Dawn Holden

Dawn Holden has worked in the Destination Organization industry for 17 years. She is currently the Vice President of Business Sales for the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA). In this capacity she will focus on identifying new business opportunities and adding new customers to the existing Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) portfolio. 

 

Prior to joining the LVCVA she was the Vice President of Membership Engagement at Destinations International. Destinations International is the National Trade Association for Destination Organizations all over the world. As the Vice President, Membership Engagement she led the overall strategic direction of Destination international’s membership operation, was a member of the senior management team, managed the membership department and served as a face of the organization. 

 

Dawn Holden was the Vice President of Partnership Development for VisitPITTSBURGH, the official tourism promotion agency for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. In this role, she was responsible for supporting VisitPITTSBURGH’s sales and marketing efforts by increasing overall partnership levels through new partnerships and programming, including display and web advertising and partnership events. She has extensive management, destination marketing and partnership development experience. 

 

Dawn attended Point Park University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism and Communications. She also has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Ms. Holden is a proud member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Dawn completed the requirements to earn the designation Certified Destination Management Executive in February 2020