City Of Fort Worth: Shanda Cartwright Joins Fort Worth Convention Center Sales Team

Dallas TX

11 February, 2022

4:59 PM

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Press release from City of Fort Worth: February 11, 2022 Experienced hospitality services professional Shanda Cartwright has joined the Fort Worth Convention Center as sales and events manager. Cartwright will be responsible for increasing the venue's share of local meetings, events and galas. "As Fort Worth is now the 12th largest city in the U.S., opportunities for hosting more local and regional business meetings have continued to grow," said Blake Moorman, director of sales and marketing. "Shanda's wide-ranging experience in sports, entertainment, hotels, events and catering – in addition to her knowledge of the market – will benefit our existing clients and introduce our venue to new customers." The daughter of a college football coach, Cartwright attended the University of Oregon and began her career with Spurs Sports & Entertainment in San Antonio before moving to the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort in Colorado Springs and then the Denver Broncos. She made her way back to Texas to help open the Cowboys (now AT&T) Stadium and work with the Mavericks at American Airlines Center on the 2010 NBA All-Star tournament. Other experience includes sales and event management at Billy Bob's Texas, Las Colinas Country Club, The Fort Worth Club and Trinity Food & Beverage, the Fort Worth Convention Center's exclusive catering and concessions provider. "Hospitality is where my heart is, and I approach sales as being a builder of profitable relationships," Cartwright said. "Fort Worth is very much my home, as it is the first place I have ever unpacked all of my moving boxes. For someone who had to relocate every few years, that's a significant milestone." Owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth, the convention center has 253,226 square feet of total exhibit and meeting space and the largest ballroom in Tarrant County. The city is planning a $450 million phased expansion over the next five years that will include a state-of-the-art catering kitchen and provide the ability to serve larger events and shows with 5,000-10,000 attendees. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2023.     Photo: Shanda Cartwright     Get articles like this in your inbox. Subscribe to City News.   This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author's own.