DENVER —The United States Potato Board (USPB) is pleased to announce Caitlin Mueller as Meeting Planner and Renee O’Brien as Assistant Marketing Manager, effective April 1, 2015.
Mueller most recently served as Meeting & Event Planner for The Planners in Denver where she was responsible for coordination of full and partial event management, including registration management, creation of event promotional materials, vendor management, hotel contracting and negotiations, establishing event timeline and follow through, speaker arrangements, and food and beverage planning. Prior to that, Mueller served as Account Executive & Meeting Planner with Summit Meetings, Inc., also of Denver. Mueller graduated with a B.A. in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management from Metropolitan State College of Denver in May 2009. Mueller maintains active membership in the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association.
Renee O’Brien joins the USPB, from Willis of Colorado, Denver, where she served as Receptionist/Assistant Client Services Specialist. In her previous role, O’Brien responded to customer inquiries and requests concerning benefits, claims and complaints in order to ensure high quality customer service to members and providers; directed visitors by maintaining employee and department directories; handled inbound calls and assisted on projects. Previous employment included positions as a service representative with companies in Michigan. O’Brien graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Public Relations and Advertising, in August 2006 from Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
For more information on the USPB as the nation’s potato marketing organization, positioned as the “catalyst for positive change,” and the central organizing force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes, please visit www.uspotatoes.com. In an effort to enhance diversity of the Board, USDA encourages women, younger growers, minorities, and people with disabilities to seek positions on the board.
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David Fraser is Vice President, Industry Communications & Policy, at the United States Potato Board in Denver. The mission of the USPB is to increase demand for potatoes and potato products through an integrated promotion program, thereby providing U.S. producers with expanding markets for their production. David can be contacted direct at 303-873-2314 or david.fraser@uspotatoes.com. For complete information about the programs, ROI results, resources and tools available to all members of the industry through the USPB, please visit www.uspotatoes.com. The United States Potato Board—“Maximizing Return on Grower Investment.”
Source: United States Potato Board