2022 WITH Conference Digital Program Book

SEPTEMBER 8-9

2022

WITH

CONFERENCE

WOMEN IN TOURISM & HOSPITALITY SAN DIEGO, CA

1380 Harbor Island Drive San Diego, CA 92101 September 8-9, 2022 Charting our Future: Leading with Resilience

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Welcome to the

2022 WITH CONFERENCE! Charting our Future: Leading with Resilience It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd Annual Women in Tourism and Hospitality (WITH) national conference presented by MCCSN and the WITH Advisory Board.

MCCSN is pleased to present and provide this great opportunity for you to participate in an immersive, engaging and provocative day-long program, where people passionate about hospitality gather, connect, share and hear from leaders in their fields.

Congratulations to our phenomenal 2022 WITH Honorees! Thank you for the awesome work you are doing to make a difference in our industry.Keep blazing the trail!

We have created a program and format that will enable you to interact with top industry leaders, executive and experts from all industry segments and discuss the conference theme, ‘Charting our Future: Leading with Resilience’.

Their words and their messages are informed by the experiences and challenges they have overcome, the success they have attained, and the inspiration they have felt along their journey.

They will address the concerns and the challenges of the twenty-first century and suggest strategies to overcome them. They will generously promote collaborations that expand our understanding of our interconnectedness, and the difference we can and must make together.

Apart from the invigorating program, I am fully confident that WITH 2022 will offer you an unforgettable cultural experience with like-minded men and women emerging as leaders for diversity, equity and inclusion in the hospitality and tourism industry.

We encourage your active participation in this great occasion of sharing and networking.

We are thankful to our sponsors and supporters who share our mission of investing in the professional development of our future industry leaders. We are an industry of Resilience, and face to face meetings is what we do best. We encourage your continued and active participation in our work. Thank you for investing in your future. Together we will come back stronger and better!

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SPONSORS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WITH PROGRAM HISTORY MEET THE SPEAKERS 2022 HONOREES

MEET THE CONFERENCE HOSTS CONFERENCE PANELS

CONTENTS

WELCOME MESSAGE

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PAST HONOREES WITH’S LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE SPECIAL WITH ANNOUNCEMENT PLANNING & CREATIVE COMMITTEES 3

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Honoree Table Sponsors

Industry Partners

Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Mainly Mozart OVG360 RAR Hospitality San Diego Convention Center San Diego Theaters Smart City Networks

Be Bella Design Evans Hotels Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Omni San Diego Hotel Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina The Breining Group The Shipyard Hilton San Diego Bayfront Goodman Johnson and Associates Visit Carlsbad

Exhibitors Bartell Hotels Broadway San Diego Options for All CalCoast Credit Union San Diego Tourism Authority Uncle Keith’s Gourmet Foods Women@Hyatt

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Special Thanks to Our

ADVISORY BOARD

Clara Carter

President & Founder MultiCultural Convention Services Women in Tourism and Hospitality

DeeAnne Snyder, CMP Director of Event Services for San Diego Convention Center Corporation

Karima Zaki, CHA Founder FatKat Realty Investment Group

Robert Rauch, CHA Chief Executive Officer RAR Hospitality

Reggie Woolridge General Manager Marriott International

Dania Duke

General Manager Davidson Hotels and Resorts

Lucy Burni

Principal and President Burni Enterprises

Carolyn Johnson

Goodman Johnson Associates

Click each picture learn more about our Advisory Board Olivia Wilson

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 4:00PM - 7:30PM

REGISTRATION | EVENTIDE GARDENS

5:30PM - 7:30PM

WELCOME RECEPTION | EVENTIDE GARDENS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 7:30AM - 8:30AM

BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS | SILVER PEARL C&D

7:00AM - 1:00PM

REGISTRATION | SILVER PEARL FOYER

7:30AM - 4:00PM

EXHIBITOR MARKETPLACE | SILVER PEARL C&D

8:30AM - 4:00PM

GENERAL SESSIONS | SILVER PEARL A&B

8:30AM - 8:35AM

GENERAL SESSION | SILVER PEARL A&B

8:40AM - 9:10AM

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER | SILVER PEARL A&B

9:20AM - 9:50AM

DEI PANEL DISCUSSION | SILVER PEARL A&B

9:50AM - 10:15AM

EXHIBITOR MARKETPLACE | SILVER PEARL C&D

10:20AM - 11:00AM

SELF-CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION & NEGOTIATIONS PANEL | SILVER PEARL A&B

11:30AM - 12:00PM

WITH AWARDS LUNCHEON | SILVER PEARL A&B

12:00PM - 12:30PM

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKERS | SILVER PEARL A&B

12:40PM - 1:15PM

HONOREES INTRODUCTION & PANEL | SILVER PEARL A&B

1:15PM - 1:30PM

AWARDS PRESENTATIONS | SILVER PEARL A&B

1:30PM - 2:00PM

NETWORKING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS & C-SUITES | SILVER PEARL C&D

1:30PM - 2:00PM

SUCCESSION PLANNING WITH PATTI ROSCOE | SILVER PEARL C&D

2:00PM - 2:45PM

BAYSIDE CHAT: STORYTELLING | SILVER PEARL A&B

2:45PM - 3:00PM

BREAK

3:00PM - 3:45PM

AUDACIOUS WOMEN - BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH PANEL | SILVER PEARL A&B

3:50PM - 4:00PM

CLOSING REMARKS | SILVER PEARL A&B

4:00PM - 5:30PM

NETWORKING | QUINN'S ALE HOUSE

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MEETING SPACE: MARINA TOWER

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Charting our Future: Leading with Resilience

Women In Tourism & Hospitality (WITH) Program History Clara Carter, President and CEO of MCCSN, founded the WITH Program in 2015 to fulfill her dream to recognize and encourage the contributions of women professionals at all stages of their careers. Her work began with a local focus on the women in tourism and hospitality in the San Diego metro-area. In five short years WITH has grown and become the premier program significantly impacting the tourism and hospitality industry. It now embraces the recognition, collaboration, diversity, inclusion, elevation and community of women nationwide.

The WITH Awards Luncheon and celebration was the original WITH program emphasis.

Clara Carter says ”We believed that celebrating well known, respected, influential, and unsung women at the pinnacle of their careers would also inspire tomorrow’s leaders. We were right! Guests at the luncheon include tourism executives, industry insiders, new professionals, entrepreneurs, and students. They have coined the term “WITH IT!” to express their delight in the concept of the award, the sisterhood embodied within it, and the event itself.” Thanks to WITH supporters, industry sponsors, and donors, WITH has grown by 25% every year since 2015 and now includes a Silent Auction to raise funds for the WITH Scholarship.

The WITH Networking Mixers was added in 2017 as a networking opportunity for industry career professionals to connect in a relaxed and professional atmosphere. Guests at the mixers include WITH Honorees, key industry executives, business owners, industry suppliers, meeting and event planners, industry colleagues, community leaders, and entrepreneurs.

Everyone at all levels has expressed appreciation for this opportunity to mix business with pleasure and enjoy the entertainment, hearty appetizers and opportunity gifts. and more.

The WITH Advisory Board, WITH Good Guy and WITH UNITY were created in 2019, in response to requests from honorees, supporters and attendees to have greater involvement in what had become “the WITH movement”. Our mission: WITH supports, empowers and strengthens diversity and inclusion for women in the hospitality industry and provides education, leadership strategies, mentorship and networking opportunities in a forwardthinking environment.

W.I.T.H. UNITY was created to foster the idea of bringing women together in community. It helps support our mission and increase our capacity to lead, collaborate and create positive change. It is THE way members can access the WITH executive network, connect to peers, learn new industry trends, market ourselves and our brands globally, talk creatively about the future of our industry, and have FUN.

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Charting our Future: Leading with Resilience

Women In Tourism & Hospitality (WITH) Program History The WITH Advisory Board was created to be the “Guiding Light” for Clara’s vision.

The Board is comprised of past honorees and industry executives selected because of their amazing work in the industry, their superb experience, their excellent reputation, their perceptive insight into industry trends, and their ongoing support of the WITH program. Through their membership on the Advisory Board, these women and men continue to shape the inclusiveness of our industry by supporting today’s women leaders, helping to guide and prepare leaders of the future and helping to achieve WITH’s Clara’s vision of expanding this program to include a “WITH Conference”.

WITH MEN was created to reflect the organization’s Clara’s commitment to inclusion and diversity. It is the Male/Female Executive Nexus (MEN) linking and connecting the women and the men thought leaders who support women in the workplace.

Annual W.I.T.H. Conference is the next step towards our ultimate vision of a beautiful world where women collaborate with each other, companies, educational institutions, governments, corporations, and non- governmental organizations to strengthen diversity and inclusion, and financial capacity. Thanks to the enthusiastic response and interest from around the globe, the program is well on its way to realizing that vision.

Join us, follow us and work with us as we make history and become WITH INTERNATIONAL. As Clara says, “ The future belongs to those who dream and work”.

Let’s Get WITH it! Building Capacity for Women Together.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

TYRONNE STOUDEMIRE Senior VP Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Hyatt Corporation

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

CAROLINE BETETA President & CEO of Visit California 12

TASHA BOERNER HORVATH California State Assemblymember 76th District

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Congrats to Our Honorees!

These women are role models, high achievers, women who combine extraordinary imagination and generosity with realism and action. women game changers, rule breakers, and trailblazers.

Women who are WITH it!

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Congratulations to the

2022 W.I.T.H.

Honorees Niveesha Hill

Vanessa Ybarra Davis

Mardeen Mattix

General Manager, Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites

General Manager Broadway San Diego

Chief Financial Officer, San Diego Convention Center Corporation

Colleen Anderson

Joyce Leveston

Nancy Laturno

Executive Director, San Diego Tourism Marketing District

Senior Vice President Convention Centers at OVG 360

CEO and Founder Mainly Mozart

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Alyssa Turowski General Manager Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines

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Mistress of Ceremony

Panel Moderator

TERRI BREINING

CAROLYN JOHNSON

Breining Group

Goodman, Johnson Associates

Panel Moderator

Meet the Hosts!

ROBERT RAUCH

Panel Moderator

Panel Moderator

RAR Hospitality

ANNETTE GREGG

KARIMA ZAKI

Meeting Professionals Int'l

FatKat Realty Investments

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PANEL

WORKING TOWARDS A MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE AND JUST WORKPLACE 9:20AM - 9:50AM

SHIRLEY HIRAI PARSONS Manager of DEI San Diego Port District

JOYCE LEVESTON Senior Vice President Convention Centers OVG360

TYRONNE STOUDEMIRE

Senior Vice President Global DEI Hyatt Corporation

CAROLYN JOHNSON

Goodman Johnson DEI Consulting, Panel Facilitator 19

t g h n e i A r e r t s t a M SELF-CONFIDENCE, of COMMUNICATION & NEGOTIATIONS 10:20AM - 11:00AM

MARILYN HANNES

JODY BLACKINTON

Senior VP of Strategic Relationships for SeaWorld Parks

Regional VP of Operations, Hersha Hospitality Management

SARITA MAYBIN

KARIMA ZAKI

Founder FatKat Realty Group, Moderator

Work Together Better Keynote Speaker, Communication Expert 20

THE IMPORTANCE OF TODAYS DIGITAL WORLD: Liceria & Co.

BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND THROUGH STORYTELLING BAYSIDE CHAT 2:00PM - 2:45PM

LOÁN LAKE MTHM, Communications & Public Relations Strategist

MARILEE KOSTADIMAS CMP, DMCP Creative Director & Chief Storyteller

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THE AUDACIOUS WOMAN OF TODAY: BUILDING YOUR LEGACY AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH WITH HOTEL OWNERS | 3:00PM - 3:45PM

LYDIA BARTELL

LUCY BURNI

VP of Bartell Hotels

CEO Burni Enterprises

LAN ELLIOTT

DAVONNE REAVES

CEO The Vonne Group & Vesterr Crowdfunding

Principal & Cofounder of Acacia Hospitality LLC

BOB RAUCH

CEO RAR Hospitality Moderator 22

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SEPTEMBER 8-9

2022

WITH

CONFERENCE

WOMEN IN TOURISM & HOSPITALITY

SAN DIEGO, CA

EXHIBITOR MARKETPLACE 7:30AM - 4:00PM

www.sdwithit.com

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2020/2021 WITH HONOREES

Sara Arjmand

CEO of Formula Marketing

Jody Blackinton

Kimberly J. Becker

Regional VP of Operations, President & CEO of San Hersha Hospitality Diego County Regional Management Airport Authority

Makeda Dread Cheatom Executive Director and Founder of WorldBeat Cultural Center

Annette Gregg, CMM, MBA Sr. VP, Experience for Meeting Professionals International

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2019 WITH HONOREES

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2018 WITH HONOREES

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2017 WITH HONOREES

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2016 WITH HONOREES

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Continue the Conversation

CLOSING NETWORKING GATHERING

QUINN’S ALE HOUSE (OFF LOBBY)

WWW.SDWITHIT.COM

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WITH's LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE OUR HISTORY WITH was founded by Clara Carter in 2015. During her more than 22 years in both the corporate world and as an entrepreneur, President and Founder of the Multi-Cultural Convention Services Network (MCCSN), Clara observed and learned a universal truth about business: it wasn’t only about what you knew, it was also about who you knew and who you were perceived to be.

Success for women was usually tied to their ability to put on the lens of the male dominated leadership and see and do things their way. Clara knew this “truth” was accepted by and detrimental to the entire tourism and hospitality industry - its women, its men, and its clients.

Clara determined to campaign for “a way for women to be and be seen as we are – as our authentic valuable selves”. Her campaign to bring about political or social change led her to create Women in Tourism and Hospitality (WITH International). WITH’s original mission was to acknowledge C-suite trailblazing women for their work in the hospitality and tourism industry.

After 4 years Clara of positive reception and feedback, and the encouragement of industry leaders, women and men who committed to become part of the WITH Advisory Board, Clara formed Women in Tourism and Hospitality, International (W.I.T.H. Int’l.), a California Corporation. The WITH mission is to support, empower, and strengthen diversity and inclusion for women in the hospitality industry and to provide education, leadership strategies, mentorship, and networking opportunities in a forward-thinking environment.

WITH aims to provide strategies to achieve both professional growth and prosperity for women and to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry.

In 2019, with the help of the WITH Advisory Board and its supporters, Clara took a bold leap of faith and launched and produced MCCSN’s first annual WITH Conference. Because of the restrictions and devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Clara was forced to cancel the conference within one week of its debut in September 2020.

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WITH's LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS While other organizations in San Diego’s tourism industry were trying to figure out a path forward, WITH quickly pivoted that same year and in 2020 WITH expanded its on-line presence. WITH developed a series of webinars that reached, involved, and impacted the industry’s women worldwide reaching 32 states and 7 countries!

During the 20-month period of COVID-19 restrictions, WITH planned and held the WITH 2021 National Conference. It was the first successful in person conference in San Diego in 2 years and attracted over 250 industry influencers, entrepreneurs, hospitality professionals to include meeting planners and students.

AND…WITH International, Inc. became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation!!! We are delighted to have achieved this formidable and impressive accomplishment. Our nonprofit status will facilitate our mission, allow our donors to make tax deductions contributions, and incentivize them to provide additional funds.

This 2022 WITH conference, produced by MCCSN, is designed for you – all the Women in our industry at every level who are its present and its future. The conference environment will ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate in all sessions. Our presenters and honorees will inspire you, our interactive discussions will inform and motivate you, our interactive topics will equip and empower you and our reception will entertain you!

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ABOUT WITH INTERNATIONAL We are pleased to announce that effective immediately, WITH is now WITH INTERNATIONAL,INC. a 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION!!!

We have done much more than just change our name. We have perfected our existing programs and designed new ones to meet our goals to uplift women in the tourism and hospitality industry.

WITH INTERNATIONAL, INC offers the following four program ways for you to GET WITH IT: WITH INTERNATIONAL BUILDS . This NEW program provides an opportunity for people who want to participate in the WITH INCUBATOR TO PROSPERITY. The incubator provides twelve workshops per year (four 3-hour incubators) to eighty women at all levels.

Experts and students explore their own creativity, support their business goals, grow, transform, sustain successful operations, and increase income and wealth. The WITH INCUBATOR TO PROSPERITY is for those women wishing to develop and up-level critical role-related skills and for those people, women and men, who are industry experts and leaders wanting to provide training and actionable feedback.

WITH INTERNATIONAL CONNECTS This continuing program provides more opportunity for individuals, groups, and companies to collaborate with peers and executives and become members of its main component, WITH UNITY. WITH UNITY collaborate digitally and in person. Members will have preferential access to Mixers, and one Job-career-small business fair. It provides opportunities for marketing, advertising, advice, access, support, relationship building and collaboration with likeminded members who are potential mentors and mentees, donors, customers, financiers, presenters, facilitators, volunteers, and interns. This program links motivated, visible, and engaged people within their community, living and working together authentically, and operating successfully.

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ABOUT WITH INTERNATIONAL WITH INTERNATIONAL LEARNS This program provides an opportunity for women to learn or teach and build relationships. Learning opportunities include live moderated discussions and Q&A at one-hour webinars and virtual learning on our internet platforms. You can read or listen to WITH Blog posts, podcasts, and newsletters discussing current events and industry trends that learners can seamlessly fit into their schedules, and their journeys anytime and anywhere. Presenters are inspiring leaders from our worldwide community of dynamic partners. Topics include entrepreneurship, leadership, financial management, community building, marketing, the art of storytelling, work-life balance, and creating positive productive work environments.

WITH UNITY members will have the additional exclusive opportunity to participate in a continuous community forum. Members can submit suggestions and comments for consideration or ask for critique and feedback. This program is for women who want to be inspired and learn what they need to know to increase their awareness of current events and industry trends; advance their knowledge, practical skills, and everyday wisdom; and bring moments of learning into their day.

WITH INTERNATIONAL IMPACT This program provides an opportunity for people who want to accelerate change in four impact areas: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. WITH DEI IMPACT works to impact the disparities are doing a disservice to both the people who do the work and the people who use the products and services in our industry. This work will increase our ability to benefit from the underutilized skills, intelligence, and abilities of women already in our industry. It also helps attract and encourage and the gifted, energetic, less biased, and more open, young women needed to keep the industry growing and responsive to the changing needs and values of the industry and community. This program provides consultations, data, information, and tools that decision makers need to decrease persisting double standards, unequal treatment, and pay gaps. We will deliver four half-hour consultations upon request from top corporate officials, groups, and business owners. The consultations will include oral interviews and questionnaires, and written results recommending workplace strategies tailored to achieve cultural change in how businesses are owned and operated.

Recognition and acceptance of women leaders. WITH Annual Awards will impact awareness and recognize six extraordinary inspiring and unsung executive women.

We highlight their stories and showcase the wisdom and voices that reflect the diverse ways of thinking and decision making that led to better products and services.

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ABOUT WITH INTERNATIONAL Industry professionalism. WITH IMPACTS STUDENTS helps secure our industry’s future by providing scholarships, internships and volunteer opportunities for women, students particularly underserved women of color to experience the generosity and inspiration shown to us along our journey.

Community Participation. WITH IMPACTS COMMUNITY encourages women to make a powerful impact and difference through volunteer service on corporate and community boards and committees. Participation will give back to and strengthen their civic and business communities and enhance their resumes. Performing community service together benefits the community and the participants. It lets women break through the “male-only” network, show leadership skills, gain insights, and build relationships with male mentors who accept them and help them understand how men do business and how to talk to men so men will listen and hear. It helps men in our male-dominated industry learn from and value the perspectives of its women.

WITH INTERNATIONAL IMPACT initiatives are for women and men who want to provide direct help, give information, raise awareness, and advocate for an equitable and just world that accepts, respects, values and compensates women commensurate with their contribution.

WITH INTERNATIONAL, INC is looking for you. When you donate your time, your talent, or your treasure to one or more WITH INTERNATIONAL programs, you will affect and influence our work and our industry and receive a tax deduction at the same time.

We are looking for donors to provide fees, partners, grants, exhibits and sponsorships identify and sponsor promising women candidates; Provide expertise or identify organizations where expertise can be exchanged in the areas of leadership, entrepreneurship, financial management, employment preparation, wealth building and administrative support.

Provide tools, equipment, administrative support, and space for office, classrooms, and events; We are excited. We are energized, we are ready. We hope you are too. Our 501(C)(3) nonprofit status allows you to make tax deductions contributions and provide additional funds to facilitates our mission.

The support and funds you provide will help us do more excellent and good work.

Contact Clara Carter to express your intention, commitment, areas and activities of interest, levels of engagement, questions, suggestions, and ideas.

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Special Thanks to Our PLANNING TEAM

CLARA CARTER

DEE ANNE SNYDER

Event Producer/Sponsorship VIP Protocol MCCSN

Onsite Logistics San Diego Convention Center/WITH Advisor

ROZ WAKEFIELD

DANA NITTI

Administrative Assistant Registration Manager Marina Village Conference Center

Meeting Planner Assistant San Diego Event Production

COURTNEY DADE

MACKS FLEMING

Lead Strategic Marketing CSD Marketing and Consulting

Digital Marketing CSD Marketing and Consulting

& VOLUNTEERS! JAHARI WEIR HARRISON

WAYNE DANIELS

JEANIQUE FRANCIS

CINDY SANBORN

ANN FULCHER

CHARLOTTE SIMS

DOSHIA W. BROWN

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Special Thanks to Our

WITH CREATIVE TEAM! JAQAILAH BELL

SANDRA DRYDEN

Brand Creative/Website Developer Bell of the Ball & Co.

Sr. Copy Content Manager/Blogger Write it Plain

ARON MARTINEZ

JOE WILLIAMS

Photographer Aron Martinez Photo & Digital Video

Videographer LargeKar Productions

PETE PANDIT

CARLTON JONES

AV/Audio AV Guys

AV/Audio CWJ Audio Visual

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Special Thanks to Our

2022 WITH CHAMPIONS PATTI ROSCOE

ANNETTE GREGG

2017 WITH Honoree

2021 WITH Honoree

DEEANNE SNYDER

DANIA DUKE

2019 WITH Honoree

2018 WITH Honoree

TERRI BREINING

KARIMA ZAKI

2016 WITH Honoree

2016 WITH Honoree

LUCY BURNI

JODY BLACKINTON

2016 WITH Honoree

2021 WITH Honoree

MARILYN HANNES

CARMEN SMITH

2018 WITH Honoree

GBTA, Washington, DC

MITCH MITCHELL

FRANK ROBINSON

Sempra Energy

Union Bank

PEGGY BERG

DANIEL KUPERSCHMID

Castell Project, Atlanta, GA

GWEN FRANCO Women@Hyatt Visit California

VANESSA YBARRA DAVIS Broadway San Diego

Grand Hyatt San Diego

GREGORY HANOIAN Disney Theatrical Productions

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Get to Know Us! About MCCSN The Multi-Cultural Conventions Services Network (MCCSN) is a meeting and destination management company that provides global hotel sourcing and contract negotiation services to our clients, as well as, event management services. The San Diego based company is primarily focused on groups of 10 to thousands from associations, leisure travelers and corporations seeking exciting destinations for meetings, conferences and conventions.

MCCSN is the only independent meeting management company in San Diego County that has fully realized the significance of responding to the needs of an often-underserved segment of the market – the ethnic conference and its attendees.

About WITH Women in Tourism and Hospitality (WITH) was founded in 2015 by Clara Carter. Its original mission was to acknowledge C-suite trailblazing women for their work in the hospitality and tourism industry.

Clara expanded the W.I.T.H. mission in response to the positive reception and encouraging feedback she received and the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, she formed Women in Tourism and Hospitality, International (W.I.T.H. Int’l.), a California nonprofit Corporation that aims to provide strategies for professional growth and prosperity for women and strategies for achieving diversity and inclusion in the industry.

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Thank you for attending!

SEE YOU IN 2023!

GET WITH IT! www.sdwithit.com