Ellie Westman Chin

Ellie Westman Chin is vice president, business development and corporate events for the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB.)  She has been with ACVB since 2006.

Westman Chin is responsible for corporate development, overseeing the membership staff including sales, service and member events,  supervising ACVB’s three visitor centers located at Underground Atlanta, the Georgia World Congress Center and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.  In addition, she produces ACVB’s corporate events including the Annual Meeting and the Atlanta Hospitality Hall of Fame.

Westman Chin has enjoyed a 16-year career in marketing and event management. Prior to joining ACVB, she worked for Empire Force Events in New York City as an account director.  In this role, she managed event programs and served as day-to-day contact for corporate clients including NYC2012, Johnson & Johnson, Sony Electronics and Volkswagen. 

In 1993 Westman Chin moved to Nashville, Tenn. to assist in creating the Nashville Sports Council for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau (NCVB). As associate executive director of the Council she helped secure both the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) and the NHL franchise Nashville Predators.  Additionally, Westman Chin was director of operations for the 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and produced the first annual Music City Bowl. She also served the NCVB as director of convention services.

Westman Chin serves on the executive committee of Georgia Women in Lodging, the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee for Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI), on the Local Organizing Committee for the 2013 NCAA Final Four and on the advisory board for the Atlanta Foodservice Expo.  In 2009 and 2011 she was named ACVB Leader of the Year.  In 2012, Westman Chin was awarded the Community Citizenship Award by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Georgia Chapter.

A native of Chicago, Westman Chin has a Bachelor of Arts in marketing from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. She and her husband, Ken, reside in Decatur.