Awards
2022 Chapter Awards
Event of the Year
Special thanks to Kurt Shaver, Sonoma County Tourism, and Fairmont Resort
Volunteer of the Year
HMCC Vice President,
Global Sales Hosts Global
Rising Star
Annika Clutch
Lifetime Achievement Award
Shannon Johnson,
CITP - Sales Manager
Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
President’s Award
CEO Global Eventures
Sponsor of the Year
AJ Winslow,
National Director of Group Sales,
Sandals & Beaches Resorts
2021 Chapter Awards
Experience of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Member of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
President’s Award
Sponsor of the Year
Wichita Villacres
2020 Chapter Awards
President’s Award
Kim Savransky
Lifetime Distinguished Member
Debra Edwards
2019 Chapter Awards
Experience of the Year
Trail Blazer of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Member of the Year
Lifetime Distinguished Member
President’s Award
2018 Chapter Awards
Sponsor of the Year
Experience of the Year
Trail Blazer of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Member of the Year
President’s Award
President’s Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 SITE Global Awards
Pamela Shepherd, National Director, Hotel Sales, Southeast, Los Angeles Tourism; former SITE Global board member and 2018 SITE Southeast USA President:
Recipient of the Kevin Forde Spirit Award, given each year to a SITE member who exemplifies the traits that Kevin Forde was known and respected for: generosity of time and energy for his fellow incentive travel professionals and volunteer roles. Anyone who knows this year’s winner understands her passion and enthusiasm are boundless – both for our industry and her leadership roles in SITE.
2017 Chapter Awards
Sponsor of the Year: Kelli Price Photography
Venue of the Year: The Henderson - Destin, Florida
Experience of the Year: Fall Forum / Rev It Up! - Porsche Experience Center, Atlanta, GA
Trail Blazer of the Year: Cara Cartee, CMP - CMC Events, LLC
Volunteer of the Year: Shannon Johnson - Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf & Spa Resort
Member of the Year: Daphne Herrin, CMP - Herrin Hospitality
President’s Award: Lynn Beierschmitt, CMP, CIS - Liaisons Meetings & Incentives
2017 President's Luminary Award
- Dwayne Keller - Intercontinental Hotel Atlanta, Buckhead
- Bill Hoban - PlayWorks Group
- Tracy Mitchell - Liaisons Meetings & Incentives
- Karen Carini - Fairmont Hotels, Western Canada
- Terri White - Business Events Canada
- Ashley Martin - Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf & Spa Resort
- Nichole Louviaux - BCD Meetings & Events
- Dee Kirby - Hosts USA DMC
2017 SITE Global Awards
- Windsor Neal Crawford, Business Development, Cultivate Premium Gifts:
Recipient of the prestigious David Riddell Scholarship, a SITE Global scholarship to attend the 2018 Global Forum in Rome, Italy awarded to someone that displays the enthusiasm for our industry and a financial need.
“As a growing professional and future leader, I have had experiences like volunteering as President of SITE Southeast Young Leaders and co-leading a panel at the SITE Young Leader Conference in 2016. The David Riddell scholarship will enable me to further my SITE education and valuable relationships. It is a learning experience I would not have been able to do for myself due to the closure of my previous employer and my new employer’s present budget. Attending the SITE + MPI Global Forum provides me the opportunity to become better educated, make global connections, and be directed and shaped by SITE leaders worldwide. As my career continues to grow, like David Riddell, I aspire to be a mentor to other members of the SITE family and help guide them to become future leaders.”
2016 Chapter Awards
Sponsor of the Year: Jamaica Tourist Board
Volunteer of the Year: Debra Edwards – Exclusively Inclusive International, Inc.
Member of the Year: Kathi Kelly – KSL Resorts
Emerging Member of the Year: Ginny Izydore – Barnsley Resort
Young Leader of the Year: Windsor Neal Crawford – Cultivate Premium Corporate Gifts
President’s Award: Traci Baxter - TENEO