ACTA Selects Members for Six Regional Advisory Committees

The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies and Travel Advisors (ACTA) has confirmed the members of its six Regional Advisory Committees, representing regions across Canada, following a call for expressions of interest sent to members in November 2025. 

The organization says it saw strong interest from members across the country, with particularly high engagement from Quebec.

“ACTA is strongest when we work in close partnership with our members and are guided by their regional perspectives. This collaboration ensures our advocacy is informed, effective, and reflective of the needs of members across the country,” said ACTA president Suzanne Acton Gervais.

The Regional Advisory Committees serve as a consultative forum to advise ACTA on provincial, territorial and national issues of concern, and to support the direction, planning, and strategies that advance the association’s goals and objectives.

Committee appointments for 2026 will run for one year, with standard two-year terms commencing in 2027. 

British Columbia and Yukon Territory Regional Advisory Committee

• Christal Bauer CTC, Personal Travel Management
• Renato Ferrari, Odenza Marketing Group Inc.
• Shelley Good CTC, CruisePlus Management Ltd.
• Mark Greenwood, Travel Masters
• McKenzie McMillan, The Travel Group
• Debbie Prasad, SellOffVacations
• Kimberley Wood, Maritime Travel
• Troy Knight, South East Travel
• Cathy Larsen, Departures Travel

Alberta and Northwest Territories Regional Advisory Committee

• Syed Bukhari CTC, Moon Travel & Tours
• Shelley Ewing CTC, Tier One Travel
• Peter Keyter, South Travel Inc. / The Travel Lady Agency
• Terri Jo CTC, Travel Time
• Susan Mercredi CTC, Top of the World Travel – Yellowknife
• Lesley Paull, Paull Travel
• Maria Drueco, Marianatha Tours/The Comfy Backpacker Travel & Tours
• Ashley Hanneman CTC, Monarch Travel Pros Inc.
• Marie Alexis Tolentino, Alexis, Your Travel Manager Inc.
• Kelly Bergquist, Terra Travel 2007 Inc.

Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut Territory Regional Advisory Committee

Saskatchewan

• Candace Glenney CTC, CAA Saskatchewan
• Jamie Milton CTM, UNIGLOBE Carefree Travel
• Karen Schabel CTM, CAA Saskatchewan
• Manya Faria, Direct Travel

Manitoba and Nunavut Territory

• Melanie Carter CTM, Carmel Escapes
• Cheryl Gilmore CTC, Bonaventure Travel
• Mary Jane Hiebert CTC, Oyster Travel/The Travel Agent Next Door

Ontario Regional Advisory Committee

• Shean Carmichael, Onvigo
• Maria da Cunha CTC, daCunha Voyages Inc.
• Shawn Friesen, Expedia Cruises
• Norman Payne CTM, UNIGLOBE The Premiere Travel Group
• Eugene Winer, Handa Travel
• Ying Lun Chun CTM, Bayview World Travel and Cruises
• Jacqueline Mizon, La Salle Travel Services
• Andrea Balson-Carr, CAA Travel – Peterborough
• Laurie Keith, Boutique Travel Services / Romantic Planet Vacations

Québec Regional Advisory Committee

• Véronique Capra, Passion Monde, Voyages Bergeron
• Carole Chartrand, Voyages Jean Pierre
• Nathalie Boudreau, Voyages AZZA
• Marylène Lupien, TRAVELSAVERS
• Patrice Malacort, Aviajet-Intl Travel-Voyages Canada
• Jose Manuel Cerrud CTC, Voyages Terra Natura Travel
• Johan Marjanek, Voyages en Direct
• Serge H. Malaison, Voyages Centaures
• Marjolaine Tremblay, Deztnation Inc.
• Lyne Côté, Ensemble Travel
• Nora Mlak, Lux Voyages
• Colette Girard, TDC

Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee

New Brunswick

• Shelly Ricker, Expedia Cruises

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Scott Stone CTC, Universal Travel

Nova Scotia

• Michelle MacKenzie CTM, CAA Atlantic
• Myranda Miller, Maritime Travel

Prince Edward Island

• Chelsey Wheatley CTM, CAA Atlantic
• Paulette Soloman, The Travel Store/The Travel Clinic