Terri Woodin,
CMP, is Vice President of Marketing and Global Meeting Services at Meeting
Sites Resource (MSR). She has been with MSR since 2012 and is responsible for
strategically partnering with MSR customers on all facets of global site
research, custom hotel contract negotiations, meeting support services, and Strategic
Meetings Management (SMM) solutions.
Terri is
an industry veteran with 35 years in the hospitality industry with extensive
experience in hotel operations, hotel sales, and as a meeting planner. Committed
and passionate about the industry she is engaged and contributes by presenting
workshops and webinars on topics such as Strategic Meeting Management, Hotel
Contracts Negotiation Strategies and How to Demonstrate Real Meeting Value to
Senior Management. Additionally, and she authors articles for many industry
publications.
Terri leads by example and continues to give back through
her many volunteer positions. She currently serves globally on The Meeting Professional Advisory Board for MPI and with her alma
mater on The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University Board
of Directors.
Terri continues to make a difference by engaging in the community with Project Angel Heart, Ronald McDonald House, and Children’s Hospital. Most recently, Terri was awarded one of the Top 25 Women Industry Leaders by SMART Meetings magazine, awarded the (MIC) Meetings Industry Council Leadership Award and earned the SPIN 40 over 40
Leadership Award.
Terri received a BA in 1988 from Michigan State University, The School of Hospitality
Business, Eli Broad College of Business and obtained via MSU’s Study Abroad
Program her Culinary Certificate from Ecole Hotelier, Lausanne, Switzerland.
She obtained the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation in 1997.
Professional memberships include Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
since 1996.