About NETTRA

The Northeast Chapter of the Travel & Tourism Research Association (NETTRA) was re-established in February 2020 in order to bring together academic and professional tourism researchers located in, or with interests in, the Northeastern United States. NETTRA is comprised of the following ten states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont, as well as Washington D.C.
For additional information about the Northeast chapter, please email northeast@ttra.com

NETTRA Executive Committee

Bing Pan, Ph.D
President
Associate Professor
​Penn State University
Julie Gilbert CDME, CTP
​Chair
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Destination Niagara
Jon Tesser
​Vice President
VP Research, Insights and Analytics
NYC & Company
Soyoung Park, Ph.D.
​Treasurer
Assistant Professor
​Florida Atlantic University

NETTRA Board of Directors

Stephen Braun
Marketing Manager for Tourism
​Metropolitan Museum of Art
Erik Evjen
Director of Data Analytics and Insights
​Tourism Economics
Georgette James
CTTC Global
Lynn Minnaert, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor & Academic Director
​New York University
Ashley Schroeder, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
​Penn State University
Yang Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
​Temple University

NETTRA Conference Committee

Lynn Minnaert, Ph.D.
Committee Co-Chair
​Academic Committee
Jada Lindblom
Academic Committee
Our amazing interns!
Skyllar Beckel
Academic Committee
Soyoung Park, Ph.D.
Committee Co-Chair
​Communications Committee
Bing Pan, Ph.D
Communications Committee
Laine Hartman
Industry Committee
Jennifer Foster
Industry Committee
Yang Yang, Ph.D.
Communications Committee
Julia Kocher
Communications Committee
Donna Larsen
Industry Committee
Margaret Pfeifle
Communications Committee