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Welsh Donald

President & CEO · Destination Marketing Association International

President & CEO at Destination Marketing Association International. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.1M

Who this is

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President & CEO of Destination Marketing Association International, based in Potomac Falls, VA.
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Received $1.1M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President & CEO of Foundation of the Intn'l Association, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Don Welsh serves as President and CEO of Destinations International, the global trade association for convention and visitors bureaus and destination marketing organizations with 8,000+ members across 750+ destinations. With over 40 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry, he has held leadership positions at Choose Chicago, the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association, and the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau, and previously served in senior roles at Westin Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, and MGM Grand.

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CEO since March 2016

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Organizations

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Destination Marketing Association International President & CEO · $13.5M revenue · Potomac Falls, VADESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DBA DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL, ADVOCATES FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM, EFFECTIVENESS, AND SIGNIFICANCE OF…pay $786K → $1.1MFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.1Mreported comp
Foundation of the Intn'l Association President & CEO · $1.4M revenue · Sterling, VATO ENHANCE THE DESTINATION MARKETING PROFESSION.Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

D
President + CEO · FY2022
$655K
H
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$344K
J
Chief Advocacy Officer · FY2024
$332K
H
Chief Inclusion Officer · FY2024
$284K
J
Chief of Advocacy · FY2022
$266K
G
Chief Operating Officer · FY2022
$212K
N
EVP · FY2020
$198K
S
Chief Diversity Officer · FY2022
$193K
H
VP of Finance · FY2024
$180K
W
SVP, Governance & Administration · FY2024
$180K
H
SVP of Information Technology · FY2024
$176K
F
SVP, Professional Development · FY2024
$165K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org