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![]() | Manages the sales team and all convention and meeting strategies and opportunities for Houston. Maintain positive relationships and communication with all key partners including hotels, convention facilities, board members and other key stakeholders. |
![]() | Wayne Chappell Senior Manager, Tradeshow Customer Relations Phone: 713-437-5219 Email: wchappell@ghcvb.org Maintains sales relationships with all annual citywide events. Also assists in the development of new tradeshows by utilizing long standing relationships and other third party intermediaries. |
![]() | Maintains and develops sales relationships that are headquartered in the Houston office. Also supports all national account executives assigned to the Houston office in the development of new business. |
City-wide Convention Sales Team
Our city-wide sales team members focus on organizations requiring exhibit and multiple hotel room blocks of 901 peak or greater.
![]() | 901+ Peak: Eastern Region - Corporate/Associations including: DC, MD, VA. Primary responsibility is the development of new business in the Northwest quadrant of the Greater Washington area. |
![]() | 901+Peak: Association, Religious and Fraternal Groups in the Chicago Area to include IL, MI, MN, OH, WI. |
![]() | 901+ Peak: Social, Military, Education, Religious, Fraternal, Associations including: CA, CO, IA, ID, IN, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY. All Corporate and Associations in Dallas, TX. |
![]() | 901+ Peak: Primary responsibility is the development of National/International Sports. West Coast Region - Corporate to include UT, NV, CA, ID, OR, WY, ND, SD, NB, MT, CO, NM, AZ, NV, CA & WA. |
![]() | 201+ Peak: Gulf Coast Region - Social, Military, Education, Religious, Fraternal, Corporate/Associations to include AR, AZ, LA, MS, NM, TX (except for Dallas). Primary responsibility is the development of new business in the Texas Association market. |
In-House Group Sales Team
Our in-house group sales team focuses on organizations that do not require convention center venues and typically single hotel room blocks greater than 201 rooms on peak.
![]() | 201-900 Peak: Eastern Region - Social, Military, Education, Religious, Fraternal, Government, Association/Corporate. Region to include AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV. |
![]() | 201 - 900 Peak and Below: Social, Military, Education, Religious, Fraternal – AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, NS, NE, NV, OK,OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Association & Corporate: CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY. |
![]() | 201+ Peak: Gulf Coast Region - Social, Military, Education, Religious, Fraternal, Corporate/Associations to include AR, AZ, LA, MS, NM, TX (except for Dallas). Primary responsibility is the development of new business in the Texas Association market. |
Express Sales Team
Our express sales managers focus on short-term business requiring 25-200 rooms on peak.
![]() | Less than 200 Peak: Eastern Region – Focused on short term programs, regardless of market segmentation. Region to include AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV. |
![]() | Less than 200 Peak: Western Region- Focused on short term programs, regardless of market segmentation. Region includes: AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, LA, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY. |
![]() | Plans, coordinates and conducts site inspections and acts as on-site liaison for remote sales managers. |
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![]() | Ann Bodie Administrative Support Manager and Assistant to John Solis, Vice President of Sales Phone: 713-437-5213 Email: abodie@ghcvb.org |
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