Meet the CEDIA Team

CEDIA staff execute the association strategic mission under the guidance of the Board of Directors. Reach out to any of the team at any time if we can assist you with your CEDIA Membership or accessing our products and services.

Executive Leadership Team

Mandy Beckner
Vice President of Education & Training
mbeckner@cedia.org

Christine DeJoy
Vice President of Communications
cdejoy@cedia.org

Kory Dickerson
Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations
kdickerson@cedia.org

Daryl Friedman
Global President & CEO
ceo@cedia.org

Wendy Griffiths
Senior Vice President, Membership and Global Development
wgriffiths@cedia.org

Matt Nimmons
EMEA Managing Director
mnimmons@cedia.org

Stephanie Redman
Director of HR & Operations
sredman@cedia.org

Giles Sutton
Senior Vice President of Product & Business Development
gsutton@cedia.org

Operations

Darren Reaman, MBA
Director of Government Affairs
dreaman@cedia.org

Nefertiti Gomaa
Administrative Assistant
ngomaa@cedia.org

Lisa Audley
EMEA Finance Manager
laudley@cedia.org

Michael Mallory
Controller
mmallory@cedia.org

Aimee Flatt
Accounting Coordinator
aflatt@cedia.org

Education

Steven Rissi
Senior Director of Technical Training
srissi@cedia.org

Aneta Armova-Levin
EMEA Education Manager
alevin@cedia.org

Chaz deVerdier
Technical Education Training Specialist
cdeverdier@cedia.org

Rachel Clevenger
Education Coordinator
rclevenger@cedia.org

Emma McMylor
EMEA Education Coordinator
emcmylor@cedia.org

Matt Gang
Instructional Designer
mgang@cedia.org

Mary Ann Paris
Instructional Designer
mparis@cedia.org

Certification

David Whitney
Senior Director of Certification
dwhitney@cedia.org

Brian Fullenkamp
Certification and Project Specialist
bfullenkamp@cedia.org

Technology Applications & Workforce Initiatives

Tommy Tabor
Director of Workforce Development
ttabor@cedia.org

Ken Erdmann
Director of Technical Education Programs
kerdmann@cedia.org

Emerging Trends & Technologies

Walt Zerbe
Senior Director of Technology and Standards
wzerbe@cedia.org

David Meyer
Technical Research Consultant
dmeyer@cedia.org

Marketing & Public Relations

Allison Hemphill
Director of Marketing
AHemphill@cedia.org

James Bliss
Brand and Communications Manager, EMEA
jbliss@cedia.org

Jessica Guyon

Content Manager

jguyon@cedia.org

Felix Cunningham
Digital Marketing Specialist
fcunningham@cedia.org

Keaton Stancato
Graphic Designer
kstancato@cedia.org

Justin Keys
Graphic Designer
jkeys@cedia.org

Rachel Tindall
Content Writer
rtindall@cedia.org

Meetings & Events

Jennifer Roth, CMP
Director of Meetings & Events
jroth@cedia.org

Keren Kanter
Meetings & Events Manager
kkanter@cedia.org

Holly Shreeve
EMEA Meeting & Events Planner
hshreeve@cedia.org

Haley Perry
Meeting & Events Planner
hperry@cedia.org

Kayleigh Graham
Meetings and Events Planner
kgraham@cedia.org

Industry Engagement

Jody Larsen
Director of Business Development and Sales
jlarsen@cedia.org

Steven Carter
Senior Manager, Business Development (EMEA)
scarter@cedia.org

Patty Manning
Member Engagement Specialist
pmanning@cedia.org

Jenn McGuire
Global Services Manager
jmcguire@cedia.org

Amanda Cannon
Member Services Manager
acannon@cedia.org

Imogen Dent
Member Program Specialist
ident@cedia.org

Jessica Thornburg
Member Programs Manager
jthornburg@cedia.org

Global Development

Paul Skelton
Regional Development Consultant, Australia and New Zealand
pskelton@cedia.org

Sanket Sawant
Regional Development Consultant, India
ssawant@cedia.org

Information Technology

CJ Nakfoor
IT Manager
cnakfoor@cedia.org

Gregory Mack
Senior Applications Developer
gmack@cedia.org

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Executive Leadership Team

Operations

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Meetings & Events

Industry Engagement

Global Development

Information Technology

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