October 1, 2025
Melissa A. Riley is the senior vice president of convention sales and services at Destination DC (DDC), the official convention and tourism organization for the nation’s capital. With more than 26 years in the travel and hospitality industry, she leads a team of more than 30 professionals dedicated to generating positive economic impact for the District of Columbia through meetings, conventions, and events.
March 12, 2025
Meredith Dollevoet has enjoyed a long career in events and tourism, advancing from front-desk clerk to director of sales for a hotel in Wisconsin. After moving to Georgia, she continued working in similar roles for hotels, including contract work and opening Courtyard by Marriott Cartersville. Dollevoet fell in love with the area, its people, and the CVB—and created a proposal of how she could help the CVB grow.
November 5, 2024
Austin, Texas, is well known as a music city. In fact, Visit Austin has officially trademarked the city as the “Live Music Capital of the World®” and has an entire division specifically devoted to promoting the local music scene and history to visitors.
October 2, 2024
As the new well-being experience manager at Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Quillin discusses her approach to enhancing teambuilding, spa, and golf experiences, while promoting overall wellness for resort guests.
June 24, 2024
Andrew Cardillo started his career in small independent restaurants and catering, where he learned the dynamics of different operations and cooking techniques.
March 11, 2024
Safety first. That’s a mantra that many people live by, and from which Alan Kleinfeld has formed his professional career over the past two decades.
January 6, 2024
When it comes to the science of meeting and event planning, few professionals look at it more literally than Victoria Matey.
November 2, 2023
Dolly Parton needs no introduction. That may be a good thing because her introduction could go on forever.
October 10, 2023
Joan Eisenstodt wears a lot of hats: consultant, educator, expert witness, entrepreneur.
September 14, 2023
On July 1, something happened at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC) that hadn’t in more than three decades: Butch Spyridon was not at the head of the organization. The longtime executive officially retired from his post on June 30.
