Juan J. GarciaThe National Conference Center, an award-winning leader in training and development, announces the appointment of Juan J. Garcia as executive director of sales. Mr. Garcia will be responsible for leading The National’s 14-person professional sales team, as it continues to break new sales records by working with corporate, association, government and military learning professionals. Chuck Ocheltree, chief marketing officer, made the announcement this week. With hotel experience spanning over 35 years, Juan Garcia comes to The National with a solid record of growing sales in a variety of competitive hotel markets. He is skilled at enabling sales team to grow their value to customers through thought- provoking, idea sharing, peer-to-peer learning, as well as disciplined practices and creativity. He is a practitioner of positive and supportive leadership in the workplace. Mr. Garcia will be responsible for leading and mentoring the sales team as it collaborates with clients, applying The National’s “whatever-it-takes” approach to the special needs of each client. Garcia lives with his family in Ashburn, Virginia, and enjoys a healthy lifestyle and work-life balance.