United States Potato Board announces staff additions

The United States Potato Board (USPB) is pleased to announce Caitlin Mueller as Meeting Planner and Renee O’Brien as Assistant Marketing Manager, effective April 1, 2015.

Mueller most recently served as Meeting & Event Planner for The Planners in Denver where she was responsible for coordination of full and partial event management, including registration management, creation of event promotional materials, vendor management, hotel contracting and negotiations, establishing event timeline and follow through, speaker arrangements, and food and beverage planning. Prior to that, Mueller served as Account Executive & Meeting Planner with Summit Meetings, Inc., also of Denver. Mueller graduated with a B.A. in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management from Metropolitan State College of Denver in May 2009. Mueller maintains active membership in the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association.

O’Brien joins the USPB, from Willis of Colorado, Denver, where she served as Receptionist/Assistant Client Services Specialist. In her previous role, O’Brien responded to customer inquiries and requests concerning benefits, claims and complaints in order to ensure high quality customer service to members and providers; directed visitors by maintaining employee and department directories; handled inbound calls and assisted on projects. Previous employment included positions as a service representative with companies in Michigan. O’Brien graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Public Relations and Advertising, in August 2006 from Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.