Sean McNamara

Sean McNamara is Associate Vice President of Convention Sales at Visit Denver, where he leads citywide sales strategy for one of the Rocky Mountain region’s most competitive meetings and convention destinations. His career spans incentive travel, luxury hospitality, resort leadership, large convention hotels, and CVB sales, giving him a broad perspective on what makes meetings successful from both the client and destination sides. Before coming to Visit Denver, Sean built deep experience in luxury travel and incentive programs, including managing resort business in Hawaii and supporting high-end clients whose expectations required creativity, precision, and trust. He later applied that client-first approach to convention sales for major convention hotels, developing expertise in complex group business, stakeholder alignment, and long-term account strategy. Known for collaborative leadership and strong industry relationships, McNamara helps connect event organizers with Denver’s convention assets, hotel community, and destination experience to deliver measurable value for clients and the city.