Meet Our Mentors

Barry Siskind

Dana L. Tilghman, CTSM, CME

David Brull

Jeanine Becker, CME

Jennifer Lee

Jessica Farlow

John Zeltin, CME, CMP

Keith Reznick

Margit B. Weisgal, CME

Michael J. Hatch

Michael Rapp

Robin Gathman

Steve Moskal

Teri Nobbe, CME/H

Featured Members

Anna C. Laws, CME - Active Member

Barry Siskind - Allied Member

Brent White, CME - Active Member

Constellation Communications Corporation - Allied Member

Creative Training Solutions - Allied Member

Dana L. Tilghman, CTSM, CME - Active Member

ELITeXPO - Allied Member

Exhibit Force - Allied Member

Inter-Global Exhibits Group - Allied Member

Jane Lorimer, MBA, CME - Active Member

John Zeltin - Active Member

Joshua Gair - Active Member

Leanne Dagavarian, CMP - Active Member

Linda Musgrove - Allied Member

Marie Chaban,CME - Active Member

Michael R Seymour, CME - Allied Member

Michael Rapp - Active Member

Nuvista - Allied Member

Rick Rinderle, CME/H, CMP - Active Member

Robin Gathman - Active Member

Samantha Forehand - Active Member

Susan Friedmann - Allied Member

Teri Nobbe, CME/H - Active Member

Tim Naegelin, CME - Active Member

TRAQ-IT Software - Allied Member

William J Nicholas, III CMP, CME - Active Member

About Us

Trade Show Exhibitors Association

In October, 1966, a group of manufacturers attended an Exhibitor's Seminar in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association. During the course of this meeting, a group of companies volunteered to form the nucleus of a national exhibitors association to "voice the industrial exhibitor's feeling concerning the effective use of the trade show as a marketing medium".

Mr. Raymond Snyder of the Reliance Electric Company, who was Chairman of the committee, suggested a survey to determine the interest of other manufacturers in a national exhibitors association. The committee conducted this survey by letter, addressed generally to the "trade show manager" of some 2,200 major companies, pointing out the need for improvement of the trade show medium and asking if there was interest in forming an association of exhibitors to work together toward this end. Approximately 400 companies responded affirmatively-many of them taking time to comment on their own exhibition problems. They indicated a clear-cut need for a group to act as industry spokesmen.

Since then, the Trade Show Exhibitors Association has provided knowledge to marketing and management professionals who use face to face marketing to promote and sell their products, as well as to those who supply them with products and services. We provide you with: Education, Advocacy, Promotion, Communication, Service, and member only discounts on a variety of products and services. Our programs, services and publications are designed to help you gain the necessary edge in exhibiting success. TSEA is led by a Board of Directors comprised of your professional peers, so you can always be assured that we understand your needs. Our tradeshow knowledge will help enable you to get the best return on your investment when exhibiting.

TSEA works aggressively on behalf of you, the EXHIBITOR, to ensure your rights are being protected and your opinions are not being ignored. We are the VOICE of exhibitors around the globe.

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Structure and Governance

The Trade Show Exhibitors Association is incorporated under the Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation Act and tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. TSEA is governed by a 15-person board of directors and managed by a professional staff headquartered at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. TSEA is an independent organization. Members of TSEA are not members of any other organization, or vice versa, although TSEA does have alliances with other organizations.