GRCVB Staff and Board

Please feel free to call us at: (919) 834-5900 or (800) 849-8499. Our email address is visit@visitRaleigh.com

Loren J. Gold, Executive Vice President
919.645.2669
lgold@visitRaleigh.com

Linda Bonine, Director of Operations
919.645.2662
lbonine@visitRaleigh.com

Paula McChristian, Accountant / Project Coordinator
919.645.2670
pmcchristian@visitRaleigh.com

Communications and Marketing

Jonathan Freeze, Director of Marketing
919.645.2663
jfreeze@visitRaleigh.com

Ryan Smith, Director of Communications
919.645.2676
rsmith@visitRaleigh.com

Charissa Todd, Tourism Marketing Manager
919.645.2654
ctodd@visitRaleigh.com

Karen Desollar, Graphic Design Manager
919.645.2666
kdesollar@visitRaleigh.com

Cindy Triolo, Database Content Manager
919.645.2683
ctriolo@visitRaleigh.com

Information Technology

Vimal Vyas, Director of Information Technology
919.645.2658
vvyas@visitRaleigh.com

Sales

Jana Rae Oliver, Director of Sales
919.645.2675
jroliver@visitRaleigh.com

Malinda Pettaway, Associate Director of Convention Sales
919.645.2668
mpettaway@visitRaleigh.com

Stephen Jackson, National Sales Manager
919.645.2655
sjackson@visitRaleigh.com

Loretta Yingling, National Sales Manager
919.645.2667
lyingling@visitRaleigh.com

Kumi Anzalone, Regional Director, National Accounts,
Washington DC Area Sales Office
571.970.2705
kanzalone@visitRaleigh.com

Nicole Robinson, Sales Coordinator
919.645.2682
nrobinson@visitraleigh.com

Sports Marketing

Scott Dupree, Vice President of Sports Marketing
919.645.2657
sdupree@raleighsports.org

Tori Collins, Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
919.645.2664
tori@raleighsports.org

Theresa Tyler, Sports Services Manager
919.645.2659
ttyler@visitRaleigh.com

Jason Philbeck, Sports Marketing Manager
919.645.2660
jphilbeck@raleighsports.org

Convention Services

Julie Brakenbury, Director of Convention Services
919.645.2661
jbrakenbury@visitRaleigh.com

Tammy Jeffries, Convention Services Manager
919.645.2674
tjeffries@visitRaleigh.com

Reggi Powell, Visitor Information Center Manager
919.645.2677
rpowell@visitRaleigh.com

2009 - 10 GRCVB Board of Directors

David W. Strong. Chairman
President, REX Healthcare

Dale Whitworth, Vice Chairman
Vice President and Controller, Golden Corral Corporation

Kenneth R. Crockett, Treasurer
President, Crockett Capital Corporation

Ian W.G. Sauer, Secretary
Vice President of Operations, Summit Hospitality Group, Ltd.

Barry F. Mitsch, Immediate Past Chairman
Vice President, The Pyramid Resource Group, Inc.

Steven Bauld-Board Member
General Manager, Harrison Global

Bill Gant-Board Member
General Manager, Raleigh Renaissance at North Hills

Joel C. Fuller-Board Member
General Manager, Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley Hotel

Melanie Davis Jones-Board Member
Director of Marketing, NC Museum of Art

Dean Ogan-Board Member
Owner, Rocky Top Hospitality

Jim Rutherford-Board Member
President and General Manager, Carolina Hurricanes

Phil Zachary-Board Member
President and COO, Curtis Media Group

Judi Grainger, Centennial Authority Liaison

Roger Krupa, Convention Center Commission Liaison

Bonner Gaylord, Raleigh City Council Liaison

Betty Lou Ward, Wake County Board of Commissioners Liaison

Jack W. Smith, Town of Cary Liaison

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