EACA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
2010 -
2011
President - Bruce Cantwell
/ Renaissance Management - Bruce Cantwell began his career in the trade
show industry in 1983 with I&D, Inc of Stone
Mountain, GA (now known as Nth Degree). He has
worked in I&D labor sales for the entirety of his 23
industry career working for I&D, Eagle Management,
Preferred Exhibitor Service, On Location, and most
recently Renaissance Management.
Vice
President - John O'Shea Czarnowski
- John O’Shea began his career
in 1980 with Czarnowski in Chicago, as I & D carpenter.
He was then promoted to City Manager for I & D in
1990. He is currently the Director of Field Services
with Czarnowski. John currently serves as the Secretary
of the EACA National Board of Directors, and also serves on
the Board of the Chicago Chapter, the Labor Management Board,
and the Green Action Committee at McCormick Place.
Treasurer -
Jack Savage UPS
After
graduating from the University of Mississippi, Jack began his
career with Roadway and Yellow Freight, in Sales and
Operations. He then took a position with GES, where he
spent 10 years in the National Freight division and then GES
Logistics.
Secretary - Amanda Helgemoe Nuvista
Immediate Past President Bernie Massett has over 20 years of expertise with
exhibits, labor services and contracting. He has served in
several regional positions for top exhibit houses as well as
for national labor companies. At MC”, his position as
Director, National I & D Services calls on this nationwide
experience. "MC” is an organization that is interested in
building a strong competitive team of professionals nationwide,
an organization that pioneers new paths in exhibit and
installation services. MC” is a perfect fit for me."
Bernie currently serves as V.P. of the EACA National Board of
Directors, Las Vegas EACA Chapter President, and Board of
Director for EDPA in Las Vegas.
Executive Director - Jim Wurm.
- In his 20 years of trade show
marketing and management, Jim Wurm has worked on both the show
management and exhibit services side of the business. He has
launched and organized trade shows throughout the U.S. and in
Europe, as has worked for I&D (now Nth Degree) as Director
of Marketing and National Sales Manager. Jim has created and
managed his own trade shows (CleanRooms and CleanRooms Europa),
and has served as Group Director of High Tech shows for Miller
Freeman, Inc.(at the time, the third largest show organizer in
the world). Most recently, Jim has utilized his unique trade
show experiences for the development and management of the
Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Association (EACA), a trade show
industry association dedicated to "raising the level of service
excellence on the showfloor."
He is a frequent speaker at industry events, writes the EACA
Newsletter "Showfloor Buzz", and has contributed numerous
articles to various industry publications including Trade Show
Executive, Tradeshow & Exhibit Manager, and Exhibit City
News.
Director
- Stephen M. Santos National Director of Operations, I&D-
ExpoServices Steve has served as the Director of
Operations of ExpoServices (the labor services division of GES)
since 2005, and has been with GES for over 16 years. Today he
is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities across
eight ExpoServices field offices and the satellite locations
served by those cities. Prior to assuming the role of National
Director of Operations, I&D, Steve was the city manager of
ExpoServices - Orlando. Prior to transferring to ExpoServices,
he held positions at GES Boston’s client care center
including road supervisor and manager of account services.
Before joining GES, Steve worked in various management
positions within the hospitality industry for companies such as
Sheraton, Holiday Inn, and Radisson Hotels and Resorts. He
brings a wealth of experience to GES clients having managed
almost all aspects of the exhibit production process. Steve
earned his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from
Bridgewater State College and his MBA from the University of
Central Florida Graduate School of Business.
Director Ted Hoffman, UBC - Washingtom, D.C.
Director Al Kirschner
Vice President Corp. Account Mgt., Freeman Company
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Al has been in
the Event Marketing/Trade Show industry for 25 years. First employed in 1984 by an Atlas
Van Lines agency in Detroit, MI he began his career on the
transportation/warehousing side of the industry. In 1996 Al accepted a position at
The George P. Johnson Company and in the eleven (11) years
of planning and coordinating exhibits and events, attained
the position of Executive Director, Event Services. In July, 2006 Al joined The Freeman
Company, relocated to Dallas, TX and currently holds the
position of Vice President, Corporate Account Management /
I & D.
Director
Bob Ryley GES
Bob has been with GES Exposition
Services for 20 years by way of acquisition in the early
90’s. He joined United
Exposition in 1988 after a year as an account executive
with McCormick Place. Bob has
held positions of local and national account and sales
manager, Director of Operations for Chicago, and is
currently Senior Director of National Accounts for
GES. Over this time he has
managed the production of both large and small events in
almost every major city in the United States. Bob has been an active member in both PCMA
and IAEE. Bob works out of the
GES Chicago office and resides in the suburbs with his wife
and three children.
Director - Peter Eelman /
IMTSMr. Eelman joined
AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology in
1996 and has been involved in worldwide exhibitions in the
manufacturing industry for over 20 years. As Vice President
– Exhibitions, Mr. Eelman is responsible for AMT events
world wide, including trade shows, open houses and special
events.
The
signature event sponsored by AMT is the biennial IMTS Show in
Chicago . During his tenure as Vice President, The
International Manufacturing Show reached the #1 ranking in
the Trade Show 200 for the first time in 2000. With a total
size of over 1,150,000 square feet, the show is perennially
ranked in the top ten show. Throughout his career, Mr.
Eelman has coordinated events around the world, including
shows and special events in China , Japan , Brazil and Mexico
, as well throughout Europe . As a member of show management,
Mr. Eelman brings the unique perspective of having been an
exhibitor earlier in his career. He is actively involved in
several trade show groups, including IAEM, CEIR, TSEA and
Assn.net. He is also a member of The Chicago Advisory Council
and The Chicago Labor – Management
Council.
Director - Anthony Lopez
/ MPEA Anthony Lopez has been the Assistant
General Manager of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois since
May 2006. He spent the prior nine years at the
Minneapolis Convention Center, six as Executive Director /
Assistant City Coordinator. During his tenure in
Minneapolis, he led the Minneapolis Convention Center through
a 700,000 square foot expansion which opened in 2002.
Prior to the Minneapolis Convention Center, he held positions
with the Iowa State Center in Ames, Iowa, Pershing Auditorium
in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Target Center in Minneapolis,
MN. Anthony attended college at Iowa State
University.
Director - Geri-Dee
Shaffer. Geri is one of several medical device leaders in the
exhibit industry and, in fact, pioneered the model for the
"employee of the future" by becoming one of the first
"telecommunicating employees" over 13 years ago. In 1979 she
began her employment with Aesculap Inc, a U.S. medical device
manufacturer & distributor presently located in Center
Valley, PA. At the time, the company exhibited at 6 meetings
annually. Today, Geri holds a Director position at Aesculap,
is a member of the company's Executive Team, oversees the
implementation of more than 80 tradeshows, and produces 20
accredited educational programs annually. She's held every
Office with HCEA (Health Care Convention Exhibitors
Association, Atlanta, GA), and was President in 1997 - 1998.
Chair of numerous Exhibitor Advisory Committees, Guideline
Committees, and related sub-committees, Geri is an active
member of CEIR, TSEA, and HCEA.
Ex-Officio Director - Don
Svehla. Don is founder and publisher of Exhibit City News.
He has worked in the industry since he was 15 yrs. old,
working with his father at McCormick Display, which was
purchased by Osgood Display Company. His experience on the
show floor, made Don recognize the need for an industry news
source. He founded and published the first issue of ECN in
June of 1994. Since that time the Exhibit City News has
evolved into a monthly tabloid bearing the tagline "Uniting
the Nation's Tradeshow Community". Don played a key role in
the formation of the EACA and contributes to the continued
growth of the Association.
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