MIC Council

Patricia Williams serves as the Deputy Director for Major Cities Chiefs Association, a professional organization of police executives representing the largest cities in the United States and Canada.

Patricia is responsible for all aspects of conference management, grant coordination, project management, and assisting the Executive Director. She is detailed oriented and uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed.

Patricia is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of administrative experience. She previously held administrative positions including Executive Assistant to the Salt Lake City Police Chief, as well as assisting Chief Executive Officers in other organizations. Patricia has extensive experience in project and assignment coordination.

Patricia is a graduate of Columbia College and recently attained the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives. She serves as the President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals and holds the Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP) designation.

Cahal Mowery joined VISIT DENVER in 2018 as their Director of Convention Sales, a role that allows him to proudly represent and sell The Mile High City! Cahal relocated to Denver from Houston, where at the time he was the Director of Sales & Catering for the JW Marriott Houston Downtown. Cahal attended the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Houston and during his senior year, interned at Visit Houston which led him to his first job after graduation as a National Account Executive, a role he held for 6 years ultimately handling the citywide market for the country’s 4^th largest city. Cahal enjoys staying active in the Meetings Industry, and is an active member of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) as well as Meeting Professionals International (MPI). As part of that involvement, he is the Past President of MPI Houston Area Chapter and is currently a MPI approved Facilitator. As Cahal has continued to grow in his career, he has been named a recipient of Connect Meetings 40 Under 40 class as well as PCMA’s 20 in their Twenties class, he has earned his MBA from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, and earned his CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) designation. Outside of the Meetings Industry, Cahal enjoys exploring Denver with his wife, Mallory, and their 1-year old daughter, Lucy, and spends his time cooking, wine (he is a Certified Sommelier), snowboarding, fly fishing, golfing, and traveling.