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AIF Board & Committees

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The AIF has a Board of Trustees and a Research Committee, which advise on various aspects of governance, budgets, and programs. If you are interested in serving on the board or committee, please contact the relevant staff liaison.

AIF Board of Trustees

The AIF Board of Trustees manages, supervises, directs, and controls the policies and programs of the Foundation. Members are invited to serve on this closed committee, and they must be approved by the ARDA Board of Directors.


Board of Trustees Officers

Chairman: Don Harrill, RRP, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
President: Jason Gamel, ARDA
Treasurer: Robert Webb, Esq., RRP, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Secretary: William B. Ingersoll, RRP, Holland & Knight LLP
Immediate Past Chair: Robert A. Miller, RRP, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Member/ Staff Liaison: Catherine Lacey, RRP
Board of Trustees Members
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Christopher Agnew, Wyndham Destinations
Marcos Agostini, Interval International
Travis Bary, Capital Vacations
Bert Blicher, RRP, Blue Water Resort
Stuart Marshall Bloch, Congressional Bank
Sonya Dixon, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Fiona Downing, RCI
Jon Fredricks, RRP, Welk Resorts
Lani Kane-Hanan, Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Kenneth L. McKelvey, RRP, Capital Vacations, Chair, ARDA-ROC 
William Phillips, Resort Finance America LLP
Valerie Spangler, Hilton Grand Vacations
Robert Spottswood, Spottswood Companies, Chair, ARDA 
John Willman, Westgate Resorts

AIF Research Committee

The AIF Research Committee is an open committee that recommends research projects, assists in vendor selection, and helps shape research surveys and reports.

Research Committee Officers 

Chairman: Darla Everitt, RRP, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Staff Liaison: Lan Wang, RRP 
Research Committee Members
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Aaron Lewis, RRP, Somerpointe Resorts        
Ann Donahue, RRP, Raintree Resorts International, LLC
Bea Sarmiento, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Brian Lee Koivu, Esq, RRP, Bluegreen Vacations Corporation
Bryan Ten Broek, ARP, Nordis Technologies
Dr Amy Gregory, RRP    University of Central Florida Rosen College
Dr Betsy Bender Stringam, RRP, New Mexico State University
Dr Randall Upchurch, RRP, Florida Gulf Coast University        
Elizabeth Sentany, RRP, DAE        
Eric Gravelle, RRP, Diamond Resorts        
Kim Roberts, Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.        
Lori Georganna, Wyndham Destinations
Phil Nix, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Renee Jacquard, RRP, RCI
Rob Kaplan-Sherman, Clarke and Blum Research Associates
Robert Scott MacGregor, Lemonjuice Solutions
Simon Jaworski, RRP, Leger
Urcil Peters, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

ARDA Groups

For ARDA groups outside of AIF, including the ARDA board of directors, visit the ARDA Committees page.

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