Courtesy LG Chamber
Meg Bell and Valeri Collier
From Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau
LAKE GEORGE, NY — Valeri Collier has joined the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau as the receptionist and office assistant.
Collier has worked in hospitality for nine years, most recently at the Lodges at Cresthaven.
She joined the Chamber team in July 2021 after 20-year Receptionist and Office Assistant Sandy DeKleine retired.
In addition to regular office duties, Collier provides one-on-one assistance to travelers who call, email and visit the Main Office. In her first month, she assisted hundreds of phone calls from visitors helping them find information on what to do in the area as well as where to eat, shop and stay. She also works to ensure members are taking full advantage of their benefits, such as keeping brochures stocked at the main office and information up to date so the Chamber can connect its members with visitors.
Originally from North Creek, Collier began her hospitality career at Garnet Hill Lodge and Cafe Sarah. In her free time, she enjoys gardening. With her green thumb, she cares for more than 50 house plants as well as flowers and vegetable garden.
Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau Hires Sales Manager; CIA grad Meg Bell brings events and catering sales skills and hospitality background to position
LAKE GEORGE, NY —New Jersey native, Meg Bell, brings her events and sales experience to the Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau as a Sales Manager. The LGRCVB is a division of the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB and an extension of the Warren County Tourism Department.
Bell began her career as a Catering Sales Coordinator at a wedding venue near her hometown of Bay Head, New Jersey, followed by a move to Nashville, Tennessee to work as an Event Services & Catering Manager at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. After moving to Saratoga Springs in 2016, Bell sold and planned both on-premise and off-premise events as a Hall of Springs-based Catering Sales Manager for Mazzone Hospitality. She most recently gained experience in the hotel industry as an Events & Catering Sales Manager at the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Saranac Lake, New York. Her most recent positions readied Bell for the variety of clients and types of meeting, event and sports business that are key to growing the Lake George area.
Bell’s position involves regular sales calls to the Albany/Capital Region based state associations and corporations in addition to regional and national contacts to ensure that the LGRCVB services are understood and made available regularly. Active participation in state, regional and national industry associations to
maximize the visibility of the Lake George area are also priorities for Bell in her role. Overall, Bell will prospect and generate new business relationships to achieve booked business and overnight room goals, and secure future bookings that will meet or exceed rate and occupancy goals of the destination partners throughout the Lake George area.
Bell graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with an Associates Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management.