Meet the Sports & Services Team
Let Us Help You Plan Your Winning Sports Event
The Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau staff will help you find the perfect venues and facilities for your next sporting event.
Genia Artis Senior Sales Manager
Genia Artis joined Wilmington and Beaches CVB in September 2025 and proudly calls herself a Wilmingtonian. She brings over 20 years of experience in hospitality sales and event planning across various markets. A graduate of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Leadership Wilmington program, Genia is passionate about community involvement and volunteering. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her mom, son, grandchildren, and friends. She also loves cooking, traveling, cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers, and discovering new experiences in the community.
Karen Warren Visitor Services
Karen Warren has been employed with the Wilmington and Beaches CVB since 1998. In her role, she provides support services for individuals, organizations, meeting planners and group tour operators. She spends as much time at the beach as possible and enjoys the theater, art and restaurant scene. Karen caught the archaeology bug at an early age, courtesy of Howard Carter and King Tut, and received a degree in anthropology with a focus on Meso-American archaeology with a side bar in Egyptian hieroglyphs. She loves to travel and one of her most memorable trips was to the ethereal Incan site of Machu Picchu.
Here's just some of the assistance we provide:
Pre-Event Planning & Bid Process
- Provide information regarding sporting facilities, hotels and lodging, off-site event facilities, exhibit space, attractions, recreation and entertainment
- Prepare a formal bid proposal including assistance in securing competitive guest room rates and arrangements for site inspections
- Assist with presentations to aid planners in presenting our proposal to board or site selection committee
Program Assistance
- Assist in locating resources regarding local caterers, photographers, office and sports equipment, promotional materials, souvenir ideas, security, tradeshow and exhibit needs, speakers, musicians, entertainers and off-site activities
- Assist in planning spouse and spectator programs, children's activities and tours
- Arrange a welcome address or letter from area dignitaries
Destination Literature
- Complimentary visitors guides, guide and attractions maps, and complimentary bags for registration are available for sports events attendees based on hotel room usage. Additional quantities are available for a nominal fee.
Registration Assistance
- Complimentary registration and visitor information assistance is available. The Convention and Visitors Bureau will supply, free of charge, one registrar for four consecutive hours based on a minimum of 50 room nights. Thereafter, there will be a charge per hour per person.
