Rachelle Raymond has been hired as convention sales manager by Bellevue Washington Conventions. The group represents Bellevue hotels and the Meydenbauer Convention Center.

Raymond will focuses her sales efforts on the regional government and associations.

Raymond’s experience includes three years at MTR Western where she handled all sales and marketing for the state of Washington as well as playing an integral role in their work at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

She is a graduate of Newport High School.