Leslie Rakar

Director of Global Accounts

Leslie proudly joined ConferenceDirect mid-2005. She is originally from San Francisco/San Jose Bay Area and began in the Hotel Industry in San Diego in the 1980’s as both Catering Manager & Director of Catering at two small chain Hotel Companies. She completed her Bachelor of Business degree in San Diego with an emphasis in Marketing. Leslie lived in Hilton Head, SC for nearly 14 years, of which 5 years was with the Hilton Hotel, and the remainder owned her own business. She now lives in the Charleston, SC area where she previously worked as Sales Manager at the Sheraton & Embassy Suites Hotels for a total of nearly 7 years. All of her Hotel experience is with full service Resorts & Hotels. Leslie’s vast Hotel and Hospitality experience from San Diego to the East Coast caters to a huge variety of clients whether with Corporations or Associations. She has booked everything from literally hundreds of Weddings to Association & Corporate Conferences involving thousands of Attendees. She is an extremely detail-oriented person and an asset to any Group or Organization with her expert negotiating skills along with her friendliness, ease to work with and a very down-to-earth personality. Leslie has proudly been an Honorary Commander at the Charleston Air Force Base since 2002, and is currently on their Advisory Board as a Charleston SC area Civic Leader.