ATIA Committees
ATIA Board of Directors and ATIA members serve on the following committees to guide discussion and initiatives on specific topics. ATIA members are invited to participate in any committee, including: Finance, Marketing, Community Relations, Membership, Tourism Policy & Planning, Government Relations, and Board Development. If you're interested in participating in a committee, please contact us. Please note that there is an application process for our Marketing Committee and guidelines for our Board Development Committee.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2023-24 Marketing Committee. Plase click here to fill our your application by October 31, 2023.
ATIA Committees
ATIA Foundation Board of Directors
Kory Eberhardt, A Taste of Alaska Lodge – Chair
Kelly Bender, Lazy Otter Charters – Vice Chair
Aimee Williams, Discover Kodiak – Secretary/Treasurer
Lilly Kelly, Visit Anchorage
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Awards Committee
Elizabeth Hall, John Halls Alaska – Chair
Bill Pedlar, Knightly Tours
Tom Marriage, Morris Communications
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Tanya Carlson, ATIA
Board Development/Nominations Committee
Scott McCrea, Explore Fairbanks – Chair
Liz Perry, Travel Juneau
Stacey Simmons, Koniag
Dee Dee O-Brien, Creative Marketing Works
Lee Hart, Alaska Outdoors Alliance
Jeff Samuels, ATIA
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Community Relations Committee
Josh Howes, Premier Alaska Tours - Vice Chair
Lanie Downs, CLIA Alaska
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Convention Committee
Scott Habberstad, Alaska Airlines - Chair (Immediate Past Chair)
Scott McCrea, Explore Fairbanks
Elizabeth Hall, John Halls Alaska
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Skye Hostetler, ATIA
Tay Clayton, ATIA
Tanya Carlson, ATIA
Finance Committee
Dave McGlothlin, Holland America Group – Chair/Treasurer
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Bill Pedlar, Knightly Tours
Josh Howes, Premier Alaska Tours
Elizabeth Hall, John Halls Alaska
Gretchen Specht, The Foraker Group
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Andrea Rayt, ATIA
Wendy Swenson, ATIA
Government Relations Committee
Dennis McDonnel, Alaska Coach Tours – Co-Chair
Elizabeth Hall, John Halls Alaska – Co-Chair
Bill Pedlar, Knightly Tours
Scott McCrea, Explore Fairbanks
Lanie Downs, CLIA Alaska
Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises
Julie Saupe, Visit Anchorage
Jaime Bricker, Explore Skagway
Steven Craig, Alaska 4x4 Rentals
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Jeff Samuels, ATIA
Jerry Mackie, ATIA Lobbyist
Mike “Fish” Pawlowski, ATIA Lobbyist
Marketing Committee
Jacqui Taylor-Rose, White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad - Co-Chair
Dan Rough, Holland America Line Cruise - Co-Chair
Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises
Elizabeth Hall, John Hall's Alaska
Camille Ferguson, Sitka Tribal Tours
Heather Dudick, Alaska Railroad
Juno Kim, Ovibos Consulting
Emily Edenshaw, Alaska Native Heritage Center
Adriel Butler, Borealis Base Camp/Aurora Expeditions
Bonnie Quill, Mat-Su CVB
Noel DeChambeau, Knightly Tours
Laura Welsh, Premier Alaska Tours
Kathy Hedges, Northern Alaska Tour Company
Kasey Gilliam, Explore Fairbanks
Bill Fletcher, Holland America Line
Melissa Moody
Kathy Dunn, Visit Anchorage
KC Hostetler, Alaska Airlines
Beth Monahan, Temsco Helicopters
Commissioner Sande, State of Alaska DCCED - Ex-Officio
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Membership Committee
Emily Edenshaw, Alaska Native Heritage Center – Chair
Kathy Hedges, Northern Alaska Tour Company – ATIA Fairbanks Chapter
Liz Barlow, Above and Beyond Alaska – ATIA Juneau Chapter
Adrianna Olivia, Taquan Air – ATIA Ketchikan Chapter
Josh Howes, Premier Alaska Tours
Aimee Williams, Discover Kodiak
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Tayleah Clayton, ATIA
Tourism Policy & Planning Committee
Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises – Chair
Sherry Aitken, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska
Chris Beck, Agnew::Beck
Rachel Blakeslee, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm NHA
Pete Christian, NPS Advisor
Steven Craig, Alaska 4x4 Rentals
Noel DeChambeau, Knightly Tours
Ricky Gease, Alaska State Parks
Simon Hamm, Camp Denali
Lee Hart, Alaska Outdoors Alliance
Glen Hemingson, Alaska Skylar Travel
Jason Hill, Aramark
Kirk Hoessle, Alaska Wildland Adventures
Lisa Holt, Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Josh Howes, Premier Alaska Tours
Chris Hudson, Alaska Collection
Haley Johnston, Alaska Trails
Juno Kim, Ovibos Consulting
James King, US Forest Service Advisor
Chere Klein, Senators Murkowski/Sullivan's Offices
Maija Lukin, NPS Advisor
Elly Maurer, Alaska Trail Guides
Scott McCrea, Explore Fairbanks
Dennis McDonnell, Alaska Coach Tours
Zach Million, Bureau of Land Management
Matt Moore, Coolworks
Kari Nore, Resource Development Council
Dan Oberlatz, Alaska Alpine Adventures
Wendy Sailors, Department of Natural Resources
Commissioner Julie Sande, DCCED
Kelsey Schober, The Nature Conservancy
Robert Venables, Southeast Conference
Steve Wackowski, US Senate, Lisa Murkowski
Austin Williams, Trout Unlimited
Tenelle Peterson Wise, McKinley Princess Lodge
Craig Jennison, Temsco Helicopters – Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Jillian Simpson, Ex-Officio (ATIA President/CEO)
Jeff Samuels, ATIA
Wendy Swenson, ATIA