The board of directors at NTEA has a long history of experience in the industry. The current president and CEO, John W. Sleppin, has been with the company for over 25 years. He started out as an executive assistant and office manager before moving up to senior corporate meeting planner. He then left Volkswagen of America, Inc. to work as a freelance meeting planner before becoming the president and CEO of NTEA. The current director of exhibitions is James D. Hinzmann, who has been with the company for over 20 years. He has a degree in Organizational Systems from Baldwin Wallace University.