Creative Meeting Solutions Information

DAN FIELD founded Meeting Solutions Inc. in 1990 after working fourteen years in sales and marketing for three major hotel corporations, and as a meetings consultant for a small firm. Dans hotel experience ranged from management trainee to supervising preparations for VIP guests, including negotiating and directing meetings for clients including IBM, Yahoo!, PG&E and Houghton Mifflin. Dan's hotel experience provided him with a thorough understanding of hotel operations and a sensitivity to client needs that he has applied throughout his career. As president and founder of Meeting Solutions, Dan has set and maintained a standard of honest communications, timeliness, cost effectiveness and client satisfaction, and clients return to Meeting Solutions year after year to ensure that their meetings are the best they can be. JODI HAYES joined Meeting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 bringing over 23+ years experience with hotels in Monterey and Carmel. Jodi offers a unique approach to meeting planning and on-site management with combined expertise in Sales, Catering and Hotel Operations. Jodi began with BayView Hotels as a General Manager Trainee, learning all aspects of hotel operations from engineering to front office and banquets. She held several positions including Banquet Manager, Catering Director and Director of Sales and Catering. Attention to detail, from both the hotel and the client's point of view, provides Jodi a unique opportunity to negotiate the best deals possible and the insight to organize an ideal meeting, conference or event. MAGGIE AKINS, CMP brings over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry to Meeting Solutions. Maggie has worked for Marriott, Hyatt and Sheraton hotels in positions from Front Desk Manager to Acting General Manager. She knows hotels inside and out. It was as Director of Sales and Marketing at these hotels and resorts that Maggie gained the knowledge and understanding of how hotels set rates, negotiate contracts and handle meetings and events. Maggie more recently became ...