SAN DIEGO, CA - PATA San Diego Chapter's, Jim Ferguson, CTC, ua tofia i le PATA Board mo 2016-2018, o le PATA Chapter Representative, thru his San Diego PATA Chapter Executive Board member as Secretary, and his current Marketing Manager , Western Region, mo le sui PATA, WorldBrowser. O ia foi o se Faufautua Tutoʻatasi faufautua faufautua ma Virtuoso sui, Yorba Linda Travel.
"Matou te matua fiafia lava e avea Jim ma o matou mata ma taliga o le PATA, i le teuina o mataupu i luma o le mafaufau," o le tala lea a Minchie Vinje, San Diego Chapter Taitaifono, o se lata mai o le GUAM AGM, faatasi ai ma le Pule Pule, Jill Powell
Ferguson o le sa avea ma Faatonu Sili, Amerika i Matu PATA (2003-2007) o ia o le tele lona poto masani ma fesoʻotaʻiga ma North America Chapters o le a maua ai se leo talafeagai i le PATA Board semi-taʻitasi fonotaga Asia-Pasefika.
O le Taitaifono o le PATA, Mr. Andrew Jones, na saunoa, "e fai ma sui o Mario Hardy, PATA CEO, ua matou fiafia e aloaia aloaia le tofiaina o Ferguson e auai i le PATA Board mo 2016-2018. O lona agaga tauofo ma le taimi faʻatupeina e sili ona talisapaia.
I le 2005 Ferguson taitaia se vaega o le lua taseni PATA North America Mataupu sui auai i le tsunami-faatafunaina Thailand o se vaega o le turisi toefaaleleia misiona amataina e Sho Dozono, pule, Azumano Travel, Portland, OR.