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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: Jared Saft, Westgate Resorts
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
Bill Caswell, North Highland Group
Sonya Dixon, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Fiona Downing, RCI
Lani Kane-Hanan, Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Kenneth L. McKelvey, RRP, Capital Vacations, Chair, ARDA-ROC 
William Phillips, Next Stage Resort Development
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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