Founded in 1954, The Experiential Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) is recognized internationally and serves thousands of professional members representing more than 300 corporations across 18 countries.
The EDPA is the network for leaders in the customer experience industry.
ABOUT
Our Mission
EDPA is committed to driving growth within the experiential, exhibit and event industry through Advocacy, Networking, Education and Good Works.
Its members combine marketing, design and production leadership to help organizations create effective face-to face customer experiences & environments for tradeshows, events, corporate environments, museums, retailers, education and entertainment.
2026 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Tara Ericson,
EDPA President,
CEO, beMatrix USA
Chris Griffin
EDPA PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Business Leader, CREW XP
Steve Deckel
EDPA VICE PRESIDENT
CEO, Deckel & Moneypenny
Liz Nacron
EDPA VICE PRESIDENT
Partner, Live Marketing
Jason Weddle
EDPA VICE PRESIDENT
My Experiential Concierge & Xperiential Marketplace, LLC
Jason Popp
EDPA Vice President,
President & CEO, Moss Inc.
Jim Obermeyer
EDPA FOUNDATION LIAISON
Regional VP, Bray Leino Events
Brad Falberg
EDPA Vice President,
President, Exhibitus
BECOME A BOARD MEMBER
2026 Board Members
Dana Esposito
BlueHive Exhibits — EVP, Strategy
Vishal Goyal
AriaAV — CRO
Jackie Hake
Lighthouse Exhibits, Inc. — President, Creative Director
Elliot Kohn
Kubik — President
Martijn Besaris
The Inside — Sales Director
Rob Cohen
Xperiential Marketplace, LLC — Co-Founder
Paco Collazo
Happy Projects — Principle
BJ Enright
Tradeshow Logic — CEO
Matthew Little
Nuvista — Vice President
Gina Porcaro
Classic Exhibits — Regional Sales Manager
Mark Taylor
Apogee Exhibits — President & CEO
Mike Vallone
Hill & Partners — Vice President, Creative & Brand
Noelle Webster
Willwork — Senior Program Manager
Laurie Witte
MSM Inc. — President & CFO
James Zacharias
Brumark — Division President
Katina Rigall Zipay
Classic Exhibits — Creative Director
EDPA Chapters
President:
Gayle Wright
Fern Expo
gwright@fernexpo.com
Facebook
Linkedin
President:
Jaynie Ellison
Emerge Xp
jaynie@emerge-xp.com
Linkedin
President:
Leslie Thompson
Brumark
leslie@brumark.com
LinkedIn
President:
Kayla Gott
Agam
kgott@agam.com
LinkedIn
Facebook
President:
Sarah Mainhart
Cort
sarah.mainhart@cort.com
Facebook
Linkedin
Instagram
President:
Mark Condon
Allstates WorldCargo
mcondon@allstates-worldcargo.com
Facebook
LinkedIn
President:
Matthew Little
Nuvista
mlittle@nuvistaonline.com
LinkedIn
Facebook
President:
Nicole Klein
Exhibit Expressions, Inc.
nklein@exhibitexpressions.com
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram
President:
Derek Blake
Image Options
dblake@imageoptions.com
Facebook
Linkedin / Instagram
President:
Paco Collazo
Happy Projects
Paco@happyprojects.us
Alliances
EDPA proudly participates in the Exhibitions Industry Collective that brings together leading organizations in the exhibitions and event industry to positively impact our industry.
Find out more: https://exhibitionsindustryawareness.com/
Staff
Dasher Lowe
Executive Director
dlowe@edpa.com
Kari Peters
Membership Services
kpeters@edpa.com
Kate Waldron
Program Director
Kwaldron@edpa.com
Nat Jones
Media Director
njones@edpa.com
Susan Brooks
Meetings & Events
susan@powerhousemeetingsandevents.com
2024-2025 - Chris Griffin
2023- 2023 -Dan Serebin
2020-2021- Amy Sondrup
2019 - Dave Flory
2018 - Donna Shultz
2017 - Gwen Hill
2016 - Kelli Glasser
2015 – Robert Campbell
2014 – Jay Burkette
2013 – Justin Hersh
2012 – Cam Stevens
2011 – Rob Cohen
2010 – John Rose
2009 – Dan Cantor
2008 – MaryBeth Gieser
2007 – Derek Gentile
2006 – John Otten
2005 – Mark Johnson
2004 – Gwen Parsons
2003 – Norm Friedrich
EDPA Past Presidents
2002 – Mark Brauer
2001 – Dalton Jenkins
2000 – Eugene Winther
1999 – Susan Renner
1998 – Robert Laarhoven
1997 – Larry Kulchawik
1996 – Skip Speerschneider
1995 – Ron Malliet
1994 – Jay Barnwell
1993 – Doug Zegel
1992 – Bruce Deckel
1991 – Gary C. Stewart
1990 – Ingrid I. Boyd
1989 – Stephen Berman
1988 – Mark A. Nagle
1987 – Daniel Hartwig
1986 – Donald A. Stacy
1985 – M.A. “Moe” Bell
1984 – Donald A. Stacy
1983 – Donald R. Sparks
1982 – Jan M. Spieczny
1981 – Robert F. Lange
1980 – Thomas E. Knott, Jr
1979 – Donald L. Fairweather
1976 – Jerome J. Lawton
1977-78 – Robert Firks
1974-75 – Charles Manne
1972-73 – Robert Nagle
1970-71 – Syd Berman
1968-69 – Skip Speerschneider
1966-67 – Harold Lightman
1964-65 – Clifford McKay
1962-63 – Clarence E. Murphy
1960-61 – Harold Averick
1957-59 – Harvey Steif
1956 – Norman Hadley