Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2022

Conrad Nashville , a Conrad Hotels & Resorts property with Hilton opening in May 2022, named Wormull general manager and Stack director of sales and marketing. Wormull has been in luxury brand and boutique hotel management for three decades. Wormull has also been general manager for Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach and Conrad Miami.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

His background is in venue operations, large-scale event management, emergency response, guest services and budget management. Previously, he worked for American Airlines Arena and Heat Group as senior event manager and event staffing manager.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bringing over 20 years of tourism and hospitality experience to his new role, Trokey most recently worked for Visit Charlotte in North Carolina as national sales manager. He has held similar roles in Baltimore, Atlanta and Los Angeles, and at Omni Hotels & Resorts. Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans promoted Babe to hotel manager.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He has also worked as senior sales manager for Atlanta Marriott Marquis and front desk, catering and sales roles at New York Marriott Downtown. Pereira is director of event management for Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa in the Cayman Islands. Victoria Berwick. Natasha Anna Pereira.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Through her work at a variety of major hotel brands and assets, from Margaritaville Resort Orlando to numerous Hilton locations, she brings diverse experience across sales, catering and events management. Kristopher White Kristopher White, The Point Resort The Point Resort welcomes White as general manager.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Coleman is manager of convention services and Zackery has been promoted to content and social media manager of group markets at Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB). He expanded the events management company abroad and served two terms as SITE Foundation president.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Following her addition to the team as reservations agent in 2020, DiBernardo quickly rose through to the roles of event manager, then sales manager, before her most recent role as senior sales manager. She has spent many years in the luxury resort market, especially at ski and mountain properties.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He began his 20-year career in hospitality as a front desk agent at the Doubletree Irvine Spectrum, and now brings his extensive experience to manage the 225-room property. Russell Stewart Russell Stewart The Westin Atlanta Gwinnett welcomes Stewart as director of sales and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2022

Regis Atlanta and was a rooms operations executive for several years at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta. Mandarin Oriental, Boston promoted Lindner to general manager. Previously, Lindner was hotel manager at Mandarin Oriental, Geneva in Switzerland. Buciuman was most recently director of operations at The St. Markus Lindner.

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Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

Founded in 1964, Kellen is charteraccredited through the Association Management Company Institute (AMCI). Their offices are located in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, New York and Washington D.C. Before finding Stova, Kellen had trouble finding an events specific system that could meet those needs.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Her extensive background includes luxury travel trade relations, event management and digital marketing. Dombroski is especially focused on creating memorable meetings and events that build on a location’s unique sense of place.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Wirkler joined Boulder’s tourism bureau in 2014 as group sales manager and most recently was senior sales manager at the organization. Wirkler has extensive comprehensive experience in hospitality and events managements and operations. She has worked at St. Teri Agosta.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Wirkler joined Boulder’s tourism bureau in 2014 as group sales manager and most recently was senior sales manager at the organization. Wirkler has extensive comprehensive experience in hospitality and events managements and operations. She has worked at St. Teri Agosta.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

She later became senior sales assistant, sales coordinator and, most recently, events manager. Clements was priorly sales and events coordinator at Main Event, a Louisville entertainment company. McGinnis has also held the role of executive vice president of operations at Innovative Spa Management in Atlanta.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

27 • Chapter and Events Manager. 31 • Manager, Meetings and Expositions. 32 • Senior Meetings Manager. Association Management Center. 38 • Meeting Planner and Event Manager. Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Austin, Texas. Sarah Soliman Daudin. 31 • President & CEO. Jessica Farmer.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Thompson is catering sales and event manager for The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, Vail Valley in Colorado. She also worked as reservations agent and manager in training for conference services and groups sales. Rachel Thompson. Avery is director of reservations and revenue strategy for The Gant Aspen in Colorado.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

He has also held sales directorships at Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Meliá Hotels International, Capella Hotel Group and Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company. Suescun has almost 30 years of experience in hospitality sales and sales management. Susy Suescun. Bertrand Mangeot.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. Stacey Kokosinski. ADERO Scottsdale, Autograph Collection hotel in Arizona has named Kokosinski its director of sales and marketing.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 16, 2019

She is also, Co-Founder, International Blockchain Events Association (IBEA), an organisation charged with bringing awareness, synergy, and inclusivity to the Global Blockchain Events Industry. She was featured in the Connect Meeting Intelligence Magazine’s article, entitled “How I Work: Tess Vismale on Executing Events.”

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There is no going back to traditional events, with or without a vaccine. At Storm Ventures, we believe the team at InEvent will shape the future of events to come.” product innovation, in addition to technology for improved hybrid event management. says Pascale Diaine, Principal at Storm Ventures. 2021 and beyond.

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Boomset

JUNE 3, 2018

While people attend events to learn something new, many come to network and engage with attendees and immerse themselves in the event. Here are five ways event managers can make event attendees remain captivated enough by the event to not only give it an excellent rating but also choose to come back again.

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

. “I am working to increase my expertise as a virtual event planner to better support clients – not only as they transition from in-person events temporarily, but also to provide better solutions moving forward.” ” Heather Herrig, Every Last Detail, Atlanta, GA. ” LaKisha James, Events by LaKisha.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

ExCel London , a major event venue at the historic Royal Docks, promoted Clover to executive director of event management and guest experience. Most recently, Clover joined the company as head of event management. Souksanith was previously venue production manager at The Mason Dallas. Joe Holody.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 6, 2018

First, a survey of nearly 90 planner attendees conducted by James Morgan, founder of technology-product incubator Event Tech Lab, suggests that facial recognition will be the biggest driver of 2019 tech spending for event management.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Terry Onustack, CMP, event planning executive at Seattle-based SBI Association Management, says “they are very easy to work with and make sure the client is taken care of.”. Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta earns the support from Kay Clark, CMP, director of meetings and events at MHI.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“We will be offering our emergency preparedness certificate program at IMEX Frankfurt and other locations in the United States,” he said of the training program that leverages the local knowledge of program logistics professionals to help event managers design and execute effective security plans.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta is a favorite of Felice Levy, manager, global accounts, at HelmsBriscoe. Brown Convention Center in Houston hosts some huge events, making it a perennial favorite. Brown also likes Four Seasons Midtown Atlanta and The Ritz-Carlton , New Orleans , and who could blame her?

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 10, 2021

After getting to know each other while waiting each week, sometimes up to an hour for Wendy’s boss to show up to our meeting, we realized an opportunity to leverage our compatible skills, goals, ethics and more—and to fill a gap in the marketplace: a one-stop-agency with best-in-class B2B and B2C PR and event management.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

She has been in event sales, travel and hospitality management for the past decade, previously holding roles such as senior vacation specialist, travel consultant and more. Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) appointed Molino director of the Chicago sales area. Anthony Molino. Meghan Pearis and Catherine Duncan.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Here are some of the non-accredited event planning certification classes: . Certificate in Event Management. Event Planning: Where to Start (SkillShare). Meaningful Events: How to Make Corporate, Wedding, or Life Events Memorable (SkillShare). Event Planning Foundations (LinkedIn Learning).

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Experience Manager | Live Nation | Phoenix, AZ.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Events Manager | Creative Circle | Scottsdale, AZ.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Hybrid” featuring Smart Meetings Planners of the Year Timothy Simpson (brand and engagement chief strategist for Design Studio by Maritz Global Events) and Elizabeth Sage (associate director of events and trade shows with Illumina), I had to listen in. An International Water Cooler.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Likewise, many industry employers reach out to us looking for good candidates to fill a variety of job positions, knowing that we strive to help event pros raise the caliber of their work to the best possible industry standards. Fundraising Event Management. Technical Meeting & Event Production. Atlanta, GA.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 20, 2021

Featured speakers are Steve Adelman of the Adelman Law Group and Vice President of the Event Safety Alliance; Daniel Richards, Founder & CEO of Global Rescue; and Lee Brian Schrager, SVP, Communications & CSR, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, and Founder & Director, South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF ® ) & NYCWFF.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Event managers can capitalize on this growing trend to make their event experiences more appealing to business travelers who want a bit of leisure on the side. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler? There are many ways to appeal to the bleisure traveler.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Freelance Event Producer | AlliedPRA | Phoenix, AZ.

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