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Meet Minneapolis Staff Directory:

Executive Team

Melvin Tennant - President & CEO
Melvin oversees the day-to-day operations of Meet Minneapolis and iDSS, including the professional and support staff. Melvin serves as the voice of Meet Minneapolis through speaking engagements, civic activities and political council meetings. He has served as president and CEO of Meet Minneapolis since November 2007.

Amy Alegi - Senior Vice President, Destination Branding & Strategy
Amy is the Senior Vice President of Destination Branding & Strategy, and oversees the marketing and partnership departments, including online and print design, strategic project management, interactive strategy, brand awareness and public relations. Amy has been with Meet Minneapolis since August 2010.

Bill Deef - Vice President of International Relations
Bill and his department promote Minneapolis as a viable travel destination to tour operators, individual tourists, media and niche markets in order to attract international leisure travelers. Since 1987, Bill has made significant contributions to the Minnesota tourism industry—from serving as a chair of the Washburn Academy of Hospitality and Tourism to working as a liaison for Minneapolis's sister city program.

David Knoll - Vice President of Finance & Administration
David directs the financial and operational affairs of the organization. He oversees and executes financial management procedures, preparing financial statements and reports and also manages the Human Resources, Information Technology (IT) and Accounting departments. Dave has held this position since 2010.

Leslie Wright - Senior Vice President of Destination Sales and Services
With more than 20 years of sales and management experience in the hospitality industry, Wright joined Meet Minneapolis in 2009. She oversees the destination sales and services staff at Meet Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Convention Center. She also manages all destination services functions to ensure maximum customer satisfaction and repeat business.

Sarah White - Executive Assistant
Sarah is the executive assistant to the CEO of Meet Minneapolis. She has of 20 years of experience as a professional Executive Assistant (directly supporting C-Level employees) and in planning/coordinating events.

 

Internal Operations

Hassan Ali – Accounting Clerk

Kevin Hanstad – Director, Market Research

Edi Hasan - Accounting Manager

David Nguyen - IT Manager

Sylvia Olson – Director, Employee Experience and Operations

Matthew Teichert - Market Research Project Manager

 

Destination Sales

Maureen (Mo) Allen – Administrative Assistant, Sales

Marlene Bakke – Administrative Assistant, Sales

Stephanie Grimaldi – National Account Executive

Nathan Hermiston – National Account Executive

Anne Kloepper- Administrative Assistant, Sales

Angie Kufus – Sales Manager – MCC

Matt Meunier – National Sports Account Executive

Sue Murray – Sales Manager – MCC

Scott Romane – Vice President, Destination Sales

Kay Russell – National Account Executive

Tom Ruzsa, National Account Executive

Christine Segal, CMP – Senior National Account Executive

Katie Smith, CMP – Director of Sales and Marketing – MCC

Shelia Tapia – National Account Executive

Deb Taylor – Associate Director of Sales – MCC

Betty Williams, CMP – National Account Executive

Amy Zelenka, National Account Executive

Destination Services

Madonna Carr, CMP – Vice President, Destination Services

Cindi Green – Administrative Assistant, Services

Susan Gosz, CMP – Senior Manager, Housing Services

Dolores Karan – Manager, Destination Services & Events

Jenna Rasmussen – Agent, Housing Services

Tamara Spude, CMP – Manager, Destination Services & Events

Ruth Warden, CMP – Senior Manager, Destination Services

 

Destination Branding and Strategy

Josh Anderson - Manager, Web & Digital Operations

Sean Bestor - Copywriter/Web Editor

Amanda DePhillips – Director, Marketing

Kristen Montag – Manager, Communications

 

Partnership Marketing

Amy Freese – Director, Partnership Marketing

Emily Ogaard – Manager, Partnership Marketing

Michael Rainville – Manager, Partnership Marketing

Sue Stein - Manager, Partnership Marketing

 

International Relations

Casey Kluver – Manager, Group Sales & Destination Services (Reunions/Tour Groups)

Janet Elkins – Manager, Group Sales & Destination Services (Weddings)

Yuko Miyamoto – Program Manager

Beth Satrang – Program Manager

Brandon Vasquez – Manager, Visitor & Housing Services