Board of Directors

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 Courtyard by Marriott at the University of Delaware
Jill MacKenzie

First Vice-Chairman

Director, Philanthropy and External Affairs Hagley Museum and Library
Halsey Spruance

Second-Vice Chairman

Executive Director Delaware Museum of Natural History
Harry Roosevelt

Secretary

Former Executive Director Delaware Safety Council (Retired)
Brad Wenger

Treasurer

General Manager Hilton Wilmington/Christiana
Basil Battaglia

Committee Chair

Beckworth Consulting
Joseph DiPinto

Committee Chair

Former Director, Office of Economic Development, City of Wilmington
Jeffrey J. Robinson

Committee Chair

General Manager Deerfield Golf Club
Sarah Willoughby CTP, CTIS

Executive Director

Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau

Board of Directors

Jeanne Belk

Finance Director Hagley Museum and Library
The Honorable Gerald Brady

State Representative
Deborah Buckson

Executive Director Historic Odessa Foundation
Ernest Camoirano

Government Relations
Steven R. Chambliss

Senior General Manager Christiana Mall
Ernest Sammy Congo

President Congo Funeral Homes
Angela Walker Harris

Executive Assistant to the New Castle County Executive
Francis A. Kwansa, Ph.D.

Associate Chair Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Mgmt. Department Lerner College of Business and Economics University of Delaware
Alfred Lance

Deputy Director Office of Economic Development
Scott Loehr

Executive Director Delaware Historical Society
Vicky Pettinaro Martelli

Pettinaro Relocation
Megan McGlinchey

Acting Executive Director Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware
Linda Parkowski CHA

Director of Tourism Delaware Economic Development Office
David Roselle, Ph.D.

Director Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Catherine L. Rossi

Vice President, Public & Government Affairs AAA Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
John Sarro

Manager-Marketing, Grants, Cultural Programs Delaware River & Bay Authority
Bill Silvia

The Westin Wilmington General Manager
Tim Slavin

Director, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs Department of State
David Sophrin

Director of Policy Office of the Mayor
The Honorable Charles Toliver, IV

Partner Morris James LLP