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Agriculture and Agritourism in Virginia Beach

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He recounted last April when he visited a farm and had a meal where all the food was local. Molly Crouch, corporate sustainability director for Sodexo, Virginia Beach Convention Center’s food and beverage supplier and parent company of Centerplate. That’s helping with our carbon emission reduction.

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Smart Moves in Portland, Hawaii and More

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She will promote Fort Myers as a top destination for meetings and group travel to the MICE industry in her assigned region. He has worked with Marriott since 2011 and has excelled in food & beverage roles. She comes from VISIT Milwaukee, where she spent 15 years, most recently as associate director of sales.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Half Moon Bay and More

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She began with the Marriott brand in 2007 at Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club and excelled in a number of positions before moving to Tampa Marriott Water Street in 2013. Read More: Smart Moves in Las Vegas, New York and More The post Smart Moves in Hawaii, Half Moon Bay and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Kisskeys has worked with the organization since 2007, when she joined as office administrator. He’s also worked in several managerial and directorial roles, including hotel manager at Four Seasons Las Vegas and Four Seasons Baltimore, and director of food and beverage at Four Seasons properties in Chicago and Boston.

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Editor’s Note: Meeting professionals are still pivoting on the regular and can learn a lot from the experiences of their peers. She said, “This isn’t ideal, but, I have a captive audience of customers and suppliers that want to meet. In walked Andrea Dekker , former event director with ADS Inc, a woman with a plan.

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Smart Moves in D.C., Richmond and More

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Costa served on the board of directors of Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) Northern California chapter from 2006 to 2007 and remains an active member of MPI. Silva brings 17 years of leadership experience in food and beverage operations and hotel management to his new position. The post Smart Moves in D.C.,

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Smart Moves in Louisville, Lenox and More

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Tyagi has been in the hospitality industry for 23 years and has held roles in food and beverage, restaurant and hotel management. Robertson has been at the DMO since 2007, most recently serving as tourism sales manager. The post Smart Moves in Louisville, Lenox and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.