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 713-853-8300

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
- Mobile: 713-213-9978
- Email: jsolis@visithouston.com
- Nathan Tollett
- Vice President, Citywide Sales
- Phone: 713-853-8977
- Mobile: 832-993-2278
- Email: ntollett@visithouston.com
- Jason Purifoy
- Director, Citywide Sales
  
  Market: 1,000+ Peak
- Phone: 713-853-8338
- Mobile: 713-824-0778
- Email: jpurifoy@visithouston.com
- Melinda Mintz
- Director, Hotel Sales
  
  Market: 10-999
- Phone: 713-853-8314
- Mobile: 832-655-3228
- Email: mmintz@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: 713-853-8129
- Mobile: 832-367-0803
- Email: dappelhans@visithouston.com
- Kris Vargas
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 100-300 Peak, West
- Phone: 713-853-8210
- Email: kvargas@visithouston.com
- Cory Campbell
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 100-300 Peak, East
- Phone: 713-853-8935
- Mobile: 713-325-3525
- Email: ccampbell@visithouston.com
- Juan Bradford
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 100-999 Peak, Weekends/Holidays
- Phone: 713-853-8367
- Mobile: 832-851-5321
- Email: jbradford@visithouston.com
- Len Valka
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 301-999 Peak, Midwest/West
- Phone: 713-853-8295
- Mobile: 713-725-6310
- Email: lvalka@visithouston.com
- Joel Rugerio
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 301-999 Peak, East
- Phone: 713-853-8934
- Mobile: 713-819-2151
- Email: jrugerio@visithouston.com

Austin Market Sales & Client 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: 301+ Peak, Association, Corporate, SMERF, and Sports located in Austin
- Phone: 512-263-2380
- Mobile: 713-737-5689
- Email: kvillagomez@visithouston.com

Citywide Sales Team

Our citywide team manages both corporate and association accounts requiring no less than 1,500 rooms on peak. Please meet our associates:

- Mercedes Williams
- Associate Director, Corporate Sales
  
  Market: 1,000+ Peak, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX (Excluding Austin), UT, WA, WY (Excluding Association, SMERF, Sports in TX and Austin)
- Phone: 713-853-8927
- Mobile: 832-358-1168
- Email: mwilliams@visithouston.com
- Niki Nanavati
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 1,000+ Peak, AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX (Excluding Corporate & Austin), VT, WV
- Phone: 713-853-8154
- Email: nnanavati@visithouston.com
- Amra Elmore
- National Account Executive
  
  Market: 1,000+ Peak, DC, VA, MD
- Phone: 410-864-8227
- Mobile: 713-737-5623
- Email: aelmore@visithouston.com
- Lindsay Rhoden
- National Account Executive
  
  1,000+ Peak, IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
- Phone: 713-853-8939
- Mobile: 281-352-7735
- Email: lrhoden@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
- Mobile: 713-748-9635
- Email: arobles@visithouston.com
- Matthew Carmona
- National Account Executive
- Phone: 713-853-8045
- Email: mcarmona@visithouston.com

International - Group Sales

Our International – Group 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, International Sales and Leisure
- Phone: 713-853-8326
- Mobile: 713-516-4184
- Email: dpalomo@visithouston.com

Sales Support Team

- Kristen Gutierrez
- Executive Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8924
- Email: kgutierrez@visithouston.com
- Kim Duffaut
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8807
- Email: kduffaut@visithouston.com
- Marbella Carrero
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8204
- Email: mcarrero@visithouston.com
- Jazmin Ramirez
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8197
- Email: jramirez2@visithouston.com
- Michelle Serrano
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8205
- Email: mserrano@visithouston.com