We have brought together one of the industry's most experienced sales teams; with backgrounds ranging from hotel sales, general service contractors and convention and visitors bureaus providing a breadth of knowledge and experience that is ready to work for you.
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Meeting ProfessionalsChicago Office
Brad Kent, Senior Vice President, Sales and Services
Phone: 312-567-8481
Email: bkent@choosechicago.com
Lyndell Fong-Jones, Executive Assistant, Sales
Phone: 312-567-8486
Email: lfongjones@choosechicago.com
Edie Glavey, Vice President, Sales Corporate Market
Phone: 312-567-8564
Email: eglavey@choosechicago.com
Michael Tarr, CMP, Vice President, Convention Sales
Phone: 312 567-8598
Email: mtarr@choosechicago.com
Lyndell Fong-Jones, Executive Assistant, Sales
Phone: 312-567-8486
Email: lfongjones@choosechicago.com
Market: Select Accounts. Manages day to day operations of the sales team comprised of 15 people with offices in DC, New York, Boston and California
Monika Anger, CMP, National Sales Manager, Association
Phone: 312-567-8469
Email: manger@choosechicago.com
Market: Association: Midwest and West (peak rooms <1,000)
Segment: Merchandise Mart and Conference Direct Point Person
Segment: Merchandise Mart and Conference Direct Point Person
Barbara Balaguras, Director, Corporate Sales
Phone: 312-567-8484
Email: bbalaguras@choosechicago.com
Market: Corporate, Midwest, East and Eastern half of Canada (peak rooms 750+)
Segment: All vertical market segments
Segment: All vertical market segments
Market: Major Third Party Accounts. Strategic efforts in developing partnerships with third party organizations at Account Executive and CEO level. Interface closely with corporate sales team.
Meghan Finnegan, Account Executive, Association Sales
Phone: 312-567-8450
Email: mfinnegan@choosechicago.com
Market: Association: All areas except DC, MD, VA, Southeast and SMERF (peak rooms 10-150)
Market: Corporate (peak rooms <750) and Association (peak rooms <1,000), Northeast US and Eastern half of Canada
Segment: Insurance
Segment: Insurance
Market: Corporate, Midwest (peak rooms <750)
Segment: All Vertical Market Segments
Segment: All Vertical Market Segments
Kenyetta Peterson, Account Executive, Corporate Sales
Phone: 312-567-8562
Email: kpeterson@choosechicago.com
Market: Corporate: All areas except DC, MD, VA, Southeast and SMERF (peak rooms 10-100)
Michele Pondexter, Director, Diversity/Sales
Phone: 312-567-8497
Email: mpondexter@choosechicago.com
Market: SMERF and other: (Churches/Ministries, Colleges/Universities) (peak rooms <1,000)
Segment: SMERF vertical segments include: Fraternal, Government, Labor Unions, Military/Veterans, Minority, Religious, Social/Personal (selected accounts in D.C. area)
Segment: SMERF vertical segments include: Fraternal, Government, Labor Unions, Military/Veterans, Minority, Religious, Social/Personal (selected accounts in D.C. area)
Julie Van’t Hul, Director, West Coast Corporate Sales
Phone: (510) 568- 9625
Email: jvanthul@choosechicago.com
Market: Corporate West (peak rooms 50+)
Segment: International (MICE) and Western half of Canada
Segment: International (MICE) and Western half of Canada
Market: Association (peak rooms 1,000+)
Segment: Agriculture, Art/Entertainment, Automotive, Education, Manufacturing, Professional Trade, and Science/Technology, SmithBucklin and Experient
Segment: Agriculture, Art/Entertainment, Automotive, Education, Manufacturing, Professional Trade, and Science/Technology, SmithBucklin and Experient
Meeting ProfessionalsEastern Regional Sales Office
Darrell Baker, CASE, Vice President Sales, Trade Shows
Phone: 202-507-7074
Email: dbaker@choosechicago.com
Market: For-Profit Tradeshows (throughout the U.S.)
Association: DC, VA & MD (peak rooms 1000+)
Segment: Agriculture, Environmental, Art, Entertainment, Cultural, Automotive, Transportation, Business, Hospitality, Travel, Manufacturing, Professional Trade, Public Administration, Safety, Social Welfare, Publishing, Printing, Retail, Science and Technology, Engineering, Computers, Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Utilities, Natural Resources
Erica Critzer, Account Executive, Mid Atlantic Sales Office
Phone: 202-507-7077
Email: ecritzer@choosechicago.com
Market: DC, MD, VA and Southeast (peak rooms Corporate: 10-100/Association: 10-150)
Rakesh “Rocky” Gupta, Regional Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic Office
Phone: 202-507-7076
Email: rgupta@choosechicago.com
Erica Critzer, Account Executive, Mid Atlantic Sales Office
Phone: 202-507-7077
Email: ecritzer@choosechicago.com
Market: Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia (peak rooms 1,000+)
Segment: Medical (VA), Union & Corporate (DC, MD, VA)
Faye Memoli, Director, Washington DC Regional Sales
Phone: 202-507-7075
Email: fmemoli@choosechicago.com
Erica Critzer, Account Executive, Mid Atlantic Sales Office
Phone: 202-507-7077
Email: ecritzer@choosechicago.com
Market: Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia (peak rooms 1,000+)
Segment: Medical (DC and MD), Education, Building Construction, Food and Beverage
SMERF: DC, MD & VA (peak rooms 1,000+)
Segment: Medical (DC and MD), Education, Building Construction, Food and Beverage
SMERF: DC, MD & VA (peak rooms 1,000+)
Erica Critzer, Account Executive, Mid Atlantic Sales Office
Phone: 202-507-7077
Email: ecritzer@choosechicago.com
Market: Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Southeast (peak rooms Corporate: 101-750/Association: 151-1,000)
