ASTA Reveals 2025-26 Board of Directors, Executive Committee

by Patrick Clarke
Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Thu May 22, 2025

The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) has announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

The newly-elected Directors—voted on by ASTA membership—will officially begin their two-year terms after ASTA's 2025 Travel Advisor Conference, which concludes in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday.

ASTA's Board annually elects Directors to serve on its Executive Committee, which comprises a Chair, Vice Chair/Secretary and Treasurer in addition to the Chair of the Corporate Advisory Council (CAC). The latter is selected by the voting members of the CAC.

ASTA President & CEO Zane Kerby is also on the Board but a non-voting member.

ASTA's 2025-26 Executive Committee

• Chair — Lee Thomas, NousTravel, LLC
• Vice Chair/Secretary — Eric Maryanov, All-Travel
• Treasurer — Anita Pagliasso, KHM Travel Group
• CAC Chair— Amanda Klimak, Largay Travel

ASTA Board of Directors

• Chandra Brown, Cruise Planners – Global Travel Pros LLC
• Cindy Coggin, Coggin Travels
• Melinda Fortunato, Best Travel
• William Haire, Travelink
• Pamela Irwin, Mansour Travel / ATB Travel
• Amanda Klimak, Largay Travel
• Anne MacIntyre, On the Map Travel
• Eric Maryanov, All-Travel
• Anita Pagliasso, KHM Travel Group
• Virginia Peterson, Lake Shore Travel Service
• Lynda Phillippi, Renaissance Travel
• Shelly Phillips, Travel By That Girl
• Alex Sharpe, Signature Travel Network
• Lee Thomas, NousTravel, LLC
• Cynthia Tyo, Travel Travel Fargo – Moorhead, Inc.

Outgoing Directors include Kathy Bedell, Deb Belchak, Kelly Bergin, Jackie Friedman, Kareem George, Rob Hale and Rhonda Shumway.

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