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Gina Parcells of Virginia Beach Resort & Conference Hotel, Colleen Briley of Hilton Oceanfront/Hilton Garden Inn Oceanfront, Don Meador of Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Norfolk Hotel & Conference Center and Linda Eisan, Virginia Beach CVB M&C , at Association Executives North Carolina Annual Tradeshow.
The Nursing Organization Alliance was in Omaha NE this past November and Sally Noona was visiting with many of the Nursing specialties on the tradeshow floor! This picture represented the Emergency Nurses Association.
Congratulations to Virginia Beach, VA! Your destination has been selected to be on the social media ballot for “Top Sports Vacation Spots”!!! Now, let the voting commence…
SportsEvents Magazine editors have evaluated each state carefully and have chosen only 30 destinations to be on the ballot for “Top Sports Vacation Spots”. Today we post the nominees on our Facebook page to begin voting! Please spread the word: share, like and comment on your image in order to be chosen to be featured in the coming February 2017 issue with the Sports Events & Vacations Special Feature, read by over 16,000 sports events planners. (We will take all into consideration in our final decision prior to choosing the featured group of Top Sports Vacation Spots!) We all know how powerful social media is these days, so the more we all participate, the better ROI for everyone!
Contest is now LIVE at https://www.facebook.com/pg/sportseventsmedia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10153885281806441
Shantese Putnam, along with her sister, attended the Winter Wine Celebration on Saturday at the Convention Center. Check it out.
On Friday, DEC 2, 2016, Lisa MacArthur was awarded and honored with the VSAE Associate Member Award of Excellence in front of 250 members of the Virginia Society of Association Executives at their Annual Silent Auction and Holiday Awards Luncheon. This recognition allows the association community to recognize those leaders of and within the association community along with the suppliers and vendors among its membership who have distinguished themselves among their peers through their leadership qualities and professionalism.
Please join me in congratulating Lisa on such a coveted and wonderful honor!
Pictured:
Richard G. Johnstone, Jr. EVP – CEO Award of Excellence
VA, MD, DE Assn of Electric Cooperatives
Lisa MacArthur, CSM – Associate Award of Excellence
Convention Sales Manager, VBCVB
Wilmer N. Stoneman, III, Associate Director – Association Staff Award of Excellence
VA Farm Bureau Federation
Barbara Homiller, MBA, CAE/Senior VP – VSAE President
Better Business Bureau Serving Central VA
CLICK HERE to check out VBTV’s story regarding last month’s State of Tourism Luncheon.
Todd Bertka and Teresa Diaz, supported by Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront partner Colleen Briley, represented Virginia Beach recently during PCMA’s Great Mid-West chapter’s (GMC) annual charity event in Chicago. This year’s fundraiser was a Bowl-a-thon to benefit several Illinois charities including Little Brother’s Friends of the Elderly and GMC’s student scholarship program. The GMC serves 1200 members from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The event, which included a silent auction of items donated from the various chapter cities, was sold out weeks in advance and while final numbers are still being tallied, it appears to have been another very successful fundraiser for GMC.
Pictured (Left to Right, Back to Front): Todd Bertka, Bill Martin (Global Accounts, Experient Inc.), Tracy Stein (Regional Director of Accounts, HPN Global), Dave Larsen (VP of Meetings and Tradeshows, National Funeral Directors Association), Teresa Diaz, Colleen Briley, Melissa Jacobsen (Meetings and Events Manager, American Association of School Librarians)