The GWCVB is governed by a board of 27 members, with seven appointed by the governor of Delaware, seven by the New Castle County executive, and seven by the mayor of Wilmington. These 21 elect six additional members. The director of Delaware Tourism and the executive director of the GWCVB are ex officio members of the board.
Executive Committee
Bill Sullivan, CHTP
Chairman
Managing Director and Adjunct Faculty Courtyard Newark at the University of Delaware
Celeste K. Mozeik, Ed.D
First-Vice Chairman
Business Faculty Delaware Technical Community College George Campus
John Sarro
Secretary
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Music Management Studies University of Delaware
Brad Wenger
Treasurer
General Manager Hilton Wilmington/Christiana
Jeremy Costa
Executive Committee
Managing Director, HOTEL DU PONT
James F. Lardear
Government Affairs Committee Chair
Public and Government Affairs Director AAA Mid-Atlantic Inc.
Gerald (Jerry) DuPhily
Executive Committee
President TSN Publishing/Event Allies
Jennifer Oberle-Howard
Marketing Committee Chair
Deputy Director of Communications & Marketing Delaware River and Bay Authority
Italo Carrieri-Russo
Nominating Committee Chair
General Manager and Family Owner Vincenza & Margherita Italian American Bistro
Jennifer Boes
Executive Committee
Executive Director, Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau
Board of Directors
Tina Betz
Director of Cultural Affairs City of Wilmington
Deborah Buckson
Executive Director Historic Odessa Foundation
Jeff Buhrman
Director of Economic Development New Castle County
India Colon-Diaz
Retired USAF, Chief Operating Officer NRDE Inc.
Dee Durham
New Castle County Councilperson 2nd District
Craig Gorris
Senior General Manager Property Operations, Christiana Mall
Laura Jury
Marketing Manager Hagley Museum & Library
Francis A. Kwansa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Hospitality Business Management Department Lerner College of Business and Economics University of Delaware
The Honorable Elizabeth (Tizzy) Lockman
Delaware State Senator
Vicky Pettinaro Martelli
Pettinaro Relocation
Canon Patel
Deputy Director, President and Founder Canon Hospitality Management
Mandy C. Santiago, CFRE, MSFM, MSS
Executive Director, Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
Jon Sheehan
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations Governor's Office
Scott Stein
Bardea Restaurant Group
Christopher Strand
Charles F. Montgomery Director & CEO, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Quincy Watkins
Owner Milk & Honey
Jessica Welch
Executive Director Delaware Tourism Office
James C. Williams
Small & Minority Business Development Manager Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
