Natalie Young is the Associate Director of Client Services at Visit Houston, a role she has held since 2012 within the Houston First Corporation. With a bachelor's degree in business management from Virginia Commonwealth University, Natalie is dedicated to providing top-notch service to meeting planners, ensuring the success of their events in Houston. Her expertise and commitment make her a key contributor to Houston's reputation as a premier destination for meetings and events.
Carolyn Campbell is a veteran communications professional currently serving as director of corporate media relations with Houston First Corporation (HFC), which markets the city globally, while also managing Houston’s finest convention, entertainment and performing arts venues.
Campbell is part of the HFC team that in the past few years has hosted a range of signature events and activities including the 2023 NCAA Men’s Final, March Madness Watch Parties on Avenida Houston, World Petroleum Congress, annual Houston Theater Week, 2023 opening of the Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts, Party on the Plaza Cultural Celebrations, 2017 Super Bowl Live. During the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the HFC team provided shelter and support for more than 10,000 displaced people in the George R. Brown Convention Center, as well as coordinated the year-long restoration of the Wortham Theater Center after it was devasted by the storm.
As a longtime journalist and native Houstonian, Campbell has had the privilege of covering her hometown, serving as mid-day anchor and reporter with Radio One’s News 92 FM, Houston’s first all-news station and more than two decades as a television reporter with KHOU-TV, CBS affiliate. She has reported on everything from deadly hurricanes to the Oklahoma City bombing to the world-famous Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and traveled from the heart of inner-city Houston to the shores of the Dead Sea in Israel.
In her current role, she gets to promote and share the city she loves with visitors and residents alike. She enjoys most the depth of diversity and culture and of course the range of cuisines Houston offers to anyone ready to explore and discover the nation's fourth largest city.
Jennie Bui-McCoy is a seasoned communications professional with nearly 20 years of PR and media relations experience. Her passion for effective storytelling has allowed her to assist organizations in an array of sectors, including tourism and hospitality, legal, urban planning, green space development, commercial real estate, nonprofits, and the performing arts.
As PR Director for Houston First Corporation (Visit Houston), she works closely with members of the media and key stakeholders to position Houston as a premiere national and global destination. Jennie serves as an integral part in shaping the perception of Houston and has successfully secured articles and positive news coverage about the city in media outlets such as The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, ABC’s Good Morning America, among others. Her ability to identify prevailing trends and foster robust relationships continues to help drive attention and visitor interest to the Houston region.
Jennie is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and also holds a M.A. in Strategic Communications from American University in Washington D.C.