ELITE REPRESENTATIONS, LLC
MAITLAND, FLORIDA

Ed Fouche was appointed to the Board of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority in November 2014 by Florida Governor Rick Scott. Mr. Fouche led the Travel Industry Sales Americas for Disney Destinations, including Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. He also led global sales efforts for Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney, and Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii. As a two-time past Chairman of Visit Florida, Ed has long been a champion of the tourism industry in Florida and is dedicated to enhancing the state’s position as the number-one tourism destination in the world. He served on the Board of Directors for Visit Florida and was Chairman of Air Team Orlando. In addition, he was a member of the U.S. Travel Association, Cruise Lines International Association Marketing Committee and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management Board of Advisors at the University of Central Florida. Prior to joining Disney, Ed was Vice President of Sales for Minneapolis-based Carlson Travel Company. Craig’s career spans 40+ years of global sales and marketing experience in the travel and entertainment industry. Major focus has always been on sales development and distribution, leading diverse, high performance teams both domestically and internationally, sales planning, marketing-both trade and consumer, strategic planning, on-line advertising, digital marketing and strategic partnerships. He comfortably worked in executive roles within organizations that possessed major global brand awareness. Craig retired from The Walt Disney Company in 2014 after spending 17 years as both VP of International Sales and Travel Industry Marketing and VP of Travel Agency and National Account Sales. In both roles, he had responsibilities for the sales and marketing of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, The Disneyland Resort in California, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney, Disneyland Resort Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. Prior to Disney, Craig held key roles with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts for 16 years with the majority of his focus as VP of International Sales and Travel Industry Marketing. Born in Cuba and raised in Indiana and Florida, Nelson’s travel industry experience expands over 21 years. He began his career in the airline industry working for Delta Airlines. He then joined The Walt Disney Company in 1996 working in a number of sales roles. In November 2000, he was promoted to Sales Manager for Latin America, leading the Receptive Tour Operator Channel in Orlando. He was then promoted to department Manager and in 2006 was given the position of Sales Director for the International Travel Industry Sales division. In that role, Nelson developed and executed very successful sales and marketing strategies for Disney brands including Disneyland Resort in California, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland Paris and The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His team’s efforts resulted in eight consecutive years of double digit growth and all-time record results for the Latin America and Global Receptive channels. Born in Argentina and a Florida resident for more than 20 years, Sergio has more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry. He began his travel industry career in Florida working for a leading RTO focusing in Latin America. In 1999 Sergio decided to take his talents and experience to The Walt Disney Company where he worked in a number of roles early in his career. In 2002, Sergio was promoted to Sales Manager responsible for Argentina, Chile and the emerging markets through the Receptive Channel. In 2005, he was given the added responsibilities of Mexico along with a portfolio sales approach including Disneyland Resort in California, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland Paris and The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The many strategies implemented by his team, led to double digit growth in eight consecutive years, reaching all time records for the entire Latin region in 2011.