Community Ambassadors
Each year, Destination Dayton recognizes outstanding event/meeting planners who were instrumental in bringing their organization’s event to Dayton/Montgomery County over the past year. Meeting and event planners are the key decision makers when it comes to selecting a destination or site for a group’s convention or event. Each of the individuals is presented with an official leather flight jacket, from Dayton, the Birthplace of Aviation at our annual Community Ambassador Celebration & Awards Breakfast.
Congratulations to Our 2025 Destination Dayton Ambassador Award Winners!
Pictured (left to right): Destination Dayton Board of Trustees Chair Scott DeBolt, 2025 Community Ambassador Award winners Kevin Clark, Tara Jimison and Nancy Shields, and Destination Dayton President & CEO Jacquelyn Powell.
At our recent Community Ambassador Awards Celebration Breakfast, we recognized five event planners - who collectively brought events generating nearly $1.4 million in direct spending estimated economic impact to Dayton/Montgomery County in 2024 - as our 2025 Destination Dayton Ambassador Award Winners. They join a prestigious group of more than 150 individuals recognized since the award's inception in 1992.
The 2025 Award Winners are:
• Kevin Clark, 2024 Corvair Society of America International Convention
• Tara Jimison, The Ohio Public Health Nursing Conference, Building Healthy Communities: Empowering Public Health Nurses for Positive Change in Ohio
• Luis Hernandez, Navy SSP Hypersonic Innovation Conference 2024
• Steve Prioletti, Men’s Western Amateur Golf Championship 2024
• Nancy Shields, Ohio Galaxies FC Soccer Tournaments 2024
Meetings and conventions are big business in Dayton and Montgomery County! The dollars generated have enormous, positive impact on our economy. Interested in bring your next meeting or event to Destination Dayton? Learn more here!
