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B M & T ••• March/April 2015 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 38 RITA D. MCCLENNY was appoint- ed president and CEO of the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) on November 9, 2012 by Governor Bob McDonnell.. As the leader of the state tourism office, McClenny heads the team responsible for marketing the state as a top tourism and hospitality destination as well as promoting Virginia as the ideal location for film and television productions. Previously McClenny served for 21 years as the head of the Virginia Film Office, which is a division of the VTC. As president and CEO of VTC, McClenny serves on the board of directors of the U.S. Travel Association, the National Council of State Tourism Directors, and the Southwest Virginia Heritage Foundation. In 2010, Governor McDonnell appointed her to serve on the Commission to Honor the Contributions of Women of Virginia. In addition, McClenny serves on the board of directors for the Virginia Film Festival, the HCA-Chippenham Medical Center and the Richmond Coliseum Advisory Board. MICHAEL D. MUNN was appointed chief of staff and director of Business Development for the Boston Convention Marketing Center (BCMC) in the Spring of 2004 by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. Munn is responsible for business management and developing pro- grams in support of the BCMC and imple- menting diversity initiatives that focus on Boston's multicultural and multinational qualities. During his 22-plus years in the Meetings industry, he has held positions with the National Managed Health Care Congress; vice president of Sponsorship Programs, International Data Group (IDG); show director for ComNET DC and ComNET San Francisco and manager of Business Development & Partner Alliances at the Hurwitz Group, a strategic e-business mar- keting, research and consulting company In 2010, he was selected as a recipient of the BM&T Tenth Annual APEX DISTIN- GUISHED SERVICE AWARD, presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in their particular field of endeavor that have positively impacted trav- el and tourism. Munn holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston University and a Masters of Education from Cambridge College. He is also a member of the Multicultural Advisory Committee of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau and an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated CURTIS L. MYLES III is president and CEO of the Las Vegas Monorail Company, a position he has held since July 2005. The Las Vegas Monorail Company is a private non-profit transportation com- pany that financed, operates and maintains an elevated monorail system within the Las Vegas Strip corridor. The Las Vegas Monorail is the only privately held, self- funded public transportation system of its kind in the world, and receives no public subsidy. Myles led the company out of a merger with its management contractor in 2005, as well as through a major financial restructuring from 2010 thru 2012. He has demonstrated his commitment to his hometown community of Las Vegas by vol- unteering his time and efforts on numerous boards and committees including the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy Board of Directors, the KNPR public radio Board of Directors, Aid for Aides of Nevada Board of Directors, and the Council for A Better Nevada Board of Directors among others. Myles began his career in transportation after receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Colorado State University in 1986. Upon graduation he went on to serve in several managerial posi- tions with a national shipping and cargo firm from 1986 to 1991. Returning to Las Vegas in 1991, he embarked upon an 11- year career in aviation management with the Clark County Department of Aviation at McCarran International Airport. While there, Myles served in several managerial and senior management capacities includ- ing assistant director of Aviation. During his tenure at McCarran, he initiated and oversaw the development and implementa- tion of one of the nation's first airport owned and operated ramp control opera- tions; implementation of several post 9/11 security upgrades including fingerprinting and explosion detection equipment; and over $100 million in airfield upgrades and improvements. Myles left the Department of Aviation to become deputy general manager at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada in 2002. While there, he oversaw the implementation of the valley's first Bus Rapid Transit line, The Max, as well as the development and implementa- tion of the Deuce double deck bus, and the consolidation and transition of what is now known as the Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation (F.A.S.T.) under the direction and control of the RTC. BEVERLY NICHOLSON-DOTY serves as Commissioner of Tourism for the United States Virgin Islands, a cabinet-level position. She oversees the Department of Tourism's advertising and marketing strate- gy, its national and international tourism- related efforts and product development. Raised in St. Thomas, Mrs. Nicholson-