Many Familiar Faces as ACTA Announces 2023-2024 Board

Image: The recipient of ACTA’s 2022 Gerald Heifetz Advocacy Award is Shalene Dudley, CEO, owner and lead Destination Wedding and Group specialist at Latitude Concierge Travel Ltd. In Burlington, Ontario. (Bruce Parkinson)
Image: The recipient of ACTA’s 2022 Gerald Heifetz Advocacy Award is Shalene Dudley, CEO, owner and lead Destination Wedding and Group specialist at Latitude Concierge Travel Ltd. In Burlington, Ontario. (Bruce Parkinson)
TravelPulse Staff
by TravelPulse Staff
Last updated: 7:49 AM ET, Wed May 31, 2023

ACTA held its annual general meeting on Tuesday as members voted on the nine positions available to the Board of Directors. Immediately following the conclusion of the AGM, the newly elected Board of Directors appointed three positions to round out the 12-person Board.

The new ACTA Board of Directors for the year 2023-2024 is:

- Liz Fleming, General Manager, North South Travel representing British Columbia/Yukon region

- Peter Keyter, Director and General Counsel, South Travel o/a The Travel Lady Agency representing Alberta/Northwest Territories region

- Karen Schabel CTM, Training and Development Coordinator, CAA Saskatchewan, representing Saskatchewan region

- Melanie Carter CTM, Director, Travel, CAA Club Group of Companies, representing Manitoba/Nunavut region

- Monica Johnstone CTC, President, Uniglobe Travel Innovations, representing Ontario region

- Genevieve Dupuy-Duplessis, Vice President, Club Voyages Dumoulin, representing Quebec region

- Gary Gaudry, President Maritime Travel representing Atlantic region

- Zeina Gedeon, CEO, Trevello, ACTA Director at Large

- Brian Robertson, President, Canada West, Direct Travel, ACTA Director at Large

- Shalene Dudley, CEO Latitude Concierge Travels, ACTA Appointed Director

-Mary Jane Hiebert CTC, Owner, Independent Travel Advisor, Oyster Travel, ACTA Appointed Director

- Rocky Racco, Owner and CEO, TTI Travel, ACTA Appointed Director.

For the coming year, the ACTA Board Chair is Mary Jane Hiebert CTC; Vice Chair: Monica Johnstone CTC; Treasurer: Liz Fleming; Secretary: Brian Robertson.

"The new Board is very excited about working together with our members and ACTA partners to build a strong future for Travel Agencies and Independent Travel Advisors," said Mary Jane Hiebert, ACTA board chair.

Several long-term directors leaving the board

"I would like to thank the following outgoing board members for their dedication and tremendous contribution over many years," said ACTA president, Wendy Paradis. "Patrick Doyle, Former Vice President and General Manager for Canada, American Express Global Business Travel and current CCO FlightClaim; Mike Foster, President, Nexion Canada; Louise Gardiner CTM, Vice President -The Agency Solution and Richard Vanderlubbe, President, Tripcentral.ca.

Mike Foster and Richard Vanderlubbe will continue to be valued Members of ACTA's Travel Agency Leaders Advisory Group (TALA).

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