Karyn M. Altman
Vice President of Business Development

In 1990, (the “pre-email” era), after spending most of the 80's working at Rogal Associates (incentive travel trailblazers), Karyn bid goodbye to cold Boston winters and embarked on a new adventure to sunny South Florida .Her first position upon arriving in Miami was as Director of Sales for Landry & Kling, where she remained until 1995. She happily rejoined the company in 2008 as part of the executive team launching Seasite.

Karyn’s role as vice president of business development at Seasite touches many areas. Her main focus is building and maintaining relationships with cruise line partners and other participating suppliers. An additional key role is introducing Seasite to meeting professionals and group cruise buyers.

Prior to returning to the Landry & Kling/Seasite family, Karyn spent eight years as Vice President, National Accounts at Starcite, Inc. - one of the first online site selection/sourcing companies. While at Starcite, she managed her own marketing and production company, CenterPeace, Inc., which produced the nationally recognized Wise Women Weekend. Previously, she served as Director of Sales at McGettigan Partners (now a division of Maritz Travel) from 1995-1998.

Karyn has served on meeting planner advisory boards for the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Meet Aruba, the executive board of the South Florida Chapter of Meeting Planners International and as Education co-chair of the SFMPI South East Educational Conferences (MPI SEC) in 2004 and 2008. She is also a member of SITE Global and the Direct Selling Association. Presently, she is serving her second term as the Vice President of Communications for the South Florida chapter of MPI..

You can find Karyn at industry conferences and trade shows, chatting about the amazing rewards of a program at sea and inspiring planners to imagine the possibilities of a cruise program. Watch for her at an event location near you very soon - and be sure to stop by and say hello!