Contact Us
Most Sales Department members are assigned to meeting and event planners based on the geographic location of the contract signature and/or planner, excluding specialty markets noted below.
Malinda Harrell, CMP Fellow, CASE
Director of Sales
919.645.2668
mharrell@visitRaleigh.com
- Assisting key accounts and cultivating relationships with planners bringing meetings to Raleigh, N.C., regardless of market segment or peak room count.
Stephen Jackson, CMP
Associate Director of Sales
919.645.2655
sjackson@visitRaleigh.com
- Assisting planners from D.C., Md., Va. and W.Va. who represent any vertical market and who will be using any meeting space in the Raleigh area;
- and assisting planners who represent fraternal and multicultural organizations.
Marc Dooner
National Sales Manager
919.645.2688
mdooner@visitRaleigh.com
- Assisting planners from Conn., Del., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Penn., R.I. and Vt., who represent any vertical market (excluding fraternal, multicultural) and who will be using any meeting space in the Raleigh area.
Loretta Yingling, CMP Fellow
National Sales Manager
919.645.2667
lyingling@visitRaleigh.com
- Assisting planners from the Midwest or Western U.S. (Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Hawaii, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., N.D., Neb., Nev., N.M., Okla., Ore., S.D., Utah, Wash., Wisc. and Wyo.), who represent any vertical market (excluding fraternal, multicultural) and who will be utilizing any meeting space in the Raleigh area.
Kathryn Short, CMP
National Sales Manager
919.645.2689
kshort@visitRaleigh.com
- Assisting planners from N.C. and S.C. who will be utilizing the Raleigh Convention Center, or have 200+ on peak
- and assisting planners from Ala., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Miss., Tenn. and Texas, who represent any vertical market (excluding fraternal and multicultural)
Maria Lopez
Sales Manager
919.645.2685
mlopez@visitRaleigh.com
- Assisting planners from N.C. and S.C., who represent any vertical market with 199 rooms and under on peak (excluding fraternal, multicultural) and who will be using meeting space other than the Raleigh Convention Center, as well as all family reunions and weddings.
Destination Services
Tammy Jeffries, CGSP®
Director of Destination Services
919.645.2674
tjeffries@visitRaleigh.com
Gray Henderson, CGSP®
Assistant Director of Destination and Sports Services
919.645.2680
ghenderson@visitRaleigh.com
Katie Clark, CGSP®
Destination Services Manager
919.645.2675
kclark@visitRaleigh.com
Christina Laskorunsky, CGSP®
Destination Services Manager
919.645.2681
claskorunsky@visitRaleigh.com
Austin Jayes, CGSP®
Destination Services Coordinator
919.645.2692
ajayes@visitRaleigh.com