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NBTA Media Brief – July 18, 2007

NBTA Names Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Members

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) today announced the members of its recently-formed Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. The committee was formed to provide NBTA members with resources and best practices information to develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives for company travel departments to take greater responsibility within their communities while minimizing the environmental impact of their business travel programs.

The committee is co-chaired by

Stephanie Dillon, CCTE
Assistant Vice President, Global Travel, Meetings & Events
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Lenora Kingston
State Travel Manager
State of Colorado

The other members of the committee are as follows:

Peter Browne
President
Carey Limousine of Wisconsin

Pat A. Cooper
Corporate Travel Manager
Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Mary Ellen George
General Manager
Advito

Robyn Gilmartin
Regional Sales Manager - New England and Canada
Continental Airlines

Lisa D. Halfmann
Manager, Global Employee Services
EDS

David K. Hillman
Principal
Consulting Strategies, LLC

Christopher A. Juneau
Vice President, Product Marketing
Concur Technologies, Inc.

David C. Kreindel
National Sales Director
Choice Hotels International

Patrick J. Mitchell
Vice President, Corporate, Incentive & Charter Sales
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Michelle Osterhaus, CCTE
Manager-Global Travel Services
Marathon Oil Company

Shawn Stanford
Director of Operations
McKinsey & Company

Robert Wade
Travel Manager
NBBJ

Committee co-chairs Kingston and Dillon will moderate an educational session on CSR at the 2007 NBTA International Convention & Exposition in Boston. The session will be held Wednesday, July 25, 1:15-2:30 p.m. ET.

For further information about the NBTA Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, please contact staff liaison Colette Skeen, +1 703-684-0836 ext. 166.


The National Business Travel Association is the source for critical information on the business travel industry. For nearly 40 years, NBTA has dedicated itself to the professional development of its members through advocacy, education and training, and networking opportunities. NBTA represents over 3,000 corporate and government travel managers and travel service providers, who collectively manage and direct more than $170 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry. For more on NBTA, visit www.nbta.org.

For media information, contact Caleb Tiller, +1 703-684-0836 ext. 138.

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