Laura Dowling Shea
Global Leader, Meetings Procurement & Site Selection, President SITE Northeast 2025, HB Executive’s Club 2024, HB President’s Club 2023
- Role
- Director, Global Accounts at HelmsBriscoe
- Location
- Croton-On-Hudson, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Dowling Shea
I am a meeting and event sourcing and site selection expert. I have expertise in…
Experience
Director, Global Accounts
Oct 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US
The Global Leader in Meetings Procurement & Site SelectionHelmsBriscoe streamlines the meeting planning process by managing the time-consuming task of researching, contacting, and evaluating venues for your organization’s events. Since 1992, HelmsBriscoe clients have benefited from our global reach, unsurpassed experience, and industry relationships.At HelmsBriscoe, we send the RFPs, track down the answers, follow-up with the hotels, and manage the entire site selection process on your behalf. Whether you are booking a large-scale association event, or a smaller corporate function, our team of industry professionals will work to match your meeting with the best venue at the best value based on your specific needs.
Education
The Wharton School
Global Leadership
SUNY New Paltz
Education
Harvard University
Critical Writing
2000 — 2001
Ulster County Community College
AAS, Communications
Skills
- Analysis
- Travel Technology
- Vendor Management
- Hotels
- Marketing Strategy
- Sales Management
- Account Management
- Revenue Analysis
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Tourism
- Hospitality Industry
- Program Management
- Hospitality
- Marketing
- Online Travel
- Incentives
- Business Planning
- Negotiation
- Team Building
- Airlines
- Customer Satisfaction
- New Business Development
- Trade Shows
- Budgets
- Crm
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Business Travel
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Sabre
- Event Management
- Procurement
- Yield Management
- Meeting Planning
- Strategic Partnerships
- Pricing
- Travel Management
- Contract Negotiation
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