NTA Welcomes 36 New and Returning Members in September
October 6, 2026
The NTA family continues to grow as 36 organizations joined or rejoined the association in September, bringing even more destinations, tour operators, tour suppliers, associates, and travel professionals into the NTA community.
September’s additions represent organizations from across the United States and around the world, including Canada, England, Lithuania, and Peru. As NTA prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary at Travel Exchange ’26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we’re excited to welcome these new and returning members and the opportunities, ideas, and connections they bring to the association.
Associates
- Maya Patel — Bókun, a Tripadvisor Company — Massachusetts
- Matt Carr — Sherpr — England
DMOs
- Crystal Pham — Explore Ridgeland/Ridgeland Tourism Commission — Mississippi
- Reid Thornton — Greater Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitor’s Bureau — Rhode Island
- Ashley Farmer — Greenwood Convention and Visitors Bureau — Mississippi
- Leslie Brewer — Louisiana’s Sweet Spot, Ascension Parish — Louisiana
- Kate Acra — Visit Greensburg — Indiana
- Kyndsie Huston — Visit Independence — Missouri
- Maria Pochervina — Visit Southwest Montana — Montana
- Sheena Logan — Visit Staunton — Virginia
Tour Operators
- Elizabeth Hall — Anderson House Tours, Inc. DBA: John Hall’s Alaska — Minnesota
- Katie Nixon — Cirella Travel — England
- Saleem Zafar — DMCI Inc — Ontario, Canada
- Govind Shankar — Freedom Holidays — Lithuania
- Mary Howerton — La Belle Route Custom Tours — Virginia
- Siegfried Martin Harbaum — QTI-Quality Travel International S.A.C. — Peru
- Bill Oliver — Tennessee Express Tours, LLC — Tennessee
- Zoe Campbell — Transforma Travel Group LLC — Massachusetts
Tour Suppliers
- Anthony Hilden — AFC Travel — Minnesota
- Marcita Thompson — Boston Red Sox — Massachusetts
- Matthew Sanchez — Buckhorn Saloon & Museum and Texas Ranger Museum — Texas
- Michelle Kempema — Colorado Model Railroad Museum — Colorado
- Jen Molyneux — Dolly’s Life of Many Colors — Tennessee
- Lauren Nakamura — Hilton Garden Inn, Waikiki Beach — Hawaii
- Fran Mathews — Marine Discovery Tours — Oregon
- Amy K Forish — Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate Golf Resort & Spa — Kentucky
- Sara Garrity — O Museum in the Mansion | The Secret Door Museum — Washington, D.C.
- Danielle Emberling — OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark — Oklahoma
- Dana Wilson — Staybridge Suites — Arkansas
- Joshua Sikes — The American Automobile Experience — Nebraska
- Jennifer Phillips — The Driver Provider — Utah
- Sherri Gidney — The Duty Free at Peace Bridge Inc. — Ontario, Canada
- Troy Munford — The Glen House — New Hampshire
- Matt Clark — The Hamister Group — New York
- Violet Thumlert — TRAXX Coachlines, LTD — Alberta, Canada
Travel Advisor
- Heidi Patrick — Terra Magna LLC — Arizona
We’re pleased to welcome each of these organizations and representatives to the NTA family and look forward to connecting with them throughout the year and at Travel Exchange ’26, Nov. 15–18 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.