ABA congratulates the 2017 Certified Travel Industry Specialist (CTIS) graduates! They have all successfully completed the course requirements to earn their CTIS designation. All graduates were honored at a special ceremony on Jan. 16 at the ABA's Annual Meeting & Marketplace in Cleveland.
The CTIS program is administered for ABA by Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis. It is the first university-administered certification program in the group travel industry. The professional development program is available to any employee of an ABA member organization. Participants complete five correspondence courses over a year and they attended and evaluated eight industry advancement seminars presented by Marketplace.
Nearly 600 ABA members have earned this prestigious designation since the program’s inception in 1989.
Cheryl Adams, Adams Travel
Laurie Adams, Continental Inns of America - Clarion/The Capitol Hotel
Jessica Bennett, Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lindsey Bowman, Niagara Tourism & Convention Corporation
Saundra Briggs-Robertson, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Adrienne Carci, Blue Ridge Tours
Kendra Dolton, Group Sales Box Office/Broadway.com
Kay Fanok, Greater Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau
Shari Feldman, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Julianne Fredrick, Strater Hotel
Katie Fussenegger, Shelbyville-Simpsonville Tourism & Visitors Bureau
Barbara Hackenyos, Friendship Tours
Monica Hall, Abingdon, Va., Convention & Visitors Bureau
Alexandra Harjung, Wisconsin Dells Visitor & Convention Bureau
Lindsay Hill, Destination DC
Leslie Jebran, Trans-Bridge Lines
Sonya Johnson, The Billy Graham Library
Emily Johnson, Anderson Coach & Travel
Carey Kidd, Birthplace of Country Music Inc.
Jenni Koval, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Attractions
Lisa Kukulski, Circle Michigan
Jennifer Laguna, Super Holiday Tours
Mike Maksym, Sports Traveler LLC
Melissa McClure, Visit Fairfax
Robert McMichael, Sight & Sound Theatres
Ali Meyer, Indiana Office of Tourism Development
Rochelle Miller-Hernandez, Visit Las Cruces
Lisa Morris, Anderson Coach & Travel
Emily Opple, Country Inn of Lancaster
Pam Parham, Memphis Rock 'N' Soul Museum
Paula Reynolds, American Tour Guide Association
Melissa Schleppy, Trans-Bridge Lines
Matt Scott, Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Lori Scott, International Spy Museum
G'na Stephens, Gandy Dancer Theatre
Allison Taimanglo, Guide Service of Washington
Evelyn Vazquez, St. Augustine/Ponte Vedra Visitors & Convention Bureau
Mironda White, Bristol Motorspeedway and Dragway