Deborah Sexton joined the Professional Convention Management Association in March 2005 as President and CEO. In conjunction with this role, she also serves as President of the PCMA Education Foundation and Publisher of Convene magazine. Under her leadership the organization’s membership is at an all-time high. It is a financially successful organization exceeding revenue goals annually and the PCMA annual meeting has broken attendance records for the last 5 consecutive years.
A 30+-year veteran of the meetings and convention industry, Deborah previously served as President of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau [now Choose Chicago]. She is also a past Chair of the Convention Industry Council, and the Foundation Board of Trustees of the International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus. She is an active member of the American Society of Association Executives, and on the board of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research [CEIR.]