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Molly Johnson

CMP-Fellow, QAS, SEPC

Vice President of Sales & Services

Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau

CVB Member

Professional Bio

Molly Johnson, CMP-Fellow, is the Vice President of Sales and Services for the Wilmington and Beaches CVB (WCVB). She has more than three decades of experience in the hospitality industry with experience in sales and operations. Johnson joined the WCVB in 2015 and previously served as its Director of Convention Sales.

Johnson is among the most highly respected meeting professionals in the industry, currently serving on the Meeting Professionals International Chapter [MPI] and Member Advisory Council, as well as the Sustainability Advisory Council. She is a Past President of the Southeast Chapter of Professional Conference Management Association [PCMA] and a Past President of the Carolinas Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. Recent awards include PCMA Southeast Chapter 2023 President’s Award, PCMA Global Chair’s 2022 Award, AENC 2022 Outstanding Affiliate Member Award, MPI-CC 2019 Corey D. Bizell Award of Excellence, MPI-CC 2018 Hall of Fame Award, and MPI-CC 2017 President’s Award.

Johnson is part of the Event Industry Council inaugural class of CMP Fellows and currently serves on the EIC Governance Commission.

In the local community, Johnson has been involved with A Safe Place, a non-profit working with survivors of domestic human trafficking. Working with them for 14 years, she is the Immediate Past Board Chair.

Organization

Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau
929 North Front Street Suite 410
Wilmington, NC 28401
United States
910.341.4030 http://www.wilmingtonandbeaches.com
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Awards:
2017 MPI Carolinas - President Award
2018 MPI Carolinas - Hall of Fame
2019 MPI Carolinas - Corey Bizzell Award of Excellence
2022 AENC Patsy B. Smith Award
2022 PCMA Chair's Award
2023 PCMA Southeast President Award