Mary Power

Well-known industry player Mary Power planned on entering the profession ever since her days at Michigan State University, where she majored in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. In her new role as the Presidnet & CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, she will undertake the unique challenge of understanding the complexities of CBBB's mission and how all of the pieces fit together. She will also focus on helping people understand what CBBB and its chapters do.

Most recently, she was a Principal at Celtic Partners, a Virginia consulting firm. Power's leadership skills distinguish her in the industry. As a past President & CEO of the Convention Industry Council (CIC), she fostered consensus on the industry's biggest issues among the 32 meetings-related associations that belong to the CIC.

She also served as the Executive Director of the Human Resource Certification Institute, where she worked to strengthen the Institute's international presence. She made HRCI's certification designations a worldwide standard for the HR profession. She has a broad perspective on the industry, having worked for Sheraton and InterContinental Hotels for 20 years.