegr . com
Chase Poffenberger Academic Travel Abroad cpoffenberger @ academic-travel . com
Jerry Varner Making Memories Tours jerry @ makingmemoriestours . com
Jim Warren , CTP Anderson Vacations jwarren @ andersonvacations . ca
Director at Large
Kelly Dean Ottawa Tourism kdean @ ottawatourism . ca
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