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 [email protected]

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NETTRA Executive Committee

Jada Lindblom, Ph.D.
President
Associate Field Specialist &
Assoc. Extension Professor
​University of New Hampshire Extension
Yang Yang, Ph.D.
​Past President
Associate Professor
​Temple University
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Kaitlin DiPaola
Vice President
​Senior Economist
​Tourism Economics
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Bing Pan, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Associate Professor
​Penn State University
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NETTRA Board of Directors

Bruno Eeckels, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality
New York University
Georgette James
Founder
​Clynice Travel & Tourism Consulting
Kelley Keeling
Senior Research & Destination Development Manager
Visit Bucks County
Dave Gerdes
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
​Happy Valley Adventure Bureau
Tanner Caterina-Knorr
Ph.D. Student
Arizona State University
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​Markus Schuckert, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Hospitality Management
​University of New Hampshire
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Jason Meredith
Director of Research and Insights
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Tina Valdecanas
Principal and Co-founder
​Clarity of Place

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Sindy Diab
Vice President for Custom Research
MMGY Travel Intelligence
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Past Board Members 

Erik Evjen, ​Tourism Economics
Ashley Schroeder, Ph.D., Penn State University
Jon Tesser, NYC & Company
​Julie Gilbert, Destination Niagara USA
Lynn Minnaert, Ph.D., New York University
Stephen Braun, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Roscoe Naguit, Niagara Global Tourism Institute
Soyoung Park, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

Thank you for your service and dedication to NETTRA!
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