< Previousthemeetingmagazines.com 50 OCTOBER 2023 | INSURANCE & FINANCIAL MEETINGS MANAGEMENT The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, dba Fort Myers Islands, Beaches and Neighborhoods, has brought on Lauren Hyps as its new National Sales Manager, Midwest. Before this position, Hyps worked with VISIT Milwaukee for 15 years. She also worked at The Pfister Hotel & Hyatt Regency Milwaukee previously for nine years. Marriott International in the Caribbean and Latin Amer- ica has announced that it has promoted Louise Bang to chief sales and marketing officer from her previous position as regional vice president of sales and distribution. She will be taking over from Diana Plazas-Trowbridge, who will now become the senior vice president and global brand leader. Crystal Cruises has brought in Michael Day as a manager of North American MICE markets. Day has worked with the company before on the Crystal Harmony. He has also worked on the Radisson Diamond and for Silversea Cruises, as well as with the team that launched Oceania Cruises and took over Regent Seven Seas, and elsewhere. ADERO Scottsdale Resort appointed Michael Valentino as director of sales and marketing. His most recent position was with Driftwood Hospitality Management as the regional director of sales & marketing. Previously, he worked with several other properties in the state, including the Wigwam Resort, Grand Resort and Prestige Resorts & Destinations. The Broadmoor named two new people to their sales department — Eva Prezenkowski, CEM as director of convention sales and April Flagg as the director of national accounts, northeast & international sales. Prezenkowski last worked for the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority as their sales account manager in Charlotte, NC. She also worked at the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau and Convention Center in Pasadena, CA, and elsewhere. Flagg’s previous role was working for The Peabody in Memphis, TN, as national sales manager. She also has worked for the Hil- ton Garden Inn, in Memphis, TN, the Comfort Inn in Horn Lake, MS, and more. Clarion Events North America has named Liz Irving as president of Clarion Events North America. She will report to Clarion CEO Greg Topalian. Within her career, she has held various leadership roles in the industry. Irving has been working within the company for about eight years. Previously, she worked with Reed Exhibitions for 15 years. The Jekyll Island Club Resort has hired Kevin Baker as their new area director of sales and marketing. Baker last worked in sales and marketing at The Westin Jekyll Island. Baker has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, including also working for properties such as W Atlanta and the Ritz Carlton. 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