Board and Committees

NIAGARA CANADA

TPN BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TPN Board Directors have the required skills, knowledge, experience, capabilities, and behavioural competencies to enable the organization to meet its objectives. The Board consists of individuals from across the Niagara Region, representing a cross-section of the tourism industry, acting together in the best interest of the organization.

The Board of Directors is comprised of:

Six individuals who are senior level representatives of businesses located in Niagara Falls;
Three individuals who are senior level representatives of businesses located in Niagara-on-the-Lake;
Three individuals who are senior level representatives of businesses located in the City of St. Catharines or Niagara Benchlands; and
One individual who is a senior level representative of a businesses located in Niagara’s South Coast.

BOARD MEMBERS

OFFICERS

Chair, Tina Truszyk

Vice-Chair, Anna DiCienzo
Vice President Sales, Canadian Niagara Hotels Inc.

Secretary, Ann-Marie Nitsopoulos
Owner, Old Stone Inn Boutique Hotel

Treasurer, Jennifer Ferguson
Director of Marketing Services, Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara

DIRECTORS

Noel Buckley
General Manager, Niagara Falls Convention Centre

Mory DiMaurizio
Chief Operating Officer, City Cruises Canada

Greg Higginbotham
Tourism Coordinator, City of Port Colborne

Lisa Serada
CMM, Director of Sales, Niagara Parks Commission

Sue-Ann Staff
President & Winemaker, Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery Inc.

Kathy Weiss
Executive Director, Tourism NOTL

Timothy Coons
General Manager, Andrew Peller Ltd

Karen Doyle
Tourism Marketing Manager, City of St. Catharines

Steve Gill
GM, Niagara College Learning Enterprise

Caroline Polgrabia (ex-officio)
Industry Development Advisor, Ministry of Tourism Culture and Gaming

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Executive Director, Darryl MacMillan

Committees

TPN Board members provide input through participation in the following committees:

Executive Committee
Finance & Audit Committee
Governance & Recruitment Committee
Marketing & Partnership Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair – Tina Truszyk
Vice-Chair – Anna DiCienzo
Secretary – Ann-Marie Nitsopoulos
Treasurer – Jennifer Ferguson

Past Chair – Mory DiMaurizio (ex-officio)

FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE

Chair – Jennifer Ferguson
Greg Higginbotham
Steve Gill

MARKETING & PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE

Chair – Greg Higginbotham
Britnie Bazylewski
Ron Bodner
Noel Buckley
Karen Doyle
Janice Thomson
Madison Vine
Kathy Weiss

Caroline Polgrabia (ex-officio)

GOVERNANCE & RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

Chair – Tina Truszyk
Anna DiCienzo
Jennifer Ferguson
Kathy Weiss

Caroline Polgrabia (ex-officio)

TPN Staff

Darryl MacMillan, Executive Director
Erin Monaghan, Manager, Corporate Services
Nicole Bronn, Communications Coordinator
Steve Giammarco, Graphic & Web Designer