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IRF Elects 2019 Officers and Adds Five to Board of Trustees

The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) recently announced the members of its 2019 Executive Committee and the addition of five industry leaders to its Board of Trustees. The Board recently met to review the foundation’s Vision 2020 plan and launch strategic planning through 2025. The IRF will release twelve studies, four issues of The IRF Quarterly Academic Review and a series of new introductory “Toolboxes” this year. Members of the 2019 IRF Executive Committee are:
 
Chair: Mike May, President, Brightspot Incentives & Events 
Vice Chair: Kari Vrba, Senior Vice President, Business Development, MotivAction 
Secretary: Patrick Smith, Senior Director of Group Sales, Leading Hotels of the World 
Treasurer: Jim Kelley, Vice President, Marketing & Industry Relations, PRG 
 
Joining the IRF Board of Trustees are:
Cosimo Bruzzese, Vice President of Business Development, Briggs, an Allied PRA Company 
Morgan Crain, Senior Manager, Rewards and Recognition, T-Mobile 
Sarah Haines, Vice President of Event Management, ITA Group 
Dawn Ryburn, Director, Programs and Communications, Ricoh 
Karen Suttle, Manager, Corporate Gifts Central, Maui Jim Sunglasses
 
For more information, go to TheIRF.org/trustee-bios
 

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