CEIR Board of Directors
CEIR’s Board of Directors is one of the most diverse and influential groups within the industry. As part of its oversight responsibilities, it ensures that the monies raised are used to fund the CEIR Index and other important research opportunities. Officers of the board serve one-year terms. Directors serve for three years.
2025 Chairperson of the Board
Brian Pagel
Executive Vice President
Emerald X
Immediate Past Chairperson of the Board
Chuck Grouzard
Executive Vice President of Business Development, Creative and Design, GES
Secretary/Treasurer
Mary Bender
VP of Sales & Operations
Taffy Event Strategies
Member at Large Director
Emile K. Davis, CEM
Managing Director, Business Development
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Director
Eric Blanc Sr., CMP, CEM
Deputy Director
Orange County Convention Center
Director
Mark Bogdansky
Vice President, Trade Shows & Community Engagement
Auto Care Association
Director
Paige Cardwell
President, CSG Creative
a division of NTP
Director
Michelle Edmonson, CEM
Vice President, Exhibitions
AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology
Director
John Jaworski, CEM
Assistant Executive Director: Meeting Services & Corporate Relations
Radiological Society of North America
Director
2025 CEIR Research Council Chair
Rich Vallaster III, MBA, CEM, DES
Director, Marketing & Industry Relations
Personify A2Z Events
IAEE
Marsha Flanagan, M. Ed., CEM
President & CEO