Josh Valasek
Josh Valasek has been appointed director of business events sales at Visit Pittsburgh. He most recently served as a national account executive for Meet Minneapolis and was previously director of sales and marketing for Pittsburgh’s Oaklander Hotel.

Dennis Edwards and Loren Gold
Visit Raleigh has tapped executive vice president Loren Gold to assume the role of president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2027. He succeeds Dennis Edwards, who will retire at the end of the year. Gold first joined Visit Raleigh in 2005 as director of sales, has nearly 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry.