Michael Cairns is now Director of Food and Beverage for the South Coast Winery Resort & Spa and Carter Estate Winery and Resort in Temecula, California. Carter Hospitality Group made the announcement. Cairns brings more than 25 years of experience across luxury resorts, private clubs and destination dining venues. Most recently, he served as director of food and beverage at Maui Country Club in Paia, Hawaii.

Jimmy Malone is now the Marriott San Antonio Airport’s Director of Sales and Events. He brings more than 25 years of experience to the property and has worked for Hilton, Radisson, and Omni. A native Texan, Malone has spent the majority of his life in San Antonio and brings a deep understanding of the local market. In this role, he will oversee all sales and events operations.

Monica Day has joined the Public Affairs Council as senior manager, political affairs practice. She will ensure members have access to timely political intelligence and campaign finance insights and support them across the full spectrum of political affairs, including compliance, PAC management and fundraising. She will also manage the National PAC Conference and most recently served as political affairs and grassroots specialist at the American Hospital Association.

John D. Russell, JD, has been named Executive Director of the American Association of Career Schools (AACS). Russell brings more than 17 years of association leadership and government relations experience. He worked at the American Society of Appraisers, where he built the organization’s internal government relations department and was the association’s longstanding representative to the Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council. He established his own consulting practice, ValuSight Consulting.

Rachael Riggs is now Visit Seattle’s Vice President of Meetings and Conventions. Riggs brings more than 30 years of experience. She served as Maritz’s general manager of environmental strategy. Prior to her time with Martiz, she held various sales roles at Destination Vancouver, NYC Tourism & Conventions, Visit San Diego, and Visit Baltimore. She has won the Event Industry Council President’s Award and PCMA’s Supplier of the Year.

Stephanie A. Morris is assuming the role of National Association of Elementary School Principals Executive Director, effective August 1. Morris currently serves as CEO of SHAPE America, which represents more than 200,000 health and physical education professionals. She was deputy executive director, National Association for the Education of Young Children. Morris holds an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Ross Ashley has been named President & CEO of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate leadership, public safety, intelligence, and emergency management. Ashley was most recently KPMG LLP’s senior director, emergency management. Throughout his career he has led a variety of for-profit, non-profit, and government entities, including serving as Assistant Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).