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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER TERRIE L. HANSEN

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EDITORIAL
VICE PRESIDENT/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ELAINE GRUY SRNKA
MANAGING EDITOR MARIKA McELROY CAIN
SENIOR EDITOR JUSTIN PAUL
ASSOCIATE EDITOR AMY CASSELL
"NﬂﬂﬂOrlﬂans,ﬂbﬂcausﬂ
DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR ANNIE FITZSIMMONS
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ASSISTANT EDITOR REBECCA RATTERMAN
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SENIOR COORDINATOR DENISE RODRIGUEZ

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DESIGN
DESIGN DIRECTOR MELANIE PRASETYO FOWLER
ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR KORENA BOLDING SINNETT
GRAPHIC DESIGNER VERONICA ROSALEZ

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andﬂﬂﬂldlﬂfﬂﬂﬂours."

CONTRIBUTORS
COPY EDITORS MIRIAM BULMER, SUNNY PARSONS, DIANE SEPANSKI
RESEARCHERS JESSICA MUELLER, AMANDA OGLE
PHOTO RESEARCHER MARY RISHER DIGITAL RETOUCHER WALTER KELLY
WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS COSTAS CHRIST, NANNA DÍS, MICHAEL FRANK, LUIS GARCÍA, ELAINE GLUSAC,
DAVID HOCHMAN, JEFF KOEHLER, KEVIN J. MIYAZAKI, KIM BROWN SEELY
MARKETING/ADVERTISING/PR
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING PRODUCTS JAMES RICKS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS SHARON WYDUR McGRATH
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL PUBLIC RELATIONS MISTY EWING BELLES
GLOBAL MARKETING STRATEGIST LAURA SPORT
DIRECTOR, MARKETING TECHNOLOGY MATT ELLIOTT
DIRECTOR, MARKETING PRODUCTS ROBERT DUNCAN
SENIOR MANAGER, PUBLIC RELATIONS BETSY GOLDBERG
"TﬂﬂﬂAcqualﬂnaﬂ
SENIOR MANAGER, MARKETING KIM BRADSHAW
Rﬂsorﬂﬂ&ﬂSpaﬂﬂnﬂSunnyﬂ
MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS GENA WOOTEN
Islﬂs,ﬂFlorﬂda,ﬂforﬂsun,ﬂsand,ﬂ
MANAGER, DIGITAL MARKETING KELLY KIRCHNER
andﬂspoﬂlﬂngﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂkﬂds."ﬂ
MANAGER, DIRECT MARKETING SARAH ROSE
ACCOUNT MANAGERS MAYUMI BATCHELOR, SAMANTHA BLEVINS, CHARLOTTE DAWKINS, MOLLY MAYFIELD
SPECIALISTS, DIGITAL MARKETING CHRISTIEN AGUINALDO, KRISTINA KENNEY
SPECIALIST, EVENTS MARKETING SARAH WHITE
CIRCULATION/DATA SERVICES
LANECHA WHITE
AMY HYDE, GAYLYNN MAGERS, KIM STUTZMAN
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR KATHY NIWA TERRELL
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER JONA CHERRY
PRODUCTION MANAGER MARTIN NOGUEIRA
SENIOR COORDINATOR NATALIE SHERMAN
COORDINATOR TARYN HENDRIX

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byﬂbouldﬂrﬂngﬂandﬂﬂﬂkﬂngﬂ
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ACCOUNT SALES
AIR, AUTO, AND INSURANCE CHRISTINE GILBERTﬂﬂﬂ817/334-8612
CRUISE LINES
REBECCA ADAMS, CRICKET DUCAT, TRISHA FORESMAN, RACHEL GROGAN, TONY LOGAN, WENDY ROMANOW

CIAO, ZIPLOCS: TﬂﬂﬂClarﬂﬂyﬂ
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lﬂaﬂﬂﬂrﬂﬂrﬂmﬂﬂﬂﬂsﬂTSA-approvﬂdﬂ
forﬂsﬂoﬂﬂngﬂcarry-onﬂlﬂquﬂds.ﬂ
$85, trufﬂeco.com.

"Nﬂﬂporﬂ,ﬂRﬂodﬂﬂ
Island.ﬂSﬂayﬂaﬂﬂTﬂﬂﬂCﬂanlﬂrﬂ
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Park,ﬂandﬂadmﬂrﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ
Gatsby-sﬂylﬂﬂmansﬂonsﬂonﬂ
BﬂllﬂvuﬂﬂAvﬂnuﬂ."

DESTINATIONS & EXPERIENCES
CECE DRUMMOND 212/588-8285
AMY BAILEY, DAVID POWERS, DANIELA TROTTA, MARY KAYE ZANATTA
HOTELS AND RESORTS
KAREN GOLDBERG 212/588-8232
CAROL COLEMAN, AUDRA FUEST, STEPHANIE LEE, GREGG NIELSEN
TOURISM BOARDS AND ALLIANCES
XABIER EGUREN 212/588-8237ﬂ ARLLYS FILMER-BENNETT 857/318-9766
INTERNATIONAL
ELSA BACRY, ERIC DIAZ BURWELL, MICHAEL LONDREGAN
VIRTUOSO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MATTHEW D. UPCHURCH
SVP, EVENTS DAVID HANSEN
SVP, GLOBAL PRODUCT PARTNERSHIPS ALBERT M. HERRERA
SVP, GLOBAL MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS DAVID KOLNER
SVP, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING MIKE McCOWN
SVP, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DANIEL O'BRIEN
VP, GLOBAL MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS ﬂ U.S. & CANADA CHERYL BUNKER
VP, CRUISE BETH BUTZLAFF
VP, ENGINEERING JOSH MASON
VP, ALLIANCES ANGELA G. RODITI

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