Staff Responsibilities

Please feel free to call the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) at: 919.834.5900 or 800.849.8499. Our general email address is visit@visitRaleigh.com.

To view a staff listing by department, click here.
 


Administration and Operations

Accounts receivable, payroll and human resources
Paula McChristian, CGFM, Vice President of Finance and Administration
919.645.2670 
pmcchristian@visitRaleigh.com

Board support and office operations
Acacia Blair, Administration Manager
919.645.2659
ablair@visitRaleigh.com

Board of directors, community relations and leadership
Dennis Edwards, President and CEO
919.645.2656
dedwards@visitRaleigh.com

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


Advertising Inquiries

Advertising on visitRaleigh.com
Lia Wik, Destination Travel Network (DTN)
520.989.8071
lwik@destinationtravelnetwork.com

Advertising to be placed by the Greater Raleigh CVB (including GRSA's advertising)
Avenir Bold
GRCVB.Media@aboldagency.com



Calendar of Events Submissions

If you know of an upcoming event that would be of interest to Raleigh, N.C., visitors, please submit the details to us, and we'll post it for you. If you represent a Wake County attraction, restaurant, shopping/retailer, hotel, meeting site or a leisure tourism event organization, please access PIXL (Partner Information eXchange Login) to submit the event details; otherwise, please use the submission form here.

If you represent a Wake County attraction, restaurant, shopping/retailer, event services business, hotel or meeting facility and you don't remember receiving a welcome email to access PIXL with a username and password, please click here. Then enter your email address at your business or organization. You should shortly receive an email with your username and password. If you still have trouble accessing PIXL, please contact the Greater Raleigh CVB at database@visitRaleigh.com.
 


Community Hospitality Partnership and Customer-Service Training

Tammy Jeffries, CGSP®, Director of Destination Services
919.645.2674
tjeffries@visitRaleigh.com
 


Complaints and General Concerns of Visitors

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


Feasibility and Occupancy Data Inquiries

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


Hosting, Promoting and Welcoming Attendees to a Meeting or Event in the Raleigh Area

Assisting planners with an upcoming sports event
Contact our GRSA sales team

Assisting convention or meeting planners
Contact our Destination Services team
 


Information for Individual Travelers and Small Groups

Kessa Stevens, CGSP®, Visitor Information Center Manager
919.645.2677
kstevens@visitRaleigh.com



Information Shipments for State Welcome Centers

Katie P. Clark, CGSP®, Destination Services Manager
919.645.2675
kclark@visitRaleigh.com



Information Delivery Service for Local Hotels and Attractions

Ernest (Ernie) Beauregard, Visitor Information Assistant
919.279.0790
ebeauregard@visitRaleigh.com



Information Technology Comments, Concerns or Questions

Vimal Vyas, CDME, Vice President of Data, Security and Digital Innovation 
919.645.2658
vvyas@visitRaleigh.com
 


Local Requests for Media Lists and Public Relations Assistance

Jessica Holt, Director of Public Relations and International Tourism
919.645.2654
jholt@visitRaleigh.com
 


Local or Media Inquiries about an Upcoming Sports Event or Tournament

Scott Dupree, Executive Director, Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance
919.645.2657
sdupree@raleighsports.org
 


Marketing Plans, Marketing Research and Stewardship of Destination Product

Jonathan Freeze, CDME, EDP, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
919.645.2663
jfreeze@visitRaleigh.com
 


Media Inquiries and Media Image Requests

Veronica Thring, Public Relations and International Tourism Manager
919.645.2676
vthring@visitRaleigh.com
 


New Area Businesses and Organizations or Updated Business Information

Introduction, orientation or marketing consultation
Andrew H. Baker, CGSP®, Marketing Manager
919.645.2684
abaker@visitRaleigh.com

New or updated listings on visitRaleigh.com and visitnc.com
Andrew H. Baker, CGSP®, Marketing Manager
919.645.2684
abaker@visitRaleigh.com


Planning a Meeting or Event

Contact our group sales team
 


Planning a Sports Event or Tournament

Contact our GRSA sales team

 


Print Publications and Non-Media Image Assets

Amber Harmon, Design Manager
919.645.2661
aharmon@visitRaleigh.com
 


Tourism Ambassador Program and Volunteer Opportunities

Kessa Stevens, CGSP®, Visitor Information Center Manager
919.645.2677
kstevens@visitRaleigh.com
 


visitRaleigh.com or raleighsports.org Websites

Content and marketing comments, concerns and questions
Derek Allman, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
919.645.2671
dallman@visitRaleigh.com

New or updated listings on visitRaleigh.com and visitnc.com
Andrew H. Baker, CGSP®, Marketing Manager
919.645.2684
abaker@visitRaleigh.com

Functional and technical comments, concerns or questions (including mobile app/mobile site development)
Vimal Vyas, CDME, Vice President of Data, Security and Digital Innovation 
919.645.2658
vvyas@visitRaleigh.com