Contact me: Work Email: lmackay@ottawatourism.caPersonal Email: lesleyannmackay@gmail.comPhone: 1-613-294-2021Leading a vibrant team to attract meetings and major events to Canada's Capital. Key priority markets include Canada, USA, and the EU. Our passionate team provides assistance sourcing pricing and availability, attendance building, welcome desks, off site venue sourcing, identifying local ambassadors, bid assistance, videos, images and pageantry. We are committed to seeing the tourism sector which is the third largest economic contributor in the city grow. The economic impact these events bring to our destination assist with putting Ottawa on the global stage, drive direct economic impact to the citizens of the city and strengthen our investment into our sporting/convention centres/exhibition infrastructure.Bio:Lesley Mackay is the Vice President, Meetings and Major Events at Ottawa Tourism. Lesley leads the meetings team in Canada, the US and overseas as well as the Major Events department for Ottawa Tourism who are responsible for attracting meetings and major sporting events to Ottawa.An Ottawa born native, Lesley is a graduate of the Algonquin College Hospitality Program and is a certified Convention and Event Planner, 2017 Forty Under 40 award recipient, Chair of the Destination Canada Business Events Adivosry Committee, and Nominating Chair of the Elizabeth Bruyere Hospital Foundation Board.Words I live by... 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.'