Dixon. Bessler join Meet Chicago Northwest

Meet Chicago Northwest, the official destination marketing organization for Chicago's northwest suburbs, has selected Roz Dixon and Sarah Bessler to join the organization's sales effort as account executives.

Dixon will manage association and corporate accounts in the U.S. and Canada, east of Mississippi River. A hotel professional, she most recently worked with First Hospitality Group for five years. Her background includes full service, boutique ad select service hotels. She was with the opening team with Marathon Petroleum's corporate campus in Findlay, Ohio.

Dixon is pursuing a MBA through Herzing University and received her BBA in advertising and marketing management from Northwood University in Midland Mich., where she was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority.

Bessler will manage association and corporate accounts in the U.S. and Canada, west of the Mississippi River and Wisconsin. A hospitality event professional, Bessler most recently held several leadership positions with Pinstripes supporting sales teams nationwide, by coaching, training, hiring, as well as assisting in expanding to new markets. Prior to Pinstripes, she was part of the Double Tree Hotel in Saint Paul, Minn. as a catering sales manager.

She began her career in the world of Family Entertainment Centers with Brunswick. Bessler is a graduate from Kendall College's School of Hospitality with an emphasis in meeting and event planning.

"We are very excited to have Roz and Sarah, they are both dynamic sales professionals with strong hospitality sales experience. We are confident they will execute our sales strategies and contribute to the success of our region," said Dave Parulo, president of Meet Chicago Northwest.