Meet the Experience Kissimmee Board of Directors
Experience Kissimmee is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors representative of the diverse hospitality industry that it serves. The BOD is made up of five (5) attractions representatives, nine (9) bed tax collectors, three (3) civic leaders, five (5) ex-officio members, three (3) restaurant/retail/transportation representatives, one (1) sports representative, and three (3) at-large members appointed by the chairman.
Members are elected to three-year terms with an option to serve an additional two-year term at the end of the first. Unless a BOD member moves into a leadership role, they may serve for two consecutive terms.
Mary Ellen Kerber
Chairman
Doug Dorn
Chair Elect
Andy Schiavone
Treasurer
Vicki Jaramillo
Secretary
Rembert Vonk
Past Chair
Jodi Bainter
Director, Central Florida Sales
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
KT Budde-Jones
Promotions Coordinator
Stallion 51 Corporation
Patrick Glassburn
Director, In-Market Sales
Universal Orlando Resort
Sam Haught
Owner
Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park
Tim Swan
Director of Sales
SeaWorld Parks & Resorts Orlando
Jim Curtis
Director of Sales & Marketing
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Mara Frazier
Community Affairs & Westgate Resorts Foundation Senior Director
Westgate Resorts
Sharon Harley
President & CEO
Jeeves Florida Rentals
Russ Kraft
General Manager
Global Resort Homes
Johann Krieger
General Manager
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Hector Lizasuain
Director, Government Affairs & Planning
Magic Development, LLC
Ron Nagy
General Manager
Bohemian Hotel Celebration
René Pereira
Director Sales & Marketing
Park Inn by Radisson Resort & Conference Center Orlando
Andy Schiavone
General Manager
Ramada Gateway Hotel
Rembert Vonk
Owner & General Manager
Excellent Vacation Homes
Linda Goodwin-Nichols
Owner
Goodwin Realty & Associates, Inc.
Mark McHugh
President & CEO
Gatorland
Jo Thacker
Partner
Broad and Cassel LLP
Peggy Choudhry
County Commissioner, District 1
Osceola Board of County Commissioners
Don Fisher
County Manager
Osceola County
Robb Larson
General Manager
Osceola Heritage Park/SMG
Rich Maladecki
President & CEO
Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA)
Doug Dorn
General Manager
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
Vicki Jaramillo
Director of Marketing
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA)
Mary Ellen Kerber
Director of Commercial Real Estate
Formosa Gardens
Fernando Pereira
President
Pegasus Transportation
John Bixler
General Manager
Celebration Golf Club
Marc Reicher
Senior Vice President
RIDA Development Corporation
Thearon Scurlock
General Manager
Old Town Kissimmee/JLL
Buck Stine
Business Development & Marketing Manager
Golf Enterprises