Tracie, Erika, Becki, Tiana!
Our team…
is ready to help you create your dream experience for your events and hospitality. Our relationships with world-class brands and hospitality leaders from across the different sub-sectors will get you the best to support your staging environments.
Becki Lee (Pretzer)
President/Owner
Over 30 years of experience in the foodservice and hospitality industry. Becki started Prima Marketing Group, LLC because of her passion for tabletop. She loves working with restaurateurs, chefs, food and beverage professionals at all levels. Striving to build some of the most rewarding relationships that one could build in a lifetime. It’s also about having fun and finding the right pieces for the customer. Pretty plates, gorgeous glassware, fabulous flatware, cutting edge culinary products to make everything work at the highest level, we are here to serve you! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and we look forward to working with you on your next venture!
Tracie Carmel
Customer Solutions Agent
Tracie’s journey that evolved into a love and knowledge for all things culinary has allowed her to become familiar with and connect with most aspects of the culinary industry. Her journey includes restaurant service and management, teaching Culinary Arts at the secondary level, reigniting the ProStart program in Arizona, and most recently, working for the Arizona Department of Education, serving all Culinary Arts and Hospitality educators throughout Arizona. Tracie was recognized as the 2013 North Carolina ProStart Educator of the Year and became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2010.
A native North Carolinian, Tracie moved to Phoenix in 2013 where she now resides with her husband Jason. They have two sweet pups, Ginger and Twix. In their spare time, Tracie and Jason enjoy traveling the world, testing out new recipes at home, and an occasional fishing trip when visiting family in North Carolina.
Erika Bellassai
Brand Representation
Erika grew up in a farming family who harvested dates on a ranch in the Coachella Valley. Her first job was in hospitality industry at the renowned La Quinta Resort and Spa.
Erika ventured out and earned her degree in Theatre Arts Performance and Directing at California State University, Long Beach. While pursuing a career in performance she has worked front of the house of service for Resorts, Hotels, Restaurants, and Bars in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. It was from these establishments that she found her love and passion for tabletop.
Erika and her husband, Adam, became new Phoenicians in the summer of 2022 and moved to the infamous Cave Creek, AZ with their two precious pugs, Besame and Mucho. They enjoy all that the desert has to offer, adventuring outdoors, spring training (GO DODGERS!), and most of all the phenomenal culinary scene.
Tiana Pretzer
Hospitality Sales
Tiana is originally from the SF Bay Area, but is essentially a native of Arizona as she grew up here since she was in Kindergarten. She enjoyed playing soccer from elementary to collegiate years and will gladly join in on a pick up game, any time! A graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, she’s a natural when it comes to meeting people and forming relationships anywhere she goes. In her off time she enjoys playing pool, snowboarding and spending time with her dogs, family and friends.