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Convention Sales Staff

Sales Management Team

John Solis
John Solis
Vice President of Sales
Phone: 713-437-5215
Email: jsolis@ghcvb.org

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
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.   


Nathan Tollett
Nathan Tollett
Director of Sales
Phone: 713-437-5259
Email: ntollett@ghcvb.org

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.

Primary responsibility is the development of new business for the gulf and west coast.



Convention Sales Team

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.

East Coast Region

Rose Mary Mitchell
Rose Mary Mitchell
National Account Executive
Phone: 301-552-8463
Email: rmmitchell@ghcvb.org

901+ Peak: Eastern Region - Social, Military, Education, Religious, Fraternal, to include AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV. Corporate/Association including: AL, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV.

Primary responsibility is the development of new business from Maine to Florida.


Ron Sipes
Ron Sipes
National Account Executive
Phone: 301-315-5850
Email: rsipes@ghcvb.org

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.



Midwest Region

Jim LaBadie
Jim LaBadie
National Account Executive
Phone: 616-322-4454
Email: jlabadie@ghcvb.org

901+Peak: Association, Religious and Fraternal Groups in the Chicago Area to include IL, MI, MN, OH, WI. 



West Coast Region

Dana Pickle
Dana Pickle
National Account Executive
Phone: 469-675-0068
Email: dpickle@ghcvb.org

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.
  



Corporate

James Brown
James Brown
National Account Executive
Phone: 713-437-5217
Email: jbrown@ghcvb.org

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.



Texas

Karen Villagomez
Karen Villagomez
National Account Executive
Phone: 512-263-2380
Email: kvillagomez@ghcvb.org

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.

Eastern Region

Cahal Mowery
Cahal Mowery
National Account Executive
Phone: 713-437-5226
Email: cmowery@ghcvb.org

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.




West Coast Region

Pamela Benson
Pamela Benson
National Account Executive
Phone: 713-437-5227
Email: pbenson@ghcvb.org

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.



Texas

Karen Villagomez
Karen Villagomez
National Account Executive
Phone: 512-263-2380
Email: kvillagomez@ghcvb.org

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.

Eastern Region

Nyomi Villafranca
Nyomi Villafranca
National Account Executive
Phone: 713-437-5211
Email: nvillafranca@ghcvb.org

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.



Western Region

Tori Landry
Tori Landry
National Account Executive
Phone: 713-437-5231
Email: tlandry@ghcvb.org

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.



Sales Support Team

Michel Hardtmeier
Michel Hardtmeier
Destination Sales Manager
Phone: 713-437-5294
Email: mhardtmeier@ghcvb.org

Plans, coordinates and conducts site inspections and acts as on-site liaison for remote sales managers. 


Rebecca Thorn
Rebecca Thorn
Convention Sales Development Manager
Phone: 713-437-5271
Email: rthorn@ghcvb.org

Ann Bodie
Ann Bodie
Administrative Support Manager and Assistant to John Solis, Vice President of Sales
Phone: 713-437-5213
Email: abodie@ghcvb.org

Sandy Flores
Sandy Flores
Administrative Assistant 2
Phone: 713-437-5260
Email: sflores@ghcvb.org

Lindsey Becerra
Lindsey Becerra
Administrative Assistant 1
Phone: 713-437-5214
Email: lbecerra@ghcvb.org

Vincky Noncheva
Vicky Noncheva
Office Manager, DC Office
Phone: 202-347-8264
Email: vnoncheva@ghcvb.org