Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau Board Adds New Leaders

The Board of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau has elected Alex Peterson as chair and Tina Mazzullo as vice chair for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.

Peterson is the senior advisor and director of government affairs for the Connecticut Airport Authority. Mazzullo is area director of sales and marketing at the Residence Inn Stamford Downtown and the Courtyard Stamford Downtown. Peterson succeeds Thomas Madden, who served as chair of the CTMeetings Board since 2018.

“Both are knowledgeable about what it takes to sell our state to planners as a prime destination for conventions, meetings and sports events,” said Robert Murdock, president of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. “Alex’s expertise and partnerships within Connecticut’s transportation, business and hospitality industries are invaluable as we work to secure new and return bookings for our state, and he brings legislative relations experience to this position. Tina is a longtime Fairfield County-area hospitality and sales professional who has worked with many planners and their meetings and events at various hotel brands.”

Murdock reports that bookings by CTMeetings in the last fiscal year generated approximately $55.8 million in revenue for the state. An estimated 15,540 jobs in the state’s hospitality industry were supported and $3.39 million in Connecticut taxes were generated.

At the CAA, Peterson leads the agency’s partnerships with local, state and federal officials, helps advocate for the state’s quasi-public agency system and represents the Authority on various community groups. He joined the CTMeetings Board of Directors in July 2020 and two years later was elected to its executive committee.

Mazzullo’s role at the Residence Inn Stamford Downtown and the Courtyard Stamford Downtown includes managing topline revenue and business development and supporting the successful execution of events in partnership with the on-property sales team.