David P. Holyoke is president of Travel Leaders Corporate, part of Travel Leaders Group, a North American travel company that includes over 1,300 company-owned and franchised travel agencies in Canada and the United States.

Travel Leaders Corporate was formed in January 2009 when the Travel Leaders Group management team consolidated all of the wholly-owned business travel operations into a single division. At that same time, Mr. Holyoke was appointed president of the new division and tasked with positioning Travel Leaders Corporate as a well-rounded corporate services organization providing a range of business travel related products and services to its clients and associates.

By successfully combining all of the wholly-owned business travel operations under the Travel Leaders Group umbrella, Mr. Holyoke has quickly created a company considered one of the foremost names in business travel and now boasts the title of 5th largest travel management company nationwide.

Under Mr. Holyoke's leadership, Travel Leaders Corporate prides itself on delivering a client-focused approach where its people, technology solutions, processes and procedures revolve around their clients' needs and expectations. Travel Leaders Corporate brings new ways of seeing, new ways of working and new ways of delivering superior corporate services to companies around the globe.

Mr. Holyoke joined the executive ranks of Travel Leaders Group in August 2008 when New York-based Tzell Travel Group and Minneapolis-based Travel Acquisitions Group merged. Joining Tzell Travel Group in 2003, Mr. Holyoke served as vice president of business development and in 2007 became a partner in the company.

Before Tzell, Mr. Holyoke enjoyed a 10-year career at American Airlines where he spent time in various sales positions, including his last position as director of international sales and marketing.

John began his career in 1994 with Avis Rent-A-Car and is a 12-year veteran of American Express Global Corporate Services where he served as Regional Vice President of Global Sales. John is responsible for directing and leading the Global Sales, Marketing and Group efforts, identifying and developing new business opportunities, and coordinate efforts to ensure Travel Leaders' business clientele receives first class technology and support. Under John's leadership, Travel Leaders has become one of the industry's largest and most highly respected brands ranking #1 on Business Travel News' top TMC list for both 2009 and 2010. Travel Leaders sales brought in over $150M in new business in the last year. John is a great motivator and out of the box thinker. John holds a bachelors degree from the University of Kansas and attended Graduate school at the University of Phoenix.

Mary Ann Willingham joined Travel Leaders in 2000 and is responsible for Travel Leaders' Meetings and Incentive Division. Prior to moving to the Meetings and Incentive Division, she led a sales team through a period of strategic international service expansion focusing on the unique needs of global companies. She is skilled in presenting travel services and creating win/win client solutions. Previously held positions with Travel Leaders were Vice President Account Management and General Manager-Operations. Before joining Travel Leaders, Mary Ann was Vice President Sales/Account Management and General Manager for Around the World Travel. Prior to that, she was Regional Director-Sales for the combined Continental/Eastern Airlines Florida Sales Division and Florida Sales Director for Eastern Airlines where she was responsible for sales and City Ticket Office Operations.

Ronda Shipley has over 26 years of leadership experience in the travel industry and specializes in client consulting, financial analysis, program development, and strategic sales. Ronda is an anomaly in the sales arena as she has experience in virtually all areas of the agency environment including operations, senior management and account management. Ronda brings a unique perspective to the sales process with her solid experience in P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, vendor negotiations and statistical analysis. Ronda’s sales success is attributed to her command in identifying key areas for savings and developing realistic business plans for achievement. In 2010, Ronda received the distinction of “Travel Leaders PaceSetter”, having demonstrated exemplary performance in the areas of sales and sales leadership.

As Senior Vice President of Client Strategies, Linda Oliver Eckhardt leads the talented team of Client Relationship Managers at Travel Leaders Corporate. She is responsible for developing and implementing client retention strategies that enhance Travel Leaders’ ability to exceed the needs of both existing and new customers. A member of the executive team, Linda works closely with President David Holyoke in crafting the ultimate solutions for customer satisfaction as well as the overall vision for the company.

Linda brings to Travel Leaders over 25 years of experience in travel management leadership, derived from her involvement in key, client-driven areas within leading travel management companies. Before joining Travel Leaders, Linda held a variety of management roles at Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), most recently as Senior Director of National Accounts. Prior to the last position held at CWT, Linda was Vice President of Client Travel Management at Navigant International, which was subsequently purchased by CWT. Linda played an active role in the integration of the two organizations.

With a focus in New Media and Internet Technologies, Helen's travel career took shape as a Program Manager delivering online booking systems for both corporate and agency clients. For the last 14 years, Helen has deployed corporate travel solutions that include booking systems, profile management products, customized client traveler portals and management reporting solutions to name a few. As the Senior Director of our Central Services Department, Helen leads our Systems Integration, Client Solutions and Training and Support Teams to develop and deliver products and specialized agent services for our customers and in our operational process. She is responsible for overseeing relationships with our technology partners, optimizing quality control standards, as well as driving our GDS initiatives. Her teams expertly customize travel technologies like online booking systems, mobile products, and portals and data management solutions, as valuable components of a full service program. Helen’s passion is blending innovation with intelligent support to find ways to answer the question, how can we make the traveler experience extraordinary.

Marilyn has been in the travel industry for more than 15 years. Prior to entering the travel industry Marilyn had spent several years in restaurant management both in the United Kingdom and in the US. Marilyn joined Carlson Travel Group, now Travel Leaders Corporate Group 13 years ago as a corporate travel agent servicing global clients. Marilyn's time with Travel Leaders has been diverse with roles in operations, training, travel school instructor, account management and even sales for a period. Marilyn returned to operations several years ago as supervisor of our Holland, MI office, and then moved to QA & Training Manager when our corporate travel divisions merged. Early in 2011 Marilyn became Director of Support Services overseeing Client Reporting, Quality Assurance, Implementations and Training. Marilyn’s role today is as General Manager, Large Market overseeing our operations business center teams and client implementations.

Kathy is a seasoned human resources professional with 12 years in the travel industry and has extensive experience in human resource development and management. Kathy attained the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification in 2005. She began her career with Carlson Companies in 1999, then later transitioned to Travel Leaders Group during the management-led acquisition of Carlson Leisure Group, in January, 2008. Kathy has a broad base knowledge, specializing in organizational effectiveness, developing employee engagement initiatives, project management, recruitment, payroll, diversity strategies, compensation, policy development, and training design/facilitation experience.

Kathy is responsible for managing and leading teams through organizational development, change management, employee relations and overall human resource activities. She oversees Travel Leaders Corporate’s human resource programs and initiatives that are developed to achieve strategic business goals and operational objectives. A key component of Travel Leaders Corporate’s strategy is leadership excellence and employee engagement; Kathy is passionate about these areas and partners with our executive team to provide expertise and coaching aligned with the organizations’ business needs.

Kim has been in the travel industry for more than 20 years, with an expertise in leading account management, sales and operations teams. Kim began her career with Maritz Travel Company in 1981. She held a variety of leadership positions for Maritz and continued in key leadership roles with Carlson Wagonlit Travel after Maritz was acquired by CWT in 2003. Kim’s energetic and motivational communication style have been key assets to effectively lead change and obtain organizational goals.

As the Senior Director of Account Management for Travel Leaders Corporate, Kim uses her exceptional expertise in supervising the strategic planning and on-going management of our corporate clients. Her strength in people development, client retention and customer satisfaction mirrors Travel Leaders’ strategic goals and as an asset in the further development of our account management program. With Kim’s guidance, Travel Leaders’ clients are assured of the highest quality travel management.