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well-deserved opportunity for Ms. Miller, who has served the organization
extremely well in terms of advancing its goals and objectives, respectively. I
am very much looking forward to working closely with her to effectively utilize, market and promote the GICC, Georgia's premiere events and hospitality venue," notes College Park city manager, Terrence Moore.
Miller serves on the Board of Directors for the College Park Destination
Interim Executive Director, Mercedes Miller, Marketing Organization, the Atlanta Airport Chamber of Commerce and the
Tapped for the Position
Fulton County Board of Ethics. She is also a member of the Atlanta
The City of College Park has named Convention & Visitors Bureau, the International Association of Venue
Mercedes Miller to the position of executive Managers (I.A.V.M.), and the Professional Conference Management
director for the city's Georgia International Convention Center (GICC).
Association (P.C.M.A.).
Miller, who has been serving as the Interim Executive Director at the
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GICC, will be responsible for the leadership, operation and management of
the state's second largest convention center.
NY. www.communitymarketinginc.com/educationandconferences/"The time is right to place Ms. Miller into a permanent role as executive new-york-lgbt-marketing-conference
director at the GICC, due to her expertise and successful track record in the
April 12 Careers & The Disabled's Careers Expos, Boston, MA.
event planning industry," said College Park's Mayor Jack P. Longino. "I www.eop.com
believe her dedication, knowledge of the region and her management
April 17 Women in the Boardroom Signature Event, New York, NY.
expertise will serve the GICC immensely as it establishes College Park as www.womenintheboardroom.com
a global player in tourism and hospitality."
April 17 The Multiethnic TV Leadership Awards, presented by
Since joining the GICC in 1999, Miller has served in several positions, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, New York, NY. www.mulincluding director of sales, assistant director and most recently, as interim tiethnictv.com
executive director. Prior to joining the GICC, she held several other positions
April 18-19 National Alliance of Market Developers, Le Meridien
within the hospitality industry, including work with the Atlanta Convention & Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. (908) 561-4062
Visitors Bureau, the Atlanta Airport Renaissance hotel and the Waverly
April 18-19 2013 California Diversity and Leadership Conference,
hotel.
presented by National Diversity Council, San Francisco, CA. www.cadi"The appointment to the position of executive director of the GICC is a versityconference.com
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NAMED FOR THE
GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION CENTER
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