Stephanie Grimaldi

Stephanie Grimaldi has extensive experience in the tourism and hospitality industry. Stephanie began their career in 1988 as a Travel Trade Representative at Explore Minnesota Tourism. Stephanie then worked as an Account Executive at The Saint Paul Hotel from 1989 to 1992, where they successfully promoted the hotel to corporate clients and expanded its market share. Stephanie joined Visit Saint Paul in 1992 as an Assistant Director of Sales, where they hired and managed a sales staff and promoted St. Paul to the U.S. market. In 1998, they joined Meet Minneapolis as a National Account Executive and eventually became the Manager, East Coast National Accounts. Their most recent role at Meet Minneapolis was as the Director of Convention Sales, a position they held until the present.

Stephanie Grimaldi obtained their BA in International Business and Economics from the University of St. Thomas, where they studied from 1982 to 1987. In addition, they have obtained a certification in Cvent Supplier Network from Cvent in March 2021.