Sales Team
Our sales professionals — combining the expertise of the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Hawaiʻi Convention Center, and our international MICE specialists — have helped meeting planners execute some of their most successful and memorable meetings in the most culturally diverse destination of the United States.
Contact one of our team members today and discover how our experience and local knowledge will put you on the fast track to unmatched meeting attendance and inspiration.
Select your meeting type below to find the Meet Hawaiʻi team member near you:
> Island Chapters
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> General Inquiries

- John G. Reyes
- Senior Vice President and Chief MCI Sales Officer
- jreyes@hvcb.org

- Lynn R. Whitehead
- Senior Director, Citywide Sales
Territory: East Coast
- Tel: (410) 296-0564
- lwhitehead@hvcb.org

- Adrienne Nudo
- Senior Director, Citywide Sales
Territory: Midwest and Canada
- Tel: (847) 749-2996
- anudo@hvcb.org

- Trevor Newman
- Director, Citywide Sales
- Tel: (808) 971-1415
- tnewman@hvcb.org

- Meredith Parkins
- Regional Director of Sales
Territory: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC
- Tel: (703) 625-0163
- Fax: (808) 924-0290
- mparkins@hvcb.org

- Kathy Dever
- Regional Director of Sales
Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin; Canada
- Tel: (312) 982-2112
- Fax: (808) 924-0290
- kdever@hvcb.org

- Adele Tasaka
- Senior Director of Sales
Territory: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaiʻi, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Tel: (808) 924-0225
- Fax: (808) 924-0290
- atasaka@hvcb.org

- Lee Conching
- Director of Client Services
- Tel: (808) 924-0257
- Mobile: (808) 479-4520
- lconching@hvcb.org

- Josette Murai
- Convention Services Manager
- Tel: (808) 924-0261
- Fax: (808) 924-0290
- jmurai@hvcb.org
Destination Island Support

- Maile Brown
- Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau / Director of Marketing
- Tel: (808) 245-3971
- Fax: (808) 246‐9235
- maile@hvcb.org

- June Pagdilao
- Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau / Director of Sales
- Tel: (808) 244-3530
- Fax: (808) 244-1337
- june@mauivb.com

- Deanna Isbister
- Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau / Director of Sales
- Tel: (808) 885-1655
- Fax: (808) 885-1755
- disbister@hvcb.org

- Karishma Chowfin
- Oʻahu Visitors Bureau / Director of Sales
- Tel: (808) 524-0722
- Fax: (808) 521-1620
- karishma@visit-oahu.com

- Noelani Schilling-Wheeler
- Oʻahu Visitors Bureau / Executive Director
- Tel: (808) 524-0722
- Fax: (808) 521-1620
- noelani@visit-oahu.com
Asia/Oceania

- Andrew Koh
- Executive Director, Asia/Oceania
- akoh@meethawaii.com

- Kris Phadungkiatipong
- Country Director, Oceania
- kphadung@meethawaii.com

- Hiroyuki Hachiya
- Country Director, Japan
- hhachiya@meethawaii.com

- Emily Kim
- Country Director, Korea
- ekim@meethawaii.com
ʻElele Program

- Debbie Zimmerman
- Meet Hawaiʻi / ʻElele Program Director
- Tel: (808) 202-0044
- dzimmerman@meethawaii.com
Local Convention Center

- Debbie Moon
- Hawai‘i Convention Center/Sr. Local Sales Manager
- Tel: (808) 943-3594
- Fax: (808) 943-3599
- dmoon@hccasm.com

- Jason Buffer
- Hawai‘i Convention Center/Sr. Local Sales Manager
- Tel: (808) 943-3053
- Fax: (808) 943-3599
- jbuffer@hccasm.com

- Sarah Frank
- Hawai‘i Convention Center/Local Sales Manager
- Tel: (808) 943-3058
- Fax: (808) 943-3599
- sfrank@hccasm.com

- Natalie Shiinoki
- Hawaiʻi Convention Center/Marketing Manager
- Tel: (808) 943-3503
- Fax: (808) 943-3599
- ntarce@hccasm.com
General Inquiries
Hawaiʻi Convention Center
1801 Kalākaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
E-Mail: info@hccasm.com
Phone: (808) 943-3500
Fax: (808) 943-3599
Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau
2270 Kalākaua Avenue, Suite 801
Honolulu, HI 96815
E-Mail: meetings@hvcb.org
Phone: (808) 923-1811
Fax: (808) 924-0293
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