After 20 years, Cathy Keller has announced her retirement from the role of Vice President of Sales and Services with Visit Omaha.
In Cathy’s absence, the sales division will be led by a team of professionals, including Mattie Scheeter, Mark Rath, Matt Heck and Erin Brungardt, who will oversee the department until Cathy’s replacement is selected.
Cathy held leadership positions at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska, before joining the Omaha Mayor’s office in 2004 as a convention sales consultant. Her tenure at the Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau, later known as Visit Omaha, began one year later.
Cathy has served in various roles for several industry organizations, including:
- American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) member
- ASAE Partner Alliance committee member
- Association Forum member
- Association Forum Honors Gala committee member
- Destinations International member
- Destinations International Sales and Services committee member
- Meeting Planners International (MPI) member
- Convention Sales Professionals International (CSPI) past president and board member
- Professional Convention Management Association member
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