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CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
2026 - 2027 BOARD
Chapter
President
Amy Bay
Senior Planner
Eclipse Event Co.
Immediate
Past President
Lauren Troccoli
Senior Event Services Manager
Fairmont Austin
President - Elect
Travis Young
Senior Conference Service Manager
Fairmont Austin
Vice President
Membership
Stephanie Aguilar
Senior Event Program Coordinator
University of Texas Austin
Vice President
Programs and Education
Maria Slaughter Nuss
Senior Planner
Lila Lane Events & Planning
Vice President
Communications
Nikki Hsueh
Owner & Planner
Nikki Hsueh Events
Director
Communications
Michael Bond
Co-Owner
Premier Entertainment
Director
Communications
Aleisha Wall
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Media Director
Toast Entertainment
Director
Membership
Deepicka Mehta
CEO
Deepicka Mehta INC.
Director
Membership
Addison Reed
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General Manager & Lead Designer
Jordan Flowers and Events
Director
Programs and Education
Chloe Buffington
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Producer
Fifth Street DMC
Director
Programs & Education
Walter McClellan
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CEO
Toast Entertainment
Past Presidents of ILEA Austin
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2025 - 2026: Lauren Troccoli
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2024 - 2025: Deseree Hierholzer
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2023 - 2024: Sara Abrams
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2022 - 2023: Vanessa Vass​​
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2021 - 2022: Melissa Minto
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2020 - 2021: Lauren Chumbley
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2019 - 2020: Sara Champagne
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2018 - 2019: Jessica Kirby
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2017 - 2018: Johnell Arnett
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2016 - 2017: Leslie La Sorsa
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2015 - 2016: Lori Schneider
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2014 - 2015: Kevin Molesworth
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2013 - 2014: Vanessa Miller
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2012 - 2013: Melissa Robinson
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2011 - 2012: Mary Baird
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2010 - 2011: Stacey Hoyt
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2008 - 2009: Diane Lyerly
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2007 - 2008: Robert DuVon
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2006 - 2007: Tanya Posavatz
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2006 - 2007: Delores Crum
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2005 - 2006: Jill McClure
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2004 - 2005: Marilyn DuVon
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2003 - 2004: Damon Holditch
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2002 - 2003: Natalie Kennedy