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Meet Your Event Management Team

The San Diego Convention Center's one and only goal is to make your event experience flawless from start to finish. Our expert team is knowledgeable in making any event a huge success. We invite you to discover why meeting planners and attendees consistently rank our staff as one of the best. Below you'll find a listing of each of our event managers with their contact information.
 

 Event Management Team


Brad Gessner

General Manager
30 years in industry

619.525.5429 brad.gessner@visitsandiego.com


Ron King

Director of Event Services
20 years in industry

619.525.5605 ron.king@visitsandiego.com
 Event Managers


Don Hertel

Senior Event Manager
38 years Hotel and Event Management experience

619.525.5416 don.hertel@visitsandiego.com


Jeffery S. Pinkley, CMP

Senior Event Manager
17 years Hotel and SDCC Event Management

619.525.5422 jeff.pinkley@visitsandiego.com

Tim J. Pontrelli

Senior Event Manager
25 years Event Management Experience

619.525.5421 tim.pontrelli@visitsandiego.com


Lydia Ochoa

Senior Event Manager
17 years in industry

619.525.5427 lydia.ochoa@visitsandiego.com


Ceanne C. Taylor

Senior Event Manager
8 years in industry

619.525.5438 ceanne.taylor@visitsandiego.com

Zahra A. Johnson
Event Manager
3 years in industry

619.525.5689 zahra.johnson@visitsandiego.com

Lenore Boling
Event Manager
2 years in industry

619.525.5217 lenore.boling@visitsandiego.com

Rachel Williams
Event Manager
11 years in industry

619.525.5426 rachel.williams@visitsandiego.com

Dianne Javier
Event Coordinator
2 years in industry

619.525.5417 dianne.javier@visitsandiego.com

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