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
Instructional Director/Department Chair
Business Administration
Delaware Technical Community College
Halsey Spruance
Second-Vice Chairman
Executive Director
Delaware Museum of Natural History
John Sarro
Board Secretary
Manager-Marketing, Grants, Cultural Programs
Delaware River & Bay Authority
Brad Wenger
Board Treasurer
General Manager
Hilton Wilmington/Christiana
Committee Chair
Steven R. Chambliss Committee Chair Senior General Manager Christiana Mall
Bill Silva Committee Chair General Manager The Westin Wilmington
Jennifer Boes
Executive Director
Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau
Board of Directors
Christopher (CJ) Bell New Castle County Policy Advisor
Deborah Buckson Executive Director Historic Odessa Foundation
Italo Carrieri-Russo General Manager and Family Owner Vincenza & Margherita Italian American Bistro
India Sarai Colon
VIP of Nuestras Raices DE Inc
Retired 22 years USAF
Gerald (Jerry) DuPhily Publisher TSN/Out & About Magazine
Dee Durham New Castle County Council Member District 2
Jennifer Oberle Howard Director of Advertising and Public Relations Delaware Park
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
Jame McCray Director, National Wildlife Federation Delaware Sea Grant, Environmental Social Scientist
Canon Patel President and Founder of Canon Hospitality Management
Jon Sheehan Chief of Policy and Senior Advisor Office of the Governor
David Sophrin
Director of Policy
City of Wilmington
Office of the Mayor
Scott Stein Co-Owner, Bardea Restaurants
Quincy Watkins Owner Milk & Honey
Jessica Welch Director, Delaware Tourism Office
Amelia Wiggins Assistant Director of Learning & Engagement Delaware Art Museum
James C. Williams Small and Minority Business Development Manager Mayor’s Office of Economic Development