Chicago -- The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has hired several new staff members and promoted others in a staff shake-up.Susan Salem Euritt has been hired as executive director of the PCMA Education Foundation. Since 2000, she served as managing director of strategic marketing partnerships for the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau (CCTB).She began her career with the CCTB in 1994 as director of sales for Navy Pier and McCormick Place, selling and marketing to national association and corporate accounts. "Susan is an accomplished fundraiser who will help the Foundation explore non-traditional funding sources in addition to the strong support we already receive from the meetings industry," PCMA chief executive Deborah Sexton, said yesterday in announcing the staff changes.The Membership Department is now led by member relations director Jennifer Kingen Kush, who was promoted from assistant director, marketing and resource development. She joined PCMA last month from the CCTB, where she was director of strategic services and bureau services.Steven Oberhoffer II also joined the department as member relations specialist. He was previously membership services coordinator at the American Association of Law Libraries.Mary Lou Sarmiento, who was previously membership vice president, has moved over to PCMA's Convene magazine, where she is focusing on international markets, primarily Europe and Asia-Pacific. Michael Halle and Ken Torres, the two top executives of 10GATES Destination Management Solutions, have also joined PCMA and Convene magazine to further develop the Mexico, Latin American and Caribbean markets. Halle and Torres co-founded 10GATES in 2003 and will continue to operate the company while providing advertising sales services to Convene.Reggie Swanigan has also joined the Information Technology Department as director of technology. He was previously director of information technology for the American Association of Law Libraries.