About Us
CVBReps is a group of Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs)/Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVBs) with D.C. metro area based offices at your service to provide expert advice & assistance to consider their locations for your next meeting– no matter what size. Our services are free and we aim to be your first call when looking to consider one of our locations. We offer an unbiased source of information within our locations to find the perfect location for your next meeting. We make planning easy. Ask us for assistance with:
- RFP distribution and proposal gathering
- Site inspections and client education trips
- Destination Marketing Funding
- Destination Updates
- Offsite venue options
- Hotel, facility, attraction, restaurant & activity information in
- Attendance Building
- DMC recommendations
- Marketing material such as photography and brochures
- Pre/post conference options
- Spousal programs
- Freight and shipping
- Tax reimbursement
Be an astute meeting planner and make our member CVBs your first point of contact.
CVB Reps Leadership:
Liz Dane, Chair
Regional Director- Mid Atlantic
Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Carla Bascope-Hebble, Co-Chair
Destination Sales Manager
Visit Alexandria
Treasurer:
Alison LaFollette, CMP
Director of Regional Sales, Washington, DC Office
Visit Seattle
Immediate Past Chair:
Will Trokey, CMP
National Accounts Director
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Secretary:
Donna Del Gallo
Senior Regional Director, Convention Sales
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Membership:
Mary Gallagher, CMP
Director, Convention Sales
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Sponsorship:
Kelly Blecke, Chair
Director of Citywides
San Francisco Travel
Carmella Guambo, Chair
National Sales Director
Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Social Media:
Jacqueline Kavcak, Co-Chair
Director of Sales, US, Meeting & Convention Sales
Destination Vancouver
jkavcak@destinationvancouver.com
Shannon Jenkins, MBA, MA, CGMP
National Association Sales Director
Visit Buffalo Niagara
jenkins@visitbuffaloniagara.com
Marketing:
Jen Sullivan, Chair
Director, Mid Atlantic Regional Office
Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation
Beth Bushman, Co-Chair
National Sales Director
Discover Puerto Rico
Elizabeth.bushman@discoverpuertorico.com
Summer Event:
Dion James-Zanfordino, Chair
Regional Sales Manager
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Rhonda L. Walker, Co-Chair
Destination Sales Executive
Experience Prince George's
Winter Holiday Event:
Heather Turner, Chair
National Sales Manager, Washington, D.C. Area
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Summer Hansen Davey, CTA, Co-Chair
Assistant Director of Sales DC Office
Visit San Antonio
SummerDavey@visitsanantonio.com
Non-Signature Events:
Tracey Chapman, Chair
National Account Director
Travel Portland
Kelly Blecke, Chair
Director of Citywides
San Francisco Travel
Research:
Ron Sipes, Chair
National Account Executive
Visit Houston
Website:
Howard Munves, Chair
DC National Sales Manager
Meet AC
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