Philadelphia, September 20 – Dittie Florenza Guise, formerly the General Manager of the SMG-Greater Columbus Convention Center, has been named Chief Operating Officer for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, announced Al Mezzaroba, President & CEO.
Guise has also headed the Kansas City Market Center in Missouri as its President & General Manager. A native of London, England, Guise has been honored as one of the most influential African Americans in the hospitality community. She is active in numerous industry associations including PCMA where she is Chairperson of the Advisory Board for Convene magazine and serves on both the Diversity Committee and the Member Communications Committee. She also serves on the Membership Committee for the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners and on the Professional and Standards Committee of the Association of Convention Marketing Executives (ACME). Reach her at (215) 418-4700 or dguise@paconvention.com.