Brand USA is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors appointed for a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Designated members have leadership expertise in specific sectors of the travel industry including: hotel accommodations; restaurants; retail or a related association; travel distribution; attractions or recreations; state-level tourism office; city-level convention and visitors bureau; passenger air; land or sea transportation; and immigration law and policy.
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John EdmanDirector of Explore Minnesota(Official of a State Tourism Office)Brand USA Chairman -
Mark HoplamazianPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation(Hotel Accommodations Sector)Brand USA Vice Chair -
Alice NorsworthyChief Marketing Officer of Universal Parks & Resorts(Attractions or Recreation Sector)Brand USA Vice Chair -
Kyle EdmistonPresident/CEO for Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau(Official of a City Convention & Visitors Bureau)Brand USA Board Treasurer -
Paul BrownCo-founder and CEO of Inspire Brands(Restaurant Sector)Brand USA Board Member -
Todd DavidsonCEO of Travel Oregon(Official of a State Tourism Office)Brand USA Board Member -
Mike GallagherCo-chairman and Co-founder of CityPASS(Small Business Sector)Brand USA Board Member -
Noel Irwin HentschelChairman and CEO of AmericanTours International, LLC(Travel Distribution Services Sector)Brand USA Board Member -
Dean KantarasOwner & Managing Attorney, K. Dean Kantaras, P.A.(Immigration Law & Policy Sector)Brand USA Board Member -
Donald MooreSr. Vice President, Business Rental Sales & Global Corporate Accounts Enterprise Holdings Inc.(Land or Sea Transportation Sector)Brand USA Board Member -
Tom O'TooleSenior Fellow and Clinical Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University(Passenger Air Sector)Brand USA Board Member