Contact the Visit Phoenix Sales Team

Below, you'll find information about our Convention Sales & Services Team at Visit Phoenix, including the territories they represent and contact information.

Convention Sales & Services

Lorne Edwards

Senior Vice President of Sales and Services

Ronnie Collins

Director of Sales

Deb Lahti

Director of Hotel and Resort Sales

Citywide Convention Sales

Donn Oswald

Director of Midwest Sales

Midwest U.S. (IA, KS, MN, MO & OH) | Vertical: Religious & Fraternal | (400+ peak rooms)

Michele Lawrie

Director of National Accounts

Midwest U.S. (IL, IN, MI & WI) | (400+ peak rooms)

Amanda "AJ" Arnett

Director of National Accounts

Central U.S. (AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, SD, TX, UT & WY) | (400+ peak rooms)

Chris Robertson

Director of National Accounts

Central Southeast U.S. (KY, TN & WV) | Northeast U.S. (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI & VT) | Vertical: Sports, All International | (400+ peak rooms)

Maria Eaton, CMP

Director of National Accounts

West Coast U.S. (CA, OR & WA) | Southern U.S. (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS & OK) | Vertical: HPN Global | (400+ peak rooms)

Karen Morris

Director of National Accounts

Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD & NC & SC (801+ peak rooms) | Southern U.S. (NC & SC) (400+ peak rooms) | Vertical: IMN Non-Religious

Hotel & Resort Sales

Julie Nicolazzi, CMP

Director of National Accounts

Midwest U.S. (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH & WI) | Canada | (10+ peak rooms)

Caitlin Shaffer

National Sales Manager

West Coast U.S. (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA & WY) | Vertical: Fraternal | (10+ peak rooms)

Mark Metcalfe

National Sales Manager

Southeast U.S. (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX & WV) (10+ peak rooms) | Mid-Atlantic U.S. (DC, DE, MD & VA) (50-125 peak rooms)

Kyle Osterberg

Sales Manager

Nationwide Vertical: Sports & Religious (10+ peak rooms)

Maribel Velazquez

Director of National Accounts

Mid-Atlantic U.S. (DC, DE, MD & VA) (126-800 peak rooms) | Northeast U.S. (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI & VT) (126+ peak rooms) | All International (10+ peak rooms) | Vertical: Non-Convention IMN