Planning Committee
Planning Committee
Vice-Chair
Chair
Richard Lee Snow
Regional Development Director
UNCF
Yasmine Mustafa
President & CEO
ROAR for Good
Planning Committee Members
Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr.
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
City of Philadelphia
Sandra Carr
Community Relations Professional
Varsovia Fernandez
Member, Joint Diversity Council
Comcast NBCUniversal
Richard Haldis
Owner
Wise Owl Media
Andre G. Howell
Vice President of Operations
Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance
Dr. Jeremy Jordan
Associate Dean & Associate Professor
The School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management | Temple University
Ed McNeil
CEO
McNeil Media Group
Kris Mendoza
Founder & Executive Producer
Maestro Filmworks
Robyn F. Pollack, Esq.
Managing Director
AchieveNEXT
Chermaina Roundtree
Programs & Corporate Development Director
Airport Minority Advisory Council
Kryss Shane, MS, MSW, LSW, LMSW (she/her)
Leading LGBT+ Expert
ThisIsKryss.com
Nicole R. Stokes, Ph.D
Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Diversity/Professor of Sociology
Holy Family University
Margaret Spence
Founder/CEO
C. Douglas & Associates, Inc.
Hernan Tagliani
President/Founder
The Group Advertising
Erika L. White
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Sub-Committee Members
SPEAKERS/CONTENT
Elizabeth Barber
Executive Director
Temple University; School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
ACADEMIC THINK TANK
Dr. Debra Blair
Assistant Professor
Temple University; School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Bill Hertan
Managing Director
TRI Partners, Inc./Florida Diversity Learning Series
SPEAKERS/CONTENT
Kenny Johnson
Community Engagement Coordinator
Philadelphia Phillies
FUNDRAISING/SPONSORSHIP
Corvette Kittrell
Director, The Business of Hospitality & Work Based Learning
Philadelphia Academies, Inc.
SPEAKERS/CONTENT
Tomeka Lee
Senior Partner
TriZen, LLC
MARKETING SOCIAL MEDIA MEMBERS
Andrew Lovell
Senior Associate Director of Industry Relations
Temple University School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
ACADEMIC THINK TANK
Shawn Murray
Assistant Professor Tourism & Hospitality Management School of Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, & Hospitality Management
Montgomery County Community College
Tami Sortman
Vice President
Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus
SPEAKERS/CONTENT
Lowell Thomas
General Counsel
Philadelphia Housing Development Corp.
FUNDRAISING/SPONSORSHIP
Daniel Umstead
Owner, Realtor
The Robert Nathaniel Group at eXp Realty
PHLCVB Administration
Julie Coker Graham
President & CEO
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sybil Davis
National Accounts Manager
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau PHL Diversity
Greg DeShields
Executive Director
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau PHL Diversity
Donnia Holden
Coordinator
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau PHL Diversity
Kyle Huff
Social Media Specialist
Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Monique Lau
Membership Services Manager
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Jennifer Roberts
Vice President, Membership & Special Events
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Proceeds from the Diversity & Inclusion Conference will benefit students
at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM).