San Francisco
lori.tenny@meetingsfocus.com
I grew up in Chicago, followed my heart out West at 19 and have left it in San Francisco ever since. I graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism and have worked in the publishing industry for more than 15 years. Nowadays, I manage the work flow of the Meetings Focus editorial department and oversee all destination-related content from staff and freelance writers. Prior to joining Meetings Focus, I was a freelance writer and editor specializing in travel-related content and an editor at Travel Weekly and TravelAge magazines, where I covered all regions of the U.S., as well as Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Favorite book: Catcher in the Rye
Favorite food: Can’t decide whether it’s French-Vietnamese cuisine, heirloom tomatoes, artisan cheese or Swedish Fish (the candy).
Favorite TV show: That’s a tie: Six Feet Under and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Favorite movie: Another tie: Fargo and Raising Arizona
Most unique place you’ve been: Nepal: trekking in the Annapurna Mountain Range, elephant back riding in
Chitwan National Forest and wandering through the streets of Kathmandu.
Favorite aspect of the meetings/travel industry: Exploring new places and meeting new people
Pet peeve: Falling backward for Daylight Savings Time
One thing about you that most people don’t know: I make my own microbrew.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received in our industry? Get online and stay there.
What’s your favorite local/regional place to take a visitor to in your area? A day hiking the Dipsea Trail, Mount Tamalpais. It blows everyone away.
