Mission: The Global Risk Committee is the primary resource for GBTA and its members to educate and collaborate on integrating risk management into their organization’s travel and meetings programs.
Vision: Our vision is to enable organizations to keep their mobile workforce safe, secure, and healthy, empowering them to accomplish their objectives.
- Collect, maintain, and disseminate data and information pertaining to travel risk management.
- Collaborate and support GBTA membership and our global committees.
- Provide resources, guidance and expertise to facilitate the creation and development of travel risk management programs for GBTA membership.
- Educate and promote best practices in support of the health and safety of travelers.
Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.
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Christine Connolley
Chair
Senior Crisis Program Manager
BCD Travel
Jon Moody
Vice Chair
Supervisory Special Agent
Federal Aviation Administration
Craig Collins
Member
Vice President, Client Services
CIBTvisas
Andy Fink
Member
Travel Operations – Americas
Shell USA
Kendra Gleason, GTP, CCTE, GLP
Member
Global Travel Operations Manager
GE Aerospace
Gloria Gonzalez, CCTE, GTP, GMS, GLP
Member
Sr. Account Manager
Direct Travel
Mackenzie Grahek
Member
Security Manager
International SOS
Tamara Mahkovec
Member
VP, Account Management
Safe Harbors Business Travel
Joseph Metallo
Member
Global Travel Services & Security Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
Xavier Oberti
Member
Account Executive
Exlog Global
Nan Park
Member
Principal
USILAW
Frank Scalia
Member
Head of Distribution for Accident & Health
Everest Insurance
Greg White
Member
Director, Global Security
Trane Technologies
EMEA
Nick Hymans
Chair
Independent Travel Risk Management Consultant
Suzanne Sangiovese
Co-Chair
Director of Travel & Technology
Riskline
Charline Gelin
Member
Program Manager Travel Risk Management
ABB
Mohammed Halawi
Member
Global Travel Director
Firmenich
Louise Heywood
Member
General Manager
International Assistance Group
Sally Llewellyn
Member
Regional Security Director
EMEA International SOS
Jorge Mesa
Member
Senior Director, Travel Risk Management
BCD Travel
Dr Katherine O’Reilly
Member
Medical Director Medical Information & Analysis International SOS
Michelle St-Cyr
Member
Specialist Travel Management
Enercon GmbH
Vasilis (Taz) Tzanetis
Member
Travel Security EMEA
Sibylline
Kellie Whitaker
Member
Director, Global T&E
Kellogg
Canada
Kate King
Chair
Director of Global Travel Partnerships
International SOS
Margaret Birse
Member
Global Travel Manager
Vyaire Medical
Frank Harrison
Member
Regional Security Director Americas
World Travel Protection
Adil Kanji
Member
Account Executive, Corporate Sales
Porter Airlines
Vincent Mobilio
Member
Strategic Account Manager
Enterprise Mobility
Samantha Pilch
Member
Travel Management Analyst
The International Development Research Centre
Peta-Gaye Pottinger
Member
Immigration Program Manager
Fragomen
Janaina Ricordi
Member
Global Account Executive
Marriott International, Inc.
Ryan Uherek
Member
Manager, Travel Safety & Security
OpenText
Stephen Anderson
Advisory Board Liaison
Chief Operating Officer
ISB Global Services
APAC
Barry Lin
Co-Chair
Regional Security Manager
Google Asia Pacific
Rebecca Malzacher
Co-Chair
Vice President, International
International SOS
Mamatha Basavaraju
Member
Global Procurement Travel Category Manager
Konecranes & Demag
Safak Celik
Member
APAC Travel Manager
Nike
Yi Xuan Koh
Member
Director, Risk Solutions
Crisis24 Pte Ltd
Steve Kwa
Member
Regional Security Advisor
Tony Blair Institute For Global Change
Sugnan Prabhandam
Member
Director of Global Sales
Minor Hotels and Resort
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