Our Events Team

Sara

Waltemire

Director of Sales & Events

Self-proclaimed lover of all things food and wine.

Sara, our fearless Director of Sales & Events, started at Meydenbauer Center fresh out of college as an Event Assistant. Proud “boomerang” employee, she left for a job in the corporate world only to return to the Meydenbauer Center family in a new role. Sara found her passion for events while in high school, working at Starbucks, helping to coordinate involvement in fundraising events around Albuquerque. She is a cat-lover, jet setter and self-proclaimed lover of all things food and wine.

Courtney

Barnes

Senior Event Manager

Courtney is a theme queen.

With 15 years of Hospitality experience, Courtney is Meydenbauer Center’s Sr. Event Manager. Graduate of the University of Central Florida and former Disney Cast Member (read: enthusiast), Courtney is a theme queen. She thrives in work that lets her creativity flow, isn’t afraid of a show tune or two, and loves being a dog mom to her little pal Figment.

Alison

Jenkins

Event Manager

Seriously, she wins a lot of radio contests.

An Event Manager at Meydenbauer Center, Alison moved from Arizona in 2015 after working for a defense contractor for over 10 years. Events have always been her dream job, and 3 and a half years later, she’s still got it. Alison can usually be found kayaking, winning radio contests, discovering new music or winning radio contests – seriously, she wins a lot of radio contests. Alison lives in Shoreline with her 2 beautiful daughters.

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