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About Meet Minneapolis

Meet Minneapolis
Mission
Structure
Board of Directors
Executive Staff
History
Funding


MISSION

The mission of Meet Minneapolis™, Official Convention + Visitors Association, is to sell, market and internationally promote Minneapolis as a premier, year-round destination for convention, trade show, corporate meeting and leisure travel. We are committed to service excellence for all of our clients. We do this for the economic benefit and vitality of the members, businesses and communities we serve.

STRUCTURE

Meet Minneapolis is a 501(c)6 organization that is contracted by the City of Minneapolis to sell the city and its surrounding areas as a convention site and visitor destination.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are served by a 40-member Board of Directors:

  • 33 from the private sector, elected by members
  • 6 City Council members
  • Mayor of Minneapolis
  • 1 City Contract Administrator
  • 14 Ex-officio and Directors Emeritus

Officers

  • Chair: Lynn Casey, Padilla Speer Beardsley
  • Vice Chair: Peter Mihajlov, Parasole Restaurant Holdings
  • Treasurer: Rob Moor, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx
  • Secretary: John Luke, Hilton Minneapolis
  • Past Chair: Jay Novak, Twin Cities Business
  • Melvin Tennant, President & CEO

EXECUTIVE STAFF

  • Melvin Tennant, President & CEO
  • Bill Deef, Vice President of International Relations
  • Liva Wolf, Senior Vice President of Destination Branding and Strategy
  • David Knoll, Vice President of Finance & Administration
  • Leslie Wright, Senior Vice President of Destination Sales and Services
  • Scott M. Romane, Vice President, Destination Sales
  • Madonna Carr, Vice President of Destination Services

HISTORY

The organization was formed as the Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association in 1987 as an offshoot of the Minneapolis Convention & Tourism Commission. In August 2006, the organization officially changed its name to Meet Minneapolis™, Official Convention & Visitors Association, to better convey what the organization does.

FUNDING

The efforts of Meet Minneapolis are the result of a public/private partnership. Of our $9 million annual budget, approximately 77% is funding from the City of Minneapolis. The rest comes from the downtown hotel tax, membership dues, sponsorship revenue, service fees and other misc. sources.

 

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