The Blue Water Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that Terra Damchuk, the Director of Sales, has won the “Most Innovative Planner of the Year Award”.
The award was given out at the Annual Meeting Professionals International 50-Year Celebration held at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City earlier this month. Meeting Professionals International serves the meetings and event industry.
Damchuk was selected out of 200 possible candidates. She was recognized for bringing the chapter its first hybrid event involving five different in-person watch parties across the state as well as a virtual component. The innovative format was replicated across MPI Global to engage members while offering education and professional development on a regional level.
Terra Damchuk is the Vice President of Education for the Michigan Chapter of the Meeting Professionals International, as well as the Director of Sales for the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Bureau promotes the Blue Water region as a desirable convention and tourism location.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
