Norah Marr, Cmp, Cmm Email & Phone Number

Norah has gained her expertise as a hotel negotiator in over 35 years in the hospitality and meetings industry. Being a native of Peru of European ancestry as well as her fluency in four languages, gives Norah a global perspective that is hard to match anywhere in the industry. Over the past few years she has developed a unique position as the go-to person for international meetings. Norah became an associate of ConferenceDirect following a successful career at the legendary Anatole Hotel in Dallas. During her long tenure Norah held various positions in Conference Management and Group Sales giving her an insider understanding of both the corporate and association markets; as well as of the hotels’ business perspective. Norah is also a proud Wyndham International’s “Circle of Excellence” inductee with a consistently successful track record. Her well-rounded education in both Hotel Sales and Operations began in 1984 with Sheraton Hotels & Resorts with a thorough professional internship at the Lima Sheraton Hotel & Casino. Experience and positions held covered a myriad of areas at properties in South America and overseas where she also had extensive international industry memberships such as CANATUR, APAVIT and served as a Board Member for the Association of Executives in Travel Industries. Marr’s experience in hotel contract negotiations is featured as one of the success stories in the Convention Industry Council's Project Attrition. Norah is currently an active member of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce; MPI (Meeting Professionals International); ASAE (American Society of Association Executives); Women In Technology International; Women’s EComerce Association International; Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives and was a Board Member for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-DFW), serving as Vice President of Corporate Development as well as a Chair in the Denton and Collin County Council.Specialties: • Certified Meeting Professional. Certification awarded by the Convention Industry Council.• Global Certification in Strategic Meeting Management.• Expert hotel negotiator. Over 25 years experience in the hospitality and meetings industry.• Expertise in Global Meetings. Extensive International Industry relationships and experience with business protocol in foreign cultures.• Fluent and articulate in four languages.

Listed skills include Hospitality, Event Management, Hotels, Meeting Planning, and 46 others.