Nathan Reiser has been named Destination Services Executive at the Atlanta CVB (ACVB). Reiser will serve as a liaison between sales, membership, associations and the public sector. He will support confirmed events utilizing a minimum of 250 peak room nights. Reiser brings more than 12 years of strategic event and project management experience to ACVB. Most recently, he led regional sales strategy at event firm, PRA Atlanta.

Christina Cooper has been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer at Visit Milwaukee. The move expands her responsibilities to include finance and information technology alongside human resources. Cooper will also lead Visit Milwaukee’s office renovation. The bureau said she will ensure its workspace and internal operations support the goals of its strategic plan. She was vice president of human resources.

Meshi Carter has been promoted to Director of Administration at The Carver Companies. Carter joined Carver in 2021 and was the travel and accounting manager. In her new role, Carter joins Carver’s leadership team, making sure the company’s administrative infrastructure keeps pace with its growth, its clients and its people. Carter serves on the board at Rising Scholars, a nonprofit providing academic support for doctoral students.

Teresa Savage is now Executive Vice President of Business Operations at See Monterey. Savage served as the senior vice president. She joined See Monterey as vice president in 2020 and brings more than 30 years of California experience. She held senior leadership positions with Visit Napa Valley and Marriott Hotels, including at the Monterey Marriott. She serves on the board of directors of the Monterey County Film Commission.

Nijad Fares has been named General Manager of 1 Hotel Seattle. Starwood Hotels, the hotel brand management company that operates Baccarat Hotels, 1 Hotels, and Treehouse Hotels, made the announcement. He has more than 20 years of international hospitality experience across lifestyle, luxury, and boutique hotels in Japan, California, Hawaii, and Switzerland. Fares joins 1 Hotel Seattle following his role as general manager of Aloft Osaka Dojima.

James Cress will serve as Acting President & CEO of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) while the organization searches for its next leader. He’s currently ELFA’s immediate past chair. Cress brings more than 30 years of banking and equipment finance experience and a deep knowledge of ELFA. He spent nearly 18 years with Stryker. Before Stryker, he spent eight years with National City Commercial Capital.