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 713-853-8309
Convention Facility, Space and Date Availability 713-853-8033
To submit your RFP click here
Sales Leadership Team
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- John Solis
Senior Vice President of Sales & Client Services
- Phone: 713-853-8926
- Mobile: 713-213-9978
- Email: jsolis@visithouston.com
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- Nathan Tollett
Vice President, Citywide Sales
- Phone: 713-853-8977
- Mobile: 832-993-2278
- Email: ntollett@visithouston.com
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- Jason Purifoy
Director, Citywide Sales
(1,500+ Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8338
- Mobile: 713-824-0778
- Email: jpurifoy@visithouston.com
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- Melinda Mintz
Director, Hotel Sales
- 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.
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- Dakotah Appelhans
National Account Executive
Market: 10-99 Peak
- Phone: 713-853-8129
- Mobile: 832-367-0803
- Email: dappelhans@visithouston.com
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- Juan Bradford
National Account Executive
Market: 100+ Peak Weekends/Holidays
- Phone: 713-853-8367
- Mobile: 832-851-5321
- Email: jbradford@visithouston.com
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- Alyssa Abdulla
National Account Executive
Market: Midwest/West (100-300 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8051
- Mobile: 832-763-1729
- Email: aabdulla@visithouston.com
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- Cory Campbell
National Account Executive
Market: East (100-300 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8935
- Mobile: 713-325-3525
- Email: ccampbell@visithouston.com
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- Len Valka
National Account Executive
Market: Midwest/West (301-999 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8295
- Mobile: 713-725-6310
- Email: lvalka@visithouston.com
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- Joel Rugerio
National Account Executive
Market: East (301-999 Peak)
- Phone: 713-853-8934
- Mobile: 713-819-2151
- Email: jrugerio@visithouston.com
Austin Market Sales & Services
Our Austin based sales and services team assists customers with the sales and client services phases of their events.
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- Karen Villagomez
National Account Executive
Market: Association, Corporate, SMERF, and Sports located in Austin, Texas (301+ Peak)
- 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:
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- Mercedes Williams
Associate Director, Corporate Sales
Market: Corporate Accounts, Entire US
- Phone: 713-853-8927
- Mobile: 832-358-1168
- Email: mwilliams@visithouston.com
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- Amra Elmore
National Account Executive
Market: Association – Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland
- Phone: 410-864-8227
- Mobile: 713-737-5623
- Email: aelmore@visithouston.com
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- Lindsay Rhoden
National Account Executive
Market: Mini-Wide (1,000-1,499 Peak)
Market: Association – Midwest Region (1,500+ Peak)
- 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.
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- Anita Robles
National Account Executive
- Phone: 713-853-8033
- Mobile: 713-748-9635
- Email: arobles@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.
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- Daniel Palomo
Director, International Sales and Leisure
- Phone: 713-853-8326
- Mobile: 713-516-4184
- Email: dpalomo@visithouston.com
Sales Support Team
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- Kristen Gutierrez
Executive Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8924
- Email: kgutierrez@visithouston.com
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- Kim Duffaut
Administrative Assistant
- Phone: 713-853-8807
- Email: kduffaut@visithouston.com