Study Group: Airline Global Distribution System Experts(?)
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Chicke FitzgeraldFounder and Chief Executive Officer
LeisureLogix, LLC
Chicke Fitzgerald is the Chief Executive Officer of the Solutionz Group, a consulting company specializing in travel industry, where she has worked since 1995. She is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LeisureLogix, a technology company providing game changing integrated trip planning,...
Al PappasPartner
The StrataFusion Group
Al Pappas is a Partner at StrataFusion group and provides C-level consulting services to many emerging, hi-tech and established corporations. Previously, Mr. Pappas was the Chief Information Officer of VMware. He was responsible for all IT functions and virtualization showcase environments...
Ken HeitDirector of Sales
World Wide Cruises Inc
Ken Heit is the Director of Sales of Worldwide Cruises, a subsidiary of American Express Travel specializing in the cruise industry. He oversees $30 million in annual cruise sales revenue and supervises 25 employees. Mr. Heit has more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry. As a result of...
Christopher DanePresident-HRG Afilliates, LLC
HRG of North America Inc.
Christopher Dane is the President of Affiliates Program at HRG of North America, one of the largest travel management companies in the world, where he has worked since June 2006. At HRG, he has launched and oversees the North American Affiliates Program that is designed to allow large regional travel...
Luping (Corey) ChenManager
China Venture Labs
Luping Chen is a Manager at China Venture Labs, a venture capital company targeting TMT (focus on Internet and wireless) projects in China. He is responsible for market research, seeking projects to be invested, fundraise, merger & acquisition, project evaluation, and portfolio company management. He...
Founder
TripLife
Jared Smith is the Chief Executive Officer and one of the founding employees of TripLife, a social networking tool for frequent travelers, where he has worked since 2007. Previously, Mr. Smith was the President of iCruise, a leading online seller of cruise vacation travel and a provider of travel booking...
Pam SteinChief Executive Officer and Founder
Charlotte’s Web Marketing
Pam Stein is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Charlotte's Web Marketing, a company specializing in display, search, affiliate marketing, and competitive analysis. She has over 14 years of online industry experience including offline and online media services. Ms. Stein has expertise in managing...
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