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ASTA Welcomes Newly Elected Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee

 

 

Salt Lake City, UT; May 22, 2025 – The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is pleased to announce its 2025-26 Board of Directors, including the newly-elected Directors who will officially begin their two-year terms at the close of ASTA’s Travel Advisor Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
The Board annually elects Directors to serve on its Executive Committee, consisting of a Chair, Vice Chair/Secretary and Treasurer. The Chair of the Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) also serves on the Executive Committee and is selected by the voting members of the CAC. The President & CEO of ASTA is also an ex officio, non-voting member.
Following the vote by the Board of Directors, the 2025-26 Executive Committee is as follows:  

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

The entire Board of Directors is as follows:
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.
 
ASTA wishes to recognize the outgoing Directors and thank them for their outstanding leadership: Kathy Bedell, Deb Belchak, Kelly Bergin, Jackie Friedman, Kareem George, Rob Hale and Rhonda Shumway.
ASTA would also like to thank all the membership that participated by voting in the election process. We appreciate your commitment to ASTA’s leadership.

 

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ABOUT ASTA
Founded in 1931, The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is the leading global advocate for travel advisors, the broader travel industry and the traveling public. Its members represent 80 percent of all travel sold in the United States through the travel agency distribution channel. Together with several hundred internationally based members and travel partners, ASTA champions the essential role of travel advisors through advocacy, education and professional development. In addition to serving as a professional resource for travel advisors, ASTA maintains a long-standing commitment to elevating the travel industry by promoting integrity, expertise and consumer confidence. Learn more at www.asta.org

 

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