Each year, Destination Dayton recognizes outstanding event/meeting planners who were instrumental in bringing their organization’s event to Dayton/Montgomery County over the past year. Meeting and event planners are the key decision makers when it comes to selecting a destination or site for a group’s convention or event.
Each of the individuals is presented with an official leather flight jacket, from Dayton, the Birthplace of Aviation. The 2024 award recipients, and the events they hosted in Dayton/Montgomery County, are:
Congratulations to Our Destination Dayton Ambassador Award Winners!
Pictured: Destination Dayton President & CEO Jacquelyn Powell (far left) and Board of Trustees Chair Scott DeBolt (far right), with 2024 Destination Dayton Ambassador Award Winners Doug Ute, Amy Spowart, Sal Barberi and Christie White (left to right). Award Winner Jesse Rentfrow was unable to attend the Awards Breakfast. (Photo by Knack Video + Photo)
At our recent National Travel & Tourism Week Celebration & Community Ambassador Awards Breakfast, we recognized five event planners - who collectively brought events generating nearly $4.3 million in direct spending estimated economic impact to Dayton/Montgomery County last year - as our 2024 Destination Dayton Ambassador Award Winners. They join a prestigious group of more than 150 individuals recognized since the award's inception in 1992.
The 2024 Award Winners are:
Sal Barberi, 2023 Oldsmobile Club of America National Meet Jesse Rentfrow, 2023 Travel Baseball Rankings (TBR) Elite World Series Amy Spowart, National Aeronautic Association & Fédération Aéronautique Internationale General Conference 2023 Doug Ute, 2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Girls & Boys State Basketball Championships Christie White, American Legion Department of Ohio 2023 Convention
Meetings and conventions are big business! Events and meetings hosted last year in Dayton and Montgomery County generated approximately $68 million in economic impact. Those dollars have enormous, positive impact on our economy. Interested in bring your next meeting or event to Destination Dayton? Learn more here!
