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

To submit your RFP click here

Sales Leadership Team

- John Solis
- Senior Vice President of Sales & Client Services
- Phone: 713-853-8926
- Email: jsolis@visithouston.com
- Nathan Tollett
- Director of Sales, Citywide
  
  1,500+ Peak and Mid-Size Sales
- Phone: 713-853-8977
- Email: ntollett@visithouston.com
- Jason Purifoy
- Director of Sales, Non-Citywide
  
  10-999 Peak
- Phone: 713-853-8338
- Email: jpurifoy@visithouston.com

In-House Sales

Our in-house sales team assists customers that need 10 to 999 hotel rooms on peak.

- Dakotah Appelhans
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 10-99 Peak
- Phone: 731-853-8129
- Mobile: 832-367-0803
- Email: dappelhans@visithouston.com
- Juan Bradford
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 100+ Peak Weekends/Holidays
- Phone: 713-853-8367
- Mobile: 832-851-5321
- Email: jbradford@visithouston.com
- Alyssa Abdulla
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: Midwest/West (100-300 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8051
- Email: aabdulla@visithouston.com
- Cory Campbell
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: East (100-300 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8935
- Mobile: 713-325-3525
- Email: ccampbell@visithouston.com
- Len Valka
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: Midwest/West (301-999 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8295
- Mobile: 713-725-6310
- Email: lvalka@visithouston.com
- Joel Rugerio
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: East (301-999 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8934
- Mobile: 713-819-2151
- Email: jrugerio@visithouston.com

Austin Market Sales & Services

Our Austin based sales and services team assists customers with the sales and client services phases of their events.

- Karen Villagomez
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: Association, Corporate, SMERF, and Sports located in Austin, Texas (301+ Peak)
- Phone: 512-263-2380
- Mobile: 713-737-5689
- Email: kvillagomez@visithouston.com

Mid-Size Sales

Our mid-size sales team assists customers needing 1,000 to 1,499 hotel rooms on peak.

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

Citywide Sales Team

Our citywide sales team assists customers with at least 1,500 hotel rooms on peak.

- Mercedes Williams
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: Corporate Accounts (1,500+ Peak) Entire US
- Phone: 713-853-8927
- Email: mwilliams@visithouston.com
- Amra Elmore
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: Association, SMERF, Sports (1,500+ Peak) in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland Region
- Phone: 410-864-8227
- Email: aelmore@visithouston.com
- Ron Sipes
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: Association (1,500+ Peak) All Other Regions
- Phone: 301-315-5850
- Email: rsipes@visithouston.com

George R. Brown Convention Center - Consumer Sales

Our George R. Brown Convention Center – Consumer Sales team helps customers find 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

Our International – Global Sales team assists customers with meetings, conventions, and events that are on an international rotation or with the majority of attendees traveling from abroad.

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

Sales Support Team

- Kristen Gutierrez
- Executive Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8924
- Email: kgutierrez@visithouston.com
- Rebecca Peña
- Research and Development Manager
- Phone: 713-853-8309
- Email: rpena@visithouston.com
- Kim Duffaut
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8807
- Email: kduffaut@visithouston.com