Region 5 Officers
Director
Erik Waldman, CVE
Vice President Venue Services – tvsdesign – Atlanta, GA
Assistant Director
Paul Cramer
President & CEO – The Classic Center – Athens, GA
Past Director
Tim Hemphill, CVP
Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Event Services – Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – New Orleans, LA
Treasurer
Ebony Hattix
Director of Guest Services – Memphis Grizzlies / FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN
Secretary
David Ax, CVP
Director, Event Services – Memphis Grizzlies / FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN
Past Director
Tim Hemphill, CVP
Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Event Services – Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – New Orleans, LA
Allied Rep
Randall Thrasher
North American Segment Leader Aviation, Public Space, Hospitality – Forbo Flooring Systems
Committee Chairs
Audit
Michael Meyers, CVE
Virginia Beach Convention Center – Virginia Beach, VA
Membership
Peyton Shelnutt
The Newnan Centre – Newnan, GA
Marketing & Communication
Michaela Ashworth
PNC Arena
Nominating, CVE Certification
Carol Moore, CVE
Retired – Newnan, GA
Parlimentarian
Andrea Smalls, CVE
Georgia International Convention Center – Atlanta, GA
Scholarship
Michael Meyers, CVE
Virginia Beach Convention Center – Virginia Beach, VA
Young Professionals
Emily Anderson
Kennesaw State University
State Representatives
Cassie Jones, CVP
Charlotte Convention Center
State Representatives/Chairs
AL
Becca Donovan
Von Braun Center
FL
Juan Lopez, CMP
Tampa Convention Center
GA
Shannon McCullough, CVE
The Classic Center
LA
Erin Obre, CEM
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
MS
Donna Gray
Vicksburg Convention Center
NC
Jason Parker
Holmes Center
SC
Cheryl Swanson, CVE
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
TN
Sam Voisin
Chattanooga Convention Center
VA
Michael Meyers, CVE
Virginia Beach Convention Center
