SITE Mountain West

Winner of 2023 SITE Rising Star Chapter Excellence Award

Proudly connecting motivational and incentive travel professionals. SITE Mountain West represents SITE Global members in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah in addition to other global members who are a part of our chapter.

SITE Mountain West 2024 Board of Directors

President

Lisa Kincannon Cherry

Managing Director / Chief Planner, Opus Event Solutions

Boulder, United States

Chair Marketing/Communications

Meredith Phillips

Account Director - US North Territory , Club Med

Castle Rock, United States

VP Membership SITE Mountain West

Austin Bagwell

VP of Business Development and Industry Relations, Fontainebleau Development

Aventura, United States

Vice President of Young Leaders

Merissa Batz

Global Account Executive, Elevated Meeting Solutions

Henderson, United States

Stephanie Callie

Event Manager, Beacon Event & Incentive Management

South Jordan, United States

Inna Cramer

Sr Manager, Group Sales, Rocky Mountaineer

Vancouver, Canada

Michelle Flowers

Sr. Director, Event Management, Maritz Global Events

Gilbert, United States

Chair AZ Events - SITE Mountain West

Heather Husom

Principal, Imagine Events DMC

Cave Creek , United States

SITE Mountain West - Vice President of Finance and Chair of Young Leaders

Kelley Lefferdink

Sales Manager, 3D Cruise Partners

Rancho Santa Fe, United States

Vice President of Events/Education

Christie Pienaar

Vice President, Group Sales, Preferred Hotels & Resorts

San Diego, United States

Tiffany Shindler

Strategic Meeting Manager, Canvas Meetings and Incentives

Denver, United States

Chair UT Events

Heidi Stevenson

President, Stevenson International

SLC, United States

VP Marketing & Communications

Julie Tenge, CMP, CITP

Senior Sales Executive, The Resort at Pelican Hill

Phoenix, United States

Deanne Vigil

Regional Vice President, HelmsBriscoe

Park City, United States

Membership

Align Yourself with the Best

Discover a world of possibilities with SITE

Build your business connections on a global scale via an extensive Membership Directory.
Receive professional support from other members in your area at one of our 29 worldwide chapters.
Gain access to incentive travel research, trends, and data.
Expand your skills and experience with education and certification opportunities.
Enhance your career through online and in-person events.
Join a community with high standards—the SITE Code of Ethics.
Continue the conversation via your favorite social media channels, including a SITE members-only LinkedIn group.

Lead. Shape. Inspire.

All we're missing is you. Become a SITE member and, with the help of a burgeoning network of peers, transform the greater meetings and incentives industry. Click below to get more details about the SITE application process, fees, membership add-ons and more.

Global Membership

Events

Please go to to our website for upcoming event information: SITE Mountain West Events

Young Leaders

Connecting Young Professionals in the Incentive Travel Industry

The SITE Young Leaders' Program is a global community of industry professionals aged 35 years or younger with less than 5 years of experience in the incentive travel industry. By participating in the SITE Young Leaders' Program, individuals will receive education and networking opportunities that appeal directly to those who are new to the industry. Our mission: to create a strong group of individuals who will not only become leaders in SITE and their local SITE Chapters, but in the greater industry as a whole.

Get Involved with SITE Mountain West

Volunteer

Why should I spend the time?

Every potential volunteer should ask themselves this question and the answer is going to be different for everyone. But the reason most want to give their time is that people are inherently good and want to pitch in.

At SITE Mountain West we take this one step further - we believe that our industry has been so good to us that we can't help but give back. We believe that when we help others excel in crafting memorable incentive travel events we strengthen ourselves and the industry as a whole. We find a beautiful sense of fulfillment in helping our members thrive, stay educated, and find opportunities through exceptional networking.

We need passionate people to join us in this cause!

Perhaps you have talents in certain areas and can lend your skillset to work on a quick specific project. Others might like to take the opportunity to meet more people while giving back. Volunteers may have one hour a week, or three hours a month or more – whatever the amount of time you have, we can put your talents to work.

SITE Mountain West is committed to providing a supportive environment for its volunteers, without whom our chapter would not be able to function or provide value.

Would you consider joining us? Let's do this!

Thank You to Our Valued Sponsors

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INSIGHTS

A final farewell from SITE President Karim elMinabawy

Looking back on a successful 2024 presidential term, with thanks

17 December 2024

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written by Karim ElMinabawy

INSPIRATION

My Path to the Incentive Travel Industry

Congratulations to David Riddell Global Conference Scholarship recipient Seth Ryan!

16 December 2024

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written by Seth Ryan

INSPIRATION

SITE member Stella Cruz Ortiz on the impact of incentive travel

Congratulations to David Riddell Global Conference Scholarship recipient Stella Cruz Ortiz!

12 December 2024

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written by Stella Cruz Ortiz

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25 November 2024

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