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Moderators & Panelists (cont.)

Mike Solimano David A. Tirman
President & General Manager Executive Vice President
Killington Resort, VT JMA Ventures LLC, CA
Mike Solimano is the president and general David A. Tirman serves as executive
manager of the Killington/Pico Golf & Ski vice president with JMA Ventures,
Resort, where he oversees all operational responsible for oversight of JMA’s real
aspects of the resort. Prior to that position, estate development initiatives in the
he was vice president of finance at Killington/ North Lake Tahoe region of California.
Pico Resort since 2001. Before coming to Prior to JMA, he was vice president with
Killington, Solimano served as vice president of finance and operations East West Partners – Tahoe, managing entitlements, planning, and
for Skis Dynastar North America (part of the Rossignol Group), and design for the redevelopment of the Village-at-Northstar and the
as audit manager for Deloitte & Touche in Boston. He graduated with Northstar Highlands master plan at Northstar California. Before then
honors from Niagara University in business administration, and earned he was based in Europe working on real estate developments for
his CPA certificate in 1992. Solimano is a board member for Killington the Walt Disney Company and the Prologis Global Trust. Tirman
Mountain School and SKI Vermont. He also is the vice chair of the board began his career by serving two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer
for Rutland Regional Medical Center as well as a board member for in the Philippines. He is a licensed architect and LEED (Leadership
Vermont Electric Power Company. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Cara, in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional. He
and their children Connor, Hannah, and Lauren. is also a member of the Urban Land Institute, American Institute of
Architects, the American Planning Association, and the National Trust
Jeff Suffolk for Historic Preservation. Tirman currently serves as a town council
Chief Executive Officer member for Truckee, Calif.
Human Movement, CO
Jeff Suffolk, CEO of Human Movement, is Brent Tregaskis
an entertainment industry veteran known for General Manager
creating some of the largest participatory Eldora Mountain Resort, CO
events and brand activations in North Brent Tregaskis is currently the president
America. Suffolk and his company have been and general manager of Eldora, located
awarded by Inc Magazine for being one of near Boulder, Colo. He has also worked
the “Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States,” by Outside at Park City, Snow Summit, Jackson
Magazine for being one of the “Top 100 Companies to Work For,” and by the Hole, and Bear Mountain. Shortly after
Denver Business Journal for being one of the “Most Influential Millennials in becoming the GM at Bear Mountain,
Colorado.” In 2015, Human Movement was acquired by Powdr Corp. the area was rated in the top 10 parks in the country in most of the
industry’s polls, earning the number one spot during the 2014-15
Mary Jo Tarallo season. While at Bear, the ratio of snowboarders went from 30 to 80
Executive Director percent of area’s total visits. Much of that change was because the
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month & resort created a culture of progressive parks, including virtually the
Bring a Friend first all-mountain park. Now at Eldora, there was a park on opening
Mary Jo Tarallo has served as executive day and a whole different level of commitment under Powdr, which
director of the LSS(M)/Bring a Friend put in a new Woodward park this past season.
Initiative since 2009. Previously, she spent
nearly 19 years with SnowSports Industries
America (SIA). She was the ski editor for
The Baltimore Sun for several years, and has been a member of the North
American Snow Sports Journalists Association since 1984. In 2013, she
received NASJA’s Bob Gillen Memorial Award for Achievements in Snow
Sports Public Relations and Communication. SOS Outreach recognized
her efforts with its Social Impact Award in Youth Development during its
Youth Summit at the SIA Snow Show. SIA also recognized her work with
its Industry Appreciation Award in 2013. Prior to the snowsports industry,
Tarallo worked for a variety of organizations including the International Visitors
Center in Baltimore, the American Lung Association of Maryland, and the
United Way of Central Maryland. She has an undergraduate degree from
the University of Maryland and a master’s degree from Towson University.

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