AMERICAS -  Visit Orlando  has appointed Barbara Balaguras as senior national account executive   Balaguras brings with her 20 years of experience in destination sales and marketing most recently with  Choose Chicago  as director of corporate sales She has also held positions at several hotels in sales and marketing including Hyatt Marriott and the Sheraton   With Barbaras extensive experience in business-to-business sales and marketing and her strong business relationships fostered over many years in Chicago we feel we have made a great choice in hiring her as our new senior national account executive said Fred Shea Visit Orlandos senior vice-president of convention sales and services   Balaguras is a member of the Professional Convention Management Association PCMA Society for Incentive Travel Excellence SITE Meetings Professionals International MPI and the International Association of Exhibitions and Events IAEE