Visit Orlando appointed Jessica Sibley as senior director of convention sales. Sibley comes to the DMO from Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, where she served as the director of sales.
Sibley brings more than 17 years of experience in the group sales segment to the DMO. She spent more than a decade of her career at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, where she held roles that included catering sales manager, group sales manager and assistant director of sales. Her most recent responsibilities included leading group sales and creating strategies to drive group business in need periods.
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In her new role, Sibley is tasked with luring national and international conventions and tradeshows to Orlando. She will also lead the convention sales team overseeing citywide strategic initiatives.
Her new position begins at the same time as the Orange County Convention Center’s $560 million expansion project.
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“Orlando is an extraordinary meetings destination with incredible momentum, especially with the expansion of the Orange County Convention Center on the horizon,” Sibley said in a press release. “Now I have the opportunity to work alongside one of the top convention sales teams in the country as we elevate our citywide business even higher.”
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