ASTA Elects New Board of Directors at 2023 Global Convention

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Janeen Christoff
by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 12:45 PM ET, Wed May 3, 2023

The American Society of Travel Advisors has announced the new Executive Committee of the 2023-2024 ASTA Board of Directors, voted on at its Global Convention, currently ongoing in Puerto Rico. 

Chair – Jackie Friedman, President, Nexion Travel Group
Vice Chair/Secretary – Lee Thomas, COO, ALTOUR; President, Business Travel & The Travel Authority 
Treasurer – Kelly Bergin, CEO, Duglin Travel Group
Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) Chair – Kathy Bedell, SVP, BCD Travel

“It’s an incredible honor to be the new chair for the ASTA Board of Directors,” said Friedman. “My sincere thanks go to Marc Casto for his leadership over the past two terms, and I am excited to work with this tremendous group of travel professionals.”

The newly elected board will begin two-year terms once the ASTA Global Convention concludes on May 4, 2023.

Following is the full board:

Kathy Bedell, SVP, BCD Travel – CAC Chair
Deb Belchak, President, Lazy Dayz Travel - Regional Director
Kelly Bergin, CEO, Duglin Travel Group – Treasurer
Marc Casto, President Leisure Americas, Flight Centre Travel Group – Director-at-Large
Jackie Friedman, President, Nexion Travel Group - Chair
Kareem George, Principal; Founder, Culture Traveler, LLC – Director-at-Large
Robert Hale, COO, Travel N Relax Inc – Regional Director
Tiffany Hines, President & CEO, Global Escapes – Director-at-Large
Pamela Irwin, Vice President of Sales, ATB Travel – Director-at-Large
Amanda Klimak, President/Co-Owner, Largay Travel - CAC Director
Anita Pagliasso, Vice President of Industry Relations, KHM Travel Group – Director-at-Large
Shelly Phillips, Owner, Travel By That Girl - Regional Director
Rhonda Shumway, President, TerraMar Travel - Small Business Network Director
Lee Thomas, COO, ALTOUR; President, Business Travel & The Travel Authority - Vice Chair/Secretary
John Werner, President, MAST Travel Network - Consortium Director
Deb Belchak, President, Lazy Dayz Travel


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