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Meeting and Convention Sales team

Our team — which brings together accomplished professionals with backgrounds in hotel sales, general service contracting, convention and visitors bureaus, and more is responsible for promoting and securing conventions and meetings at Chicago’s McCormick Place and over 150 hotel partners that will generate hotel tax revenue for the City of Chicago. Please send your RFP to leadcatcher@choosechicago.com for distribution to the appropriate team member.

Meeting and Convention Sales
Sales Leadership

Dustin Arnheim

Dustin Arnheim
SVP Sales & Services

Phone: (312) 567-8481

Email: darnheim@choosechicago.com

Cahal Mowery

Cahal Mowery
Vice President, Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8562

Email: cmowery@choosechicago.com

Dawn Young

Dawn Young
Vice President, Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8459

Email: dyoung@choosechicago.com

Eric Kincaid

Eric Kincaid
Associate Vice President, Sales

Phone: (312) 718-6919

Email: ekincaid@choosechicago.com

DMV, 5,000+ peak

Meeting and Convention Sales
Large Scale Conventions

Robert Leff

Robert Leff
Director Business Development & Sales Strategy

Phone: (708) 815-0398

Email: rleff@choosechicago.com

Frank Alba

Frank Alba
Director of Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8503

Email: falba@choosechicago.com

Region: West
2,000+ Peak

Lacey Cook

Lacey Cook
Director of Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8564

Email: lcook@choosechicago.com

Region: Midwest
2,000+ Peak

Tamara Jones

Tamara Jones
Senior Director of Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8591

Email: tjones@choosechicago.com

Region: Central
2,000+ Peak

Michele Pondexter

Michele Pondexter
Director of Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8497

Email: mpondexter@choosechicago.com

Region: Nationwide (SMERF & Multicultural, Government)
10+ Peak

Meeting and Convention Sales
Mid-Size Conventions

Monika Babik

Monika Babik, CMP
Director of Sales

Phone: (312) 567-8469

Email: mbabik@choosechicago.com

Region: Central
300-1,999  Peak

Samantha Mataragas

Samantha Mataragas
National Sales Manager

Phone: (312) 567-8484

Email: smataragas@choosechicago.com

Region: Midwest
300-1,999  Peak

Jill Muth

Jill Muth
National Sales Manager

Phone: (847 )846-6292

Email: jmuth@choosechicago.com

Region: West
300-1,999  Peak

Meeting and Convention Sales
Meetings

Lauren Riordan

Lauren Riordan
Sales Manager

Phone: (312) 567-8544

Email: lriordan@choosechicago.com

Region: Midwest & Central
10-299  Peak

Mackenzie Geisen

Mackenzie Geisen
Sales Manager

Phone: (219) 743-5947

Email: mframe@choosechicago.com

Region: West
10-299  Peak

Meeting and Convention Sales
Sales Support

Susan Corbett

Susan Corbett
Strategic Housing Manager

Phone: (312) 567-8489

Email: scorbett@choosechicago.com

Tawny Ruane

Tawny Ruane
Sales Support Specialist

Phone: (312) 567-8499

Email: truane@choosechicago.com

Zachary Fonaas

Zachary Fonaas
Sales Coordinator

Phone: (312) 567-8554

Email: zfonaas@choosechicago.com

Valerie Medrano

Valerie Medrano
Sales Coordinator

Phone: (312) 567-8491

Email: vmedrano@choosechicago.com

Claudia Sanchez

Claudia Sanchez
Sales Coordinator

Phone: (312) 567-8474

Email: csanchez@choosechicago.com

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