Business Travel Executive, December 2018

MARK ZIEGLER Senior Travel Manager NetApp Inc KEVIN MCDONALD Senior Director Strategic Procurement PPD WENDY PALMER Manager Event Experience Team Electric Power Research Institute EPRI DAVID L SMITH Travel and Relocation Manager Amdocs Americas ROSEMARY E MALONEY Senior Manager Global Travel Tapestry Business Travel Executive DECEMBER 2018 37 Gloria A Gonzalez Director of Travel and Meeting Services Freeman Gloria has experience in managing relocation immigration travel and meetings events She has successfully implemented and developed processes and procedures for all areas of responsibility Prior to her work at Freeman she spent 20 years with Lhoist North America as the HR mobility manager Currently Gloria sits on the GBTA board and is president of the chapter president council She is a former president and current chair of GBTA DFW She is also a member of E R C and has received certifications from both associations Rosemary E Maloney Senior Manager Global Travel Tapestry Rosemary E Maloney has worked in travel and procurement for the past 10 years most recently as the Senior Manager Global Travel of Tapestry She has built her travel program by developing policy driving savings and managing vendor relationships Previously she worked at Egencia IAC and the United Nations She holds an MBA from Fordham University and has the Global Travel Professional Certification She serves on the membership and annual giving committee for Women in Travel WINiT and is active in multiple travel associations Kevin McDonald Senior Director for Strategic Procurement PPD PPD is a life science company in Wilmington NC where as Senior Director for Strategic Procurement Kevin is responsible for all strategic sourcing activities as well as global travel His previous experience includes Biogen a biotech pharma company and the Royal Bank of Scotland Citizens Bank In both roles his responsibilities included managing travel and related spend Wendy Palmer Manager Event Experience Team Electric Power Research Institute EPRI An industry veteran of more than 20 years Wendy started her career in 1994 with American Airlines She has spent most of her career in travel management with expertise in account management strategic planning and leadership Wendy recently joined the non profit Electric Power Research Institute where she leads the meetings and events program She is active in both GBTA and the North Carolina BTA where she currently serves as direct board member In addition she serves on the board of the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism for Cabarrus County Schools in North Carolina David Smith Travel and Relocation Manager Americas Amdocs David has over 20 years experience in travel management company operations with both government and corporate travel programs Currently he is the Travel and Relocation Manager for Amdocs a leader in customer experience software solutions and services for the worlds largest communications entertainment and media service providers Davids focus is global travel program operations corporate travel technology and implementation Jennifer Steinke Vice President Global Travel Management WHoldings Jennifer Steinke is a veteran travel manager and currently Vice President Global Travel Management at WHoldings Her career spans over 30 years in the corporate travel industry having served in travel management roles at US Foods Crowley Maritime and ITT Corporation with previous experience in travel management companies and a travel technology company She has a passion for helping companies make their programs more traveler centric while remaining manager friendly Jennifer holds a Masters in Business Administration a BS in Business Management and an Associate Degree in Sign Language Interpretation as well as her GTP and CCTE designation She is active in the industry serving on multiple committees and boards Mark Ziegler Senior Travel Manager NetApp Inc Mark Ziegler is a veteran travel manager with a background extending almost 35 years as a travel buyer and supplier He began his career in a travel management company environment at Cardillo Travel and Hoffman Travel in Los Angeles Later he worked at Northwest Airlines Worldspan and American Express He moved to the buyer side in 2000 at Agilent Technologies when it split from HP Currently he is the senior travel manager at NetApp Inc He is active in the Bay Area business travel associations BABTA and SVBTA serving on the boards of both BTE