Prentice Pollard Cmp, Cpce

Prentice Pollard, CMP, CPCE has extensive work experience in the hospitality industry. Prentice currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Hospitality Sales at INSPIRE, a role they have held since September 2020. Prior to this, Prentice worked at Towne Park as the Vice President of Business Development from July 2018 to September 2020.

Before Towne Park, Prentice held various positions at PSAV, including Regional Vice-President, Sales/Regional Sales Director, Field Sales from June 2013 to July 2018, and Director of Sales, Branch Division from September 2010 to June 2013. At PSAV, they managed location-based and enterprise sales forces, as well as directed client-direct efforts in the Mid-Atlantic and Southwestern Ohio Valley regions.

Prentice also has experience working at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where they served as the Director of Catering & Convention Services from January 2005 to August 2010. During their tenure, they led the catering sales and convention services divisions at the Hyatt Dulles and Hyatt Regency Baltimore, achieving exceptional revenue and customer service results.

Prentice Pollard, CMP, CPCE has a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from West Virginia University, which they completed from 1994 to 1998. In 2005, they obtained the Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE) certification from the National Association of Catering Executives. Prentice continued to expand their professional qualifications by earning the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification from the Convention Industry Council in 2006. In 2011, Prentice Pollard further enhanced their expertise by completing the Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP) program offered by the Society of Government Meeting Professionals.