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KRISTIN MCGRATH
ANGELA VAL
Visit Philadelphia appointed Val president
and CEO, making her the first Black president
and CEO to head the destination
marketing organization. Val is a hospitality
business development leader of 28 years,
most recently serving as COO of Tempest,
a marketing agency for domestic DMOs.
She now returns to Visit Philadelphia
after a 16-year tenure and has since held
similar executive roles at Philadelphia
Convention and Visitors Bureau, on the
host committee for the 2016 Democratic
National Convention.
MICHELLE HAIDER, CMP
Visit Milwaukee promoted Haider to
director of event experience. Previously,
Haider worked on the DMO's event
experience team and recently held the
role of executive director at Association
Acumen in Wisconsin. With a decade of
industry experience, she has been executive
director of Village of Wauwatosa
Business Improvement District and
Hartland Business Improvement District.
JOSEPH FISHER
PGA National Resort in Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, appointed Fisher managing
director. Previously, Fisher was hotel
manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Bal
Harbour, Miami. A 20-year hospitality and
hotel management veteran, he has also
been general manager of Marco Beach
Ocean Resort on Marco Island, Florida,
food and beverage manager at Florida's
Delano South Beach, and more.
LANCE MARRIN
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa
at Gainey Ranch in Arizona appointed
Marrin general manager. Marrin has spent
35 years in hotel management, most
recently serving as general manager of
Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle's
Eastside. For Hyatt Corporation, Marrin
was director of rooms for North American
operations, working with properties such
as Hyatt Regency Trinidad, Grand Hyatt
San Antonio River Walk.
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Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau
appointed McGrath executive director of the
DMO. McGrath most recently served as vice
president of sales, services and sports at
Visit Albuquerque in New Mexico. With more
than 20 years in tourism, she has been vice
president of sales and services at Richmond
Region Tourism in Virginia and Providence
Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. She
has also worked at Greater Boston's CVB and
held leadership roles at local hotels.
JED ARROGANTE
Visit Carlsbad welcomed Arrogante as business
development manager. With 20 years
of hospitality and business development
experience, Arrogante most recently worked
for Maritz Global Events as its global event
strategist. He served as business development
manager for Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in
Dana Point, California, sales manager at Omni
La Costa Resort & Spa.
ALEX BATISTA, MBA
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors
Bureau (GMCVB) welcomed Batista as vice
president of convention sales. Batista has
been a hospitality sales leader for 26 years,
most recently serving as complex director
of sales and marketing for Eden Roc Miami
Beach and Nobu Hotel Miami Beach. He
has held senior and executive positions at
Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Company, Kimpton properties.
PATRICK ANDERSEN
CWT promoted Andersen to CEO of the
company. Most recently, Andersen was
CWT's president and chief commercial
officer. A 37-year business development
veteran, he has held the roles of chief
strategy and commerce officer, president
of the Americas; executive vice president
of the UK and Ireland, Nordics and
Eastern Europe; and more. He has also
worked for Global Minnesota and DHL.
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