Impact XM’s smart move, a visit to Seattle, and more

Stephanie Byington

Byington was appointed Visit SeattleSenior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. She has led several influential brands in the Seattle area during her career, including TCS World Travel, Nordstrom and Starbucks. She also brings extensive experience in the travel and tourism sector, having served as Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for TCS World Travel. At Visit Seattle, she will oversee all marketing and brand development programs to promote tourism in all areas of the city, including meetings and conventions, leisure, short-term and international markets.

Matt Mongowan

ImpactXM Welcomes industry veteran Mongoven as Senior Vice President of Customer Services. He has over 20 years of experience developing business-driven strategies across all areas of the event marketing mix for Fortune 500 brands. Throughout his career, he has overseen teams such as conference logistics, event and audiovisual production, and agency services, and is a strong advocate for the events industry as a member of local and national level organizations such as MPI and CEMA.

mary walsing

Atlanta Origin Hotel Wolsing has been appointed to its executive team as sales director. Wolsing is an accomplished sales professional with extensive experience in the hospitality industry and has received multiple Golden Circle Awards from Marriott International. She played a key role in revitalizing sales at the Homewood Suites Atlanta Airport North and has consistently exceeded expectations for the Fairfield Marriott Peachtree City.

Tiffany Owen

Irving joins Montage big sky As Director of Sales and Marketing. With more than two decades of experience leading luxury hotel and resort brands, she will now oversee all aspects of sales, revenue management, marketing, public relations, meetings and events for Utah properties. She most recently served with Auberge Resorts Collection as regional sales director for hotels in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Deer Valley, Utah.

Parag Attawale

Athavale serves as General Manager sagamore pendry baltimore. He brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise gained over more than two decades in the hospitality industry and has a reputation for leading teams through challenging times and achieving significant results in improving guest satisfaction. He most recently served as hotel manager at the Pendry Washington, D.C. Pier Hotel, where he played a vital role in the hotel’s opening and led several innovative initiatives.

Lisa Anders

Explore Gwinnett Promoted Anders from executive director position to chief operating officer (COO). She has been with the DMO since 1996, establishing and maintaining a record of outstanding leadership and establishing and sustaining key partnerships, including creating and overseeing the Gwinnett Film Commission and the Gwinnett Creative Fund. As chief operating officer, she will also oversee the Gwinnett Sports Commission.

Ilva Lind

international amusement park associationThe global attractions industry organization appoints Linder as global director of sustainability. She holds an Executive MBA and a degree in Chemical Engineering, as well as further qualifications in Environmental Management and Leadership. She brings 25 years of experience in strategic and operational sustainability work, and in her new role, she will champion IAAPA’s holistic approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) to drive the organization further its sustainability agenda.

Andrea Gomez

Gomez joins Explore Santa Clara As a sales manager. She most recently served as Sales and Marketing Manager at Visit Walnut Creek, where she developed and implemented a sales process that increased the number of qualified leads sent to hotel partners by 233% year over year, successfully managing 158 leads annually. In her new role, she will focus on citywide event sales leveraging Santa Clara Convention Center booking strategies and will build a client list of targeted businesses and events to meet and exceed economic impact goals and build the venue and destination brand visibility.

Abigail Sines

Subtitles by Hynashville Appointed Seanez as Sales Director. She brings over eight years of expertise in sales, revenue management and leadership in the hospitality industry. In her most recent role as Director of Sales for the Brentwood Hotel in Nashville, she was responsible for achieving and exceeding revenue goals, managing key relationships and identifying new target markets.

Juliana Klein

Visit Oklahoma City (Visit Oklahoma City) welcomes Klein as Conference Sales Manager. She holds a bachelor’s degree in recreation, park and tourism science from Texas A&M University. Prior to this role with Visit OKC, Kline served as a senior sales manager at the Ambassador Hotel in Oklahoma City.

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