Certified Project Management Professional, 2024-PresentSince 2011 I have enjoyed a career with Destination Cleveland (formerly Positively Cleveland), which is Cleveland's destination marketing and management organization. I began my career here as a Marketing Assistant with have expanded into various roles supporting the the organization's integrated marketing, branding, and project management (PMO) efforts.Currently I am in a senior project manager role - overseeing all strategic project and portfolio management for the Destination Marketing (PR/Comms and Digital) and Convention Sales Divisions. I am passionate for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, and am an advocate of urban renewal and economic development through travel and tourism. I am excited witness the many changes in the image of this region over the past decade and excited to continue growing travel and tourism industry and attracting talent to Cleveland. Areas I was highly involved in that I consider major career and life highlights: -2013 National Senior Games hosted in Cleveland-2014 Gay Games 9 hosted in Cleveland + Akron-2016 Republican National Convention hosted Cleveland-Launching and managing a new travel and tourism brand for Cleveland (evolving this brand in 2021)-Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 NBA Championship-2019 MLB All-Star Game hosted in Cleveland-2021 NFL Draft hosted in Cleveland-2022 NBA All-Star Weekend hosted in Cleveland-2024 Solar Eclipse with Cleveland in the path of totality-2024 NCAA Women's Final Four hosted in Cleveland-2024 ASAE Annual Convention to be hosted in Cleveland-Increasing visitation to Cleveland well above the national average for 12+ straight years-Building the project management process for Destination Cleveland through its fast regrowth and rebuild after the Covid-19 pandemicStrengths: Destination marketing, marketing strategy, project management, destination branding, brand management, budget management, media buying, economic and urban geography.