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
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- John Solis
Senior Vice President of Sales & Client Services
- Phone: 713-853-8926
- Email: jsolis@visithouston.com
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- Demi Hoang
Director of Revenue and Control
- Phone: 713-859-2129
- Email: dhoang@visithouston.com
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- Nathan Tollett
Director of Sales, Citywide
- Phone: 832-993-2278
- Email: ntollett@visithouston.com
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- 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.
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- 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:
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Daniel Palomo
- Phone: (713) 853-8326
- Email: dpalomo@visithouston.com
Sales Support Team
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- Kristen Gutierrez
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Sales
- Phone: 713-853-8924
- Email: kgutierrez@visithouston.com
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- Rebecca Peña
Research and Development Manager
- Phone: 713-853-8309
- Email: rpena@visithouston.com
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- Jessica Ramirez
Facility Revenue Specialist
- Phone: 713-853-8352
- Mobile: 832-252-7259
- Email: jramirez@visithouston.com