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Urban Exposition Announces Staff Changes

rban Expositions has announced the promotion of Donna Guess to vice president of trade shows. In the newly created position, Guess will oversee sales and operations for 13 out of 21 Urban Expositions, including the semi-annual Miami Beach Gift Show, Orlando Gift Show, Orlando Jewelry and Accessories Expo, Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Gift Show, Galveston Gift and Resort Merchandise Show, The Gathering, Panama City Gift and Resort Merchandise Show at Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, East Coast Resort Gift Expo, Grand Strand Gift and Resort Merchandise Show and Virginia Beach Gift Show, according to a statement from the company.

Guess joined Urban in 1996 as a sales associate for the Philadelphia Gift Show. She also provided sales and operations support for a number of other Urban Expositions’ shows before being named show director of the Miami Gift Show in 1998. In 2002, Guess was promoted to executive director of Urban Expositions’ Florida division. Guess came to Urban Expositions from the Atlanta Market Center, or AmericasMart, where she served as director of contract administration for 17 years, the statement said.

“Donna’s successful tenure as a sales director and show manager with Urban Expositions makes her the ideal person for this position,” said Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions, in the statement. “She has extensive industry experience and a strong understanding of sales and operations, which allows upper management to place our trust in Donna as we continue to strengthen and enhance our current shows and look for new business opportunities.”

Additional Urban Expositions staff appointments include: Stephanie Buice was named director of buyer relations; Kathy Smart was named show director of the Orlando Gift Show and Virginia Beach Gift Show; Marjorie Richardson was named show manager for the East Coast Resort Gift Expo and Miami Beach Gift Show; Sarah Calvert was named show manager for the Orlando Jewelry and Accessories Expo, Galveston Gift and Resort Expo and the Grand Strand Gift and Resort Expo; and Karen Mason was named show manager for the Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Gift Show and the Panama City Gift and Resort Merchandise Show at Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, according to the statement.











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