Katie Callahan-Giobbi

Katie Callahan-Giobbi has extensive work experience in various industries, with a focus on association management, strategic planning, branding, marketing, and sales. Katie began their career in the hospitality, travel, meetings, and events industry, taking on senior sales, marketing, and management roles. Katie later worked with organizations such as the LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau and Meeting Professionals International (MPI) as a senior vice president and EVP, respectively. Katie also served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Association Forum and the Head of Business Development & Industry Relations at Smithbucklin. Prior to these positions, they held various sales and marketing roles in prestigious hotels and resorts such as W Hotels of New York and The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa.

Katie Callahan-Giobbi obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies & Spanish from Bradley University, where they studied from 1980 to 1984.