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Meet Minneapolis welcomes Amy Zelenka as new National Account Executive

(MINNEAPOLIS) Feb. 27, 2013 Meet Minneapolis, Convention and Visitors Association, is excited to announce the hiring of Amy Zelenka as new National Account Executive. She brings 10 years of experience in the meetings and hospitality industry to her new position.

Zelenka most recently worked as the associate director of sales for Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington. As associate director, Zelenka focused on developing partnerships with healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical and health insurance industries in addition to technical, association, banking and salon care industries. Prior to this position she worked as director of sales for Staybridge Suites Houston/NASA and sales manager of Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place.

Zelenka has remained an active member of many associations and economic partnerships including- the Minneapolis Regional Chambers of Commerce, convention and visitors bureaus in Bloomington, Minn., Bay Area Houston and DuPage County, Ill., Meeting Professionals International, Southwest Aerospace Professional Representatives Association and Religious Conference Management Association, which have provided her with the knowledge to help her succeed in the hospitality industry.

As national account executive, Zelenka will manage accounts in the Northeast, Southeast and South with events that include 201+ guest rooms on peak nights.

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National Account Executive Amy Zelenka, courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.

ABOUT MEET MINNEAPOLIS

Meet Minneapolis is a private, not-for-profit, member-based association. It actively promotes and sells the Minneapolis area as a destination for conventions and meetings, works to maximize the visitor experience and markets the city as a desirable tourist destination to maximize the economic benefit of the greater Minneapolis area.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Kristen Montag, media & communication manager, 612.767.8038, kristenm@minneapolis.org, Minneapolis_PR on Twitter.

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