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Sales Staff

Thanks for considering Houston for your next meeting or convention.

For your convenience our sales team can assist with booking everything from a 10 person board meeting to a 70,000 person event. The Greater Houston area consists of over 84,000 hotel rooms as well as multiple first class convention and assembly facilities.

For assistance with planning your next event in Houston feel free to contact us directly:

Meetings and Conventions 713-853-8309

Convention Facility, Space and Date Availability 713-853-8033

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Sales Management Team

- John Solis
- Senior Vice President of Sales & Client Services
- Phone: 713-853-8926
- Email: jsolis@visithouston.com
- Demi Hoang
- Director of Revenue and Control
- Phone: 713-859-2129
- Email: dhoang@visithouston.com
- Nathan Tollett
- Director of Sales, Citywide
- Phone: 832-993-2278
- Email: ntollett@visithouston.com
- Jason Purifoy
- Director of Sales, Non-Citywide
- Phone: 713-853-8338
- Email: jpurifoy@visithouston.com

Citywide Sales Team

Our citywide Sales team specializes in managing accounts that require at least 1,500 hotel rooms on peak.

We are prepared to coordinate multiple hotel room blocks and convention center requirements.

- Ron Sipes
- National Account Executive
- Phone: 301-315-5850
- Email: rsipes@visithouston.com

Mid-Size Sales

Accounts requiring at least 901 rooms but no more than 1,499 on peak are managed by the following staff:

- Lindsay Rhoden
- Phone: (713) 853-8939
- Email: lrhoden@visithouston.com

In-House Sales

Our in-house Sales team manages accounts requiring from 10 group rooms to 900 on peak

- Alyssa Abdulla
- National Account Executive
- Phone: 713-853-8051
- Email: aabdulla@visithouston.com

George R. Brown Convention Center - Consumer Sales

We have a full-time manager ready to assist with finding space at our convention center for consumer trade shows, conferences or events.

- Anita Robles
- National Account Executive
- Phone: 713-853-8033
- Email: arobles@visithouston.com

International - Global Sales

Houston has experienced demand for hosting International Conferences. Our two International airports provide ease in travel from all over the world.

- Daniel Palomo
- Phone: (713) 853-8326
- Email: dpalomo@visithouston.com

Sales Support Team

- Kristen Gutierrez
- Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Sales
- Phone: 713-853-8924
- Email: kgutierrez@visithouston.com
- Rebecca Peña
- Research and Development Manager
- Phone: 713-853-8309
- Email: rpena@visithouston.com
- Jessica Ramirez
- Facility Revenue Specialist
- Phone: 713-853-8352
- Mobile: 832-252-7259
- Email: jramirez@visithouston.com