Agenda: USA Welcomes Hospitality Industry
Professionals
Jill Campbell and Lauren Harlan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Mission, Kan., (June 25, 2024) – Agenda: USA, Kansas City’s first and only Accredited Destination Management Company (ADMC), is pleased to welcome two respected hospitality industry professionals to the team.
Jill Campbell joins Agenda: USA as Manager of Event Services with deep experience in the hospitality industry and a special expertise in hotel operations, catering and convention services. After several years as Catering and Convention Services Manager at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Campbell served as Assistant Director of Event Management at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. She received multiple awards for her accomplishments at both hotels. More recently Campbell served as Operations Manager for Dolce Bakery during the bakery’s period of rapid growth.
Campbell launched her hospitality career after receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management from the University of Missouri – Columbia, and her MBA in Business and Marketing from the Keller Graduate School of Management. She also received a certificate in Hotel Administration from Christelijke-Hogeschool in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, an internationally oriented university of applied sciences.
Lauren Harlan joins Agenda: USA as Manager of
Operations & Logistics with more than 20 years of meeting planning
experience. She most recently served as Senior Meetings & Event Planner for
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Prior to that she served
as Meetings Coordinator for the International Association of Assessing
Officers.
Harlan began her hospitality
career after receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Park
University, where she graduated Cum Laude. She received her Certified Meeting
Professional (CMP) credentials in 2014 and has served in leadership roles with
the Heartland Chapter of the Professional Conventions Management Association
(PCMA).
Agenda: USA Chief Operating Officer D’Wayne Leatherland, CMP, DMCP, commented, “We’re thrilled to have Jill and Lauren join us. With their extensive experience and respective skill sets, they will add to the bench strength of our talented team of hospitality professionals. And we know our clients will love working with them.”
Agenda: USA is widely recognized as having 35 years of experience serving a broad range of clients requiring destination management services both in and outside the Kansas City area.
About Agenda: USA
Agenda: USA is a full-service, Accredited Destination Management Company (ADMC) specializing in expertise and resources to be a strategic partner in providing creative experiences in event management, tours/activities, ground transportation, entertainment, and program logistics. Founded in 1989, Agenda: USA’s team of qualified hospitality industry professionals are ready to serve your organization. For more information about Agenda: USA, visit Agenda:
USA.
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