Cheryl C. Hudak, CTC
President and CEO, American Society of Travel Agents
President and Owner, Travel Dimensions

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Cheryl Hudak, CTC, owner of Travel Dimensions, Inc. in Boardman, Ohio was elected to serve a one-year term as the president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) on Sept. 10, 2006, at THETRADESHOW in Orlando. Previously, Hudak served as national vice president. Prior to that, she served on the Board of Directors representing Area 7 (Allegheny, Michigan & Mid-America).

A member of ASTA since 1986, Hudak currently chairs ASTA’s Allied Marketing Committee. Additionally, she serves on THETRADESHOW 2007 Committee and the Akron Canton Airport Travel Agent Advisory Board. In the past, Hudak has sat on ASTA’s Budget and Finance Committee, Future Planning Committee and Tour Operators Program committee, as well as serving as Chair of ASTA’s Industry Affairs Committee and of the Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) Joint Advisory Board. She chaired ASTA’s 2000 World Travel Congress in Las Vegas, and in 1994, she co-chaired the Society’s Super Regional Conference in New York City, which drew 1,000 travel agents from throughout the Midwest and East Coast.

In 1985, Hudak opened Travel Dimensions and in 1996, she purchased another agency to form a larger and more effective business. Travel Dimensions is a full-service agency handling leisure, corporate travel, and cruises. In 1989, Hudak received her Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) distinction from the Institute of Certified Travel Agents (ICTA).

Hudak has served on the Alamo Car Rental advisory board, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and GEM advisory boards and Travel Agent Magazine’s advisory board. Additionally, Hudak currently serves on Thrifty/Dollar Car Rental’s Advisory Board. Travel Agent Magazine named Hudak one of the Most Powerful Women in Travel in 1999 and one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Travel in 2000. She is also the host of a half-hour radio show on travel.

About ASTA
ASTA’s (American Society of Travel Agents) mission is to facilitate the business of selling travel through effective representation, shared knowledge and the enhancement of professionalism. ASTA seeks a retail travel marketplace that is profitable, growing and a rewarding place to work, invest and do business