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US nonprofit · EIN 853978698 · Marietta, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 853978698) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Inc's network

15 people1 organisationi15 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Herve Sedky ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Bob Priest-HeckTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Cathy BredenCo-President2022
4 yrs
Chris GriffinDirector2022
4 yrs
Douglas EmslieDirector2022
4 yrs
Emily ScheidererDirector2022
4 yrs
Kerry PainterDirector2022
4 yrs
Kevin McLaughlinDirector2022
4 yrs
Mark BogdanskyDirector2022
4 yrs
Mary LarkinDirector2022
4 yrs
Megan TanelVice-Chair2022
4 yrs
Nancy WalshDirector2022
4 yrs
Nicole BowmanDirector2022
4 yrs
Sue SungDirector2022
4 yrs
Yancy WeinrichDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Thomas GoodwinVP Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance2023
Vincent PolitoPresident/CEO2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Thomas GoodwinVice President40$224k
Mark BogdanskyDirector1$0
Douglas EmslieDirector1$0
Chris GriffinSecretary/Treasurer1$0
Mary LarkinDirector1$0
Kevin McLaughlinDirector1$0
Kerry PainterDirector1$0
Herve SedkyChair1$0
Nancy WalshDirector1$0
Mary Pat HeftmanVice Chair1$0
Fernando FischerDirector1$0
Sheriff KaramatDirector1$0
Chris SchimekDirector1$0
Janet DellDirector1$0
Marsha FlanaganDirector1$0
Vincent PolitoPresident/CEO2$0

About

Legal name
Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Inc
EIN
853978698
Address
701 Whitlock Ave Sw, Marietta, GA, 30064-4658
State
Georgia
Mission
To promote the impact of the business events industry sector, drive general industry awareness, initiate legislation on behalf of business events, and work with partners globally as needed to maintain a favorable operating environment within the united states. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S01 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Vincent Polito (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsHerve Sedky
≥4years on the filingsBob Priest-Heck
≥4years on the filingsCathy Breden
≥4years on the filingsChris Griffin

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$313k
Total liabilities
$280
Net assets or fund balances
$313k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$544k
Employees
1
Volunteers
20