SALT LAKE CITY (March 2022) –Karen Staples, CMP, CASE, Visit Salt Lake’s Director of Northeast Sales, has been named President of the New York Chapter of PCMA in January 2022. She will serve a three-year term, serving in 2021 as incoming President, 2022 as President and 2023 as immediate past President.

PCMA held its first in-person chapter event on March 1^st to a standing room only crowd. Staples will travel to Business Events Industry Week March 23-25 for PCMA’s Leaders Retreat.

According to Mark H. White, VSL’s Chief Sales & Services Officer, “Karen is tireless in her promotion of Salt Lake as the perfect place to meet. She’s a shining example of how our seasoned team continually exemplifies industry leadership. We’re honored to have her on our team.”

“I am so passionate about this industry and am honored to have been chosen for this prestigious position,” said Staples. “This is an incredible opportunity to work with a team of colleagues who make the meetings industry vibrant as we return to resiliency.”

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Visit Salt Lake is a private, non-profit corporation responsible for the promotion of Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination. In partnership with Salt Lake County, Visit Salt Lake improves the area economy by attracting and providing support to conventions, leisure travelers and visitors with a strong commitment to sustainability and stewardship of the area’s natural environment. Through its sales and marketing programs, Visit Salt Lake’s impact on Salt Lake’s annual $4.5 billion visitor economy equates to $1,238 in tax relief for each household within Salt Lake County. For more information on all that Salt Lake has to offer, go to visitsaltlake.com.