Kelleagh Alexander | Age 29
Tourism Development Manager, Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation, Woodstock, Ont.
An ambitious self-starter with a positive attitude, Kelleagh Alexander is an experienced tourism professional skilled in experience development, tourism product development, workforce development, event management, catering sales and hotel sales.
Alexander started out in events management and worked her way up to a management role at a young age in a hotel/conference centre setting. From there, she found herself working in Indigenous tourism and hospitality for several years in Calgary and Southern Ontario. Eventually, Alexander was led to tourism development where she now manages tourism and workforce development for southwestern Ontario at a regional level.
In her current role, Alexander partners with industry leaders on programs to aid the recovery of the hospitality-and-tourism industry and works with students and faculty at post-secondary institutions to promote career opportunities. She also works to develop a Black Tourism and Hospitality community network.
“Her achievements and contributions to the industry are worthy of receiving such a prestigious award, and I look forward to watching her succeeding in any and all of her endeavours,” says Jayme Mitchell, director of Sales, Events & Marketing, Hyatt Regency Calgary.
