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

To view a staff listing by the topic of your inquiry or by staff responsibility, click here.

Administration

Dennis Edwards, President and CEO
919.645.2656
dedwards@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

Karen DeSollar, Design Manager
919.645.2666
kdesollar@visitRaleigh.com

Nolan Garner, Tourism Marketing Manager
919.645.2654
ngarner@visitRaleigh.com

Graham Rountree, Internet Marketing Coordinator
919.645.2671
grountree@visitRaleigh.com

Michael Robson, Destination Database Coordinator
919.645.2683
mrobson@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, CMP, CASE, Associate Director of Convention Sales
919.645.2668
mpettaway@visitRaleigh.com

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

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

Kumi Anzalone, CMP, CASE, Regional Director, National Accounts,
Washington DC Area Sales Office
443.949.7518
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

Gray Henderson, Convention Services Coordinator
919.645.2680
ghenderson@visitRaleigh.com

2011 - 12 GRCVB Board of Directors 

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

Phil Zachary, Vice Chairman
President & COO, Curtis Media Group

Jim McGovern, Secretary
General Manager, Angus Barn Restaurant

Bill Gant, Treasurer
General Manager, Raleigh Renaissance at North Hills

Kenneth R. Crockett, Immediate Past Chairman
President, Winston Hospitality

Steven Bauld-Board Member
General Manager, Harrison Global

Marty Clayton-Board Member
Manager, Community Relations, Progress Energy

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

Thomas Hill-Board Member
Vice President & Divsion Manager, Highwoods Properties

Kenneth B. Howard-Board Member
Director, NC Museum of History

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

Barry F. Mitsch-Board Member
Vice President, The Pyramid Resouce Group, Inc.

Jeff Merritt, Centennial Authority Liaison

Roger Krupa, Convention Center Commission Liaison

Bonner Gaylord, Raleigh City Council Liaison

Joe Bryan, Wake County Board of Commissioners Liaison

Jack W. Smith, Town of Cary Liaison