Her vast knowledge of the hospitality industry combined with a desire to solve a problem sparked the creation of ConventionPlanit.com. The concept was simple: provide meeting planners an easy way to access information while helping suppliers reach more buyers. An Advisory Council of meeting planners assisted in outlining the search functionalities of the website, truly making the website a tool designed by and for meeting planners. With a vision to position buyers with sellers through technology at the forefront, the website is an industry favorite for original meeting planners who prefer a commission-free environment and easy sourcing tools. Today, ConventionPlanit.com boasts a strong industry endorsement by Senior Planner Industry Network (SPIN), and partnerships that include the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association (HSMAI), IMEX and IBTM. Additional digital offerings for suppliers have grown over the year to access hard to reach buyers.

Ms. Markham began her career in group sales with Marriott Hotels and has held leadership positions in sales and marketing for Renaissance Hotels, Radisson Hotels, Homestead Resort, Associated Luxury Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Expovision. She is also a Certified Hotel Marketing Executive (CHME). Prior to launching ConventionPlanit.com in 2003, Ms. Markham was Co-Founder of the Alliance Service Network, a lead generation firm for service providers. Ms. Markham was a weekly host of Your Meeting Matters, a segment of the Washington, DC radio program Association Nation, in which she engaged key players in the meetings industry in lively discussions. Ms. Markham served on the marketing advisory councils for APEX and Event Technology Exposition.

Mr. Markham began his career at the Watergate Hotel and Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC, where over a period of several years, he assumed several management positions of increasing responsibility within the rooms and operations division. David later joined the Astor Hotel Management Company to open the Ramada Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC, and held management positions in both the operations and sales and marketing departments of the Renaissance Hotel and Congressional Park Hotel.

Following his tenure with Astor Hotels, Mr. Markham assumed the role of Director of Sales & Marketing for the Madison Hotel Group and Omni Georgetown Hotel, both located in Washington, DC. From 1992 thru 2000, David was Director of Sales and Marketing in the Washington, DC office of the David Green Organization, a national representation company of leading independent hotels and resorts.

Prior to launching ConventionPlanit.com, Mr. Markham was principal & co-founder of the Alliance Service Network, a national sales office and lead generation firm for leading service providers to the meetings industry.

Jo Ann has volunteered her time and talents to many organizations. She is a Past President of the Professional Convention Management Association and served on the Board of Directors for eight years and the PCMA Education Foundation Board of Directors for four years. Her years of volunteer work with PCMA have included committee chair, author, speaker and Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair. Jo Ann has been a member of ASAE and GWSAE. Jo Ann developed and produced the “Women’s Golf Experience” for GWSAE. This program was established to guide women into the game of golf and to educate attendees on how it can be a wonderful business and career asset. Jo Ann also served as a member of the Auction Committee for ASAE.

Jo Ann was instrumental in the founding and organizing of The Meeting Industry Ladies Organization, LTD (MILO). She was also a member of the Golden Links Advisory Board for Corporate Meetings and Incentive Magazine. She recently served as a member of the Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. As speaker and author, Jo Ann has established a presence not only in the Meeting and Hospitality Industry but has also worked on various projects with the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), the LPGA, USGA, National Association of Golf Tournament Directors and various members of the PGA.

July 2000, Meeting News selected Jo Ann as one of the "25 Most Influential People in The Meeting Industry". She has been the cover story for Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine, Meeting Professionals International Magazine and Association Management Magazine.

Alice began a hospitality career during college as a clerk for a resort gift shop and city hotel front desk. After college she landed a dream job in Washington, DC as a hotel group and transient sales manager. She is honored to be a USAF brat which gave her a creative personality and diverse skills to include operations. She has worked for major brands, independent organizations, associations and non-profits and 10 years ago started marketing her skills under Turner Solutions. Her heart is in the commercial marketplace to excel in customer success using her core values of honesty, trust and integrity.

Alice has worked in several channels on both sides of sales vs operations and supplier vs planner. She has been a hospitality industry leader with MPI, Potomac Chapter, AMPs, AAHOA, Hotel Brand Owner’s Associations and an industry expert to include her favorite as a travel advocate on Capitol Hill. She held a CMP designation from 2001-2006. During her 10 year tenure at USA TODAY, Travel Circulation Division, she worked closely with large volume accounts and partnered with a variety of hotel brands and management companies.

Alice holds a B.S. degree in Marketing, School of Business, from The University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL and an A.A. from The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. She enjoys helping those in career transitions after her many years volunteering at CNM-Career Network Ministry in McLean, VA.

During her time at The Inn at Penn, she was twice named Director of Sales of the Year for Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Her sales teams were also selected twice as Sales Teams of the Year. MPI selected her as Supplier of the Year in 2014.

She got her start in newspapers, where she held several advertising sales positions culminating with a regional and national advertising sales assignment with Landon Media representing newspapers across the country, including publications in every major city in Georgia. Randall served as President of the Atlanta chapter of the Newspaper Advertising Sales Association. She was a pioneer in the industry’s effort to streamline multiple newspaper placement and billing through her efforts with The Newspaper Network and The Associated Press.

Randall launched her own consultant company, Ten20 Marketing, where she has taken on several internet marketing initiatives involving online news, manufacturing industry resource sites, and real estate consumer marketing. She has worked closely with a wide variety of clients from small family-owned business to Fortune 500 companies. Her hospitality clientele has included cruise lines, major hotel chains, and national travel services.

Sandra is fluent in English and Spanish and proficient in French. She has intimate knowledge of Mexico, Panama, Colombia as well as the rest of South and Central America.

When Sandra is not traveling, she enjoys playing golf.

As Director of Administration, Ms. Carter performs a myriad of tasks relating to marketing and office administration.