Master of Ceremony

Traci Pelter is a seasoned business development leader with over 30 years of experience in high-performance sales and management. She began her sales career managing advertising for McCarran Airport in Las Vegas. Traci then spent nearly two decades at Pace Communications as a Senior Territory Manager, overseeing ad sales for Southwest Airlines' inflight magazine, where she earned Employee of the Year and multiple sales awards.

In January 2021, Traci joined Houston Business Journal as an Account Executive and was promoted to Vice President of Sales in June 2022. Under her leadership, her team won the prestigious Eagle Award for achieving outstanding performance and Traci was named a Star Award Recipient at the 2024 Media Alliance Awards. In December 2024, she was named Market President & Publisher.

Traci holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Personnel Management from the University of Kansas and a master's degree in Hotel Administration & Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is actively involved in the Greater

Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce, serves on the board of re:MIND, a nonprofit organization and was recently named to the marketing committee for United Way. Traci has lived in Houston for 22 years with her husband Drew and their son, Chase, a senior at Texas Christian University.