Pasadena Women Elected to International Boards

(L-R) Kristin McGrath, Executive Director of Visit Pasadena, and Naz Sabripour, Executive Director of Pasadena Convention Center (Photo – pasadenacenter.com)

PASADENA – ColoradoBoulevard.net:

The Pasadena Center Operating Company’s women in leadership have recently been elected to Board of Directors roles for the premiere global industry organizations in travel and tourism, as well as venues and events.

By News Desk

Kristin McGrath, Executive Director of Visit Pasadena, has been elected to the 2023-2024 Board of Directors for Destinations International (DI). Naz Sabripour, Executive Director of the Pasadena Convention Center, has been elected Convention Center Sector Director on the 2023-2024 Board of Directors for the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM).

Kristin McGrath said:

I am honored to be selected among such a distinguished group of leaders in the global travel industry.

I look forward to supporting the important work of DI and their initiatives, which have contributed so much to our tourism, meetings, and conventions industry over the years. It is also an incredible joy to celebrate my colleague, Naz, for her newly appointed role among the world’s leading venue management professionals.”

With more than 25 years of tourism industry experience, Kristin McGrath oversees Visit Pasadena’s work to becoming one of the top destinations in the country for leisure tourism, meetings, and conventions. For a full list of Destinations International’s Board of Directors, click here. For a full list of the Destinations International Foundation Board of Trustees, click here.

Naz Sabripour said:

It’s a great privilege to represent convention centers on the Board of Directors of IAVM,

I look forward to working with the esteemed leaders in this industry and support their ongoing mission to propel the public assembly venue industry forward. It’s especially wonderful to also congratulate my colleague, Kristin, for her new role representing Pasadena among the world’s travel leaders.”

Naz Sabripour joined the Pasadena Convention Center team in 2007 and currently oversees the 80,000 square feet state-of-the-art meeting and event spaces at the Pasadena Convention Center. For a full list of the IAVM Board of Directors, click here.

The Pasadena Center Operating Company operates the Pasadena Convention Center, Civic Auditorium, Convention & Visitors Bureau known as Visit Pasadena, and Ice Skating Center.