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Patti MacJennett
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs
Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
Patti MacJennett is Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, for the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. MacJennett develops and implements the organization’s community engagement strategy with local, state and federal organizations and serves as liaison with key policy makers.
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MacJennett began her career in hotel sales and trade show management before joining the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau as head of their tourism division. She later became a managing partner of an international tour wholesale firm specializing in inbound travel for California and western states. MacJennett worked in London on contract with the United States Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Administration prior to joining Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board. During her tenure at Los Angeles Tourism, MacJennett has served as Vice President of International, and Senior Vice President of Marketing.
MacJennett currently serves on the boards of CalTravel Association, the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, the Valley Economic Alliance and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. A native of California, MacJennett is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University.