Erika M. O'Brien

Erika M. O'Brien, CMP, serves as the National Sales Manager for the Tampa Convention Center, where responsibilities include managing event programming for 25 annual events from conception to execution while acting as the primary contact for clients. Prior to this role, Erika was a Meeting and Event Planner for Franklin Templeton, where the introduction of an events tracking calendar improved planning processes. Erika's career also includes a decade at the University of South Florida, initially working as an Undergraduate Admissions Recruiter and later advancing to roles such as Conference and Event Planner and Assistant Director of Multicultural Recruitment, focusing on strategic outreach and event management for university functions. Erika holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism, from the University of South Florida.