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About Meet Minneapolis
Mission
The mission of Meet Minneapolis™, Official Convention + Visitors Association, is to sell, market and internationally promote Minneapolis as a premier, year-round destination for convention, trade show, corporate meeting and leisure travel. We are committed to service and excellence for all of our clients. We do this for the economic benefit and vitality of the members, businesses and communities we serve.
Structure
Meet Minneapolis is a 501c6 organization that is contracted by the City of Minneapolis to sell the city and its surrounding areas as a convention site and visitor destination.
Board of Directors
We are served by a 40-member Board of Directors:
- 32 from the private sector, elected by members
- 6 City Council members
- Mayor of Minneapolis
- City Contract Administrator
- 6 Ex-officio and 8 Directors Emeritus
Officers
- Chair: Jay Novak, MSP Communications
- Vice Chair: Lynn Casey, Padilla Spear Beardsley
- Treasurer: Peter Mihajlov, Parasole Restaurant Holdings
- Secretary: Rob Moor, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Past Chair: Dave Mona, Weber Shandwick
Executive Staff
- Melvin Tennant, CEO and President
- Madonna Carr, Vice President of Destination Services
- Bill Deef, Vice President of Global Partnerships
- Marido Huber, Director of Finance
Read bios and get photos of Meet Minneapolis spokespeople.
History
The organization was formed as the Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association in 1987 as an offshoot of the Minneapolis Convention & Tourism Commission. In August 2006, the organization officially changed its name to Meet Minneapolis™, Official Convention & Visitors Association, to better convey what the organization does. See the press release.
Funding
The efforts of Meet Minneapolis are the result of a public/private partnership. Of our $9 million annual budget, approximately 77% is funding from the City of Minneapolis. The rest comes from the downtown hotel tax, membership dues, sponsorship revenue, service fees and other misc. sources.
