Experient News

March 5, 2008

Experient Announces Suppliers of the Year

2007 Supplier of the Year winners From left, Experient Vice President of Partner Development Scott Durkin, Supplier of the Year Julie Greenspoon-Kelly of Destination St. Louis, Hotel Supplier of the Year Roxanne Townsend Corcoran of Omni Hotels and Experient CEO Ed Shartar. Not pictured is Janet Hunter of the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau, accepting the Destination of the Year award on behalf of Seattle Washington.

Twinsburg, OH – Experient, the source for integrated meeting and event solutions, recognized its top supplier partners on February 29 at the Experient EnVision annual conference in St. Louis.

“Event management is a team effort,” said Scott Durkin, Experient vice president, partner development. “Experient is committed to providing unequaled service quality to our customers. Our efforts are made possible with the outstanding support and cooperation we enjoy from our supplier partners.”

Experient recognized suppliers in three categories; Destination of the Year, Industry Supplier of the Year and Hotel Supplier of the Year.

The award for Destination of 2007 went to Seattle Washington, as represented by the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau, the award for Hotel Supplier of 2007 went to Roxanne Townsend Corcoran of Omni Hotels and the award for Industry Supplier of 2007 went to Julie Greenspoon-Kelly with Destination St. Louis.

Seattle Washington has consistently proven to be a strong, collaborative partner for Experient. Throughout 2007, the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau created a wonderfully cooperative community for multiple Experient clients, said Durkin.

Roxanne Townsend was a huge advocate of Experient in 2007, said Durkin. As an important contact with Omni Hotels, Townsend works collaboratively to help find excellent properties for Experient clients, always striving to understand what is needed and provide a solution before the deadline.

Destination St. Louis’ expertise on transportation, tour services and special events makes them an especially valuable partner, said Durkin. They provided excellent service, prompt responses and knowledgeable support to several Experient clients he added.

The supplier of the year awards are given to representatives that have made an extraordinary contribution to Experient and the success of Experient clients, displayed outstanding character and integrity and shared in the Experient vision of continuing to perfect the event experience through continued excellence.

Top suppliers in 2005 and 2006 included Maria Grasso and Philomena Petro, CMP of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau; Karen Holt of Gaylord Hotels, Tim Dyer of Davis AV; Rick Nelson with Hilton Sales Worldwide; Margo Choquette of Sheraton New Orleans; David Gauthreaux of Freeman; Merill Weyland of TECH Rentals, Inc.; Kathy Turns of Hello Florida; Lorie Lambert of Marriott International; Marty Kamrada of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort; Dan Jones of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Chris Williams of Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs & Squaw Peak.

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