Checking In

February 17, 2011

Tyler Davidson

I’m writing my March Checking In column with a heavy heart, as all of us here lost a great friend and co-worker when Deborah Espiritu, our executive assistant—and generally the go-to person for everything large and small in the office—passed away recently.

She was the first person many of us here saw when we showed up for our initial job interview, and was that indispensible "glue" that held the office together through thick and thin. If anyone ever had a question about anything, she was the person to ask, and she always responded with good humor and understanding, even if it was something you asked her about repeatedly!

Every enterprise needs a person like Deborah, and we’re going to miss her a lot around here.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com