Ashley Chalmers

Ashley Chalmers has been involved in the hospitality industry for her entire professional career. She has experience in Web design, marketing, event planning, and sales -- a strong combination for this industry.

At ConventionPlanit.com, she handles company operations, maintains social media and the ConventionPlanit.com blog, e-newsletter, and some internet marketing. Chalmers assists meeting planners with RFP distribution through the popular RFP Valet® and RFP OrganizationSM programs and is the primary staff contact for member ad fulfillment, press releases and listings.

She is an active member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), especially through the Under 30 Gateway, a group for young industry professionals. She sits on the national council for this group and serves as the Marketing Co-Chair, and is a former Chair and Vice Chair of the National Capital chapter. Chalmers has co-presented educational sessions for both meeting planners and suppliers for The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and The Potomac Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Chalmers attended the University of Maryland.