Meet our friendly and helpful staff who can help assess your needs, assist with planning your event and give you all the details on why Winnipeg is the perfect spot to host your meeting or convention.
Meetings Winnipeg
Natalie Thiesen
Vice President, Tourism
1 204 954 1978
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Sectors of focus: Information and Communications Technology, Energy & Environment & Tourism
Natalie is responsible for overseeing the Business Development Managers in order to optimize overnight visitations across all markets. Natalie is also responsible for attracting U.S. tourism business through the meetings and conventions market.
Annie Henry
Business Development Manager
1 204 954 1990
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Sectors of focus: Aerospace, Advanced Manufacturing, Creative Industries and Information, Communication & Technologies
Annie is responsible for attracting sports, special events and meetings to Winnipeg. Her main focus is attracting tourism business through the sport federations and corporations.
Lynnea Adrian (DES)
Business Development Manager
1 204 954 1992
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Sectors of focus: Life Sciences
Lynnea is responsible for attracting business events to Winnipeg through national and international associations and third party meeting planners.
Maria Paletta
Business Development Manager
1 204 954 1981
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Sectors of focus: Agri-Business, Financial Services, and Energy & the Environment.
Maria is responsible for attracting business events to Winnipeg through national and international associations and third party meeting planners.
Crystal Seman
Sales Administrator
1 204 954 1989
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Crystal supports the sales activities of the Business Development Managers and expedites the bids and proposals in order to increase visitation.
Brittany Fox
Project Manager
1 204 954 1967
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Brittany is responsible for managing the marketing and sales consortium of Team Winnipeg, and broader tourism stakeholders’ programs and initiatives.
Julie Perrett
Event & Project Coordinator
1 204 954 1996
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Julie provides support to the Tourism Winnipeg's Project Manager and Business Development Managers. She is responsible for administrative functions, maximizing sales activities, partner engagement and assisting with events that contribute to increasing the visitor economy.
Farnoosh Niroo
Client Services Coordinator
1 204 954 1991
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Farnoosh is responsible for assisting clients in promoting their meetings, conventions, sports, special events and group tours that will be in Winnipeg in order to maximize attendance and elevate customer satisfaction.
Keely-Shaye Shumka
Client Services Coordinator
1 204 954 0999
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Keely is responsible for assisting clients in promoting their meetings, conventions, sports, special events and group tours that will be in Winnipeg in order to maximize attendance and elevate customer satisfaction.
