P E O P L E

Jeff Jarnecke is the new Executive Director of Visit South Bend Mishawaka succeeding Rob DeCleene, who has become vice chancellor for university relations and advancement at Indiana University South Bend. Jarnecke most recently served as Executive Director of Venues for the city of South Bend.

Warren R. Wilkinson is the new President at Visit Overland Park in Kansas. An experienced DMO leader, he has previously served as Chief Marketing Officer at both Choose Chicago and Visit Indy.

Kasey L. Summerville has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Community Engagement at Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. She joined the DMO in 2017.

Adam Berrios has been promoted to Vice President of Sales and Services at Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. He joined the DMO in March 2021 as Director of Sales. Previously, Berrios was Senior Sales Manager with Visit Greenville SC and Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. 

Tyler Gosnell has been appointed as Chief Brand & Marketing Officer at Visit Salt Lake. Prior to his recent work with the Royal Commission for AlUla in Saudi Arabia, he was in international marketing and global planning roles with Visit California and San Francisco Travel Association.

Tanvi Chauhan has joined Visit Savannah as Communications Manager. She joins from Brewton-Parker College where she had been a part-time business professor and director of information and library sciences.

Bonna Johnson has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., which she joined in 2015.

Jay Negrón has joined Visit Florida as a Global Marketing and Trade Account Executive. He was previously Sales Manager, Latin America for Visit St. Pete Clearwater.

Amy Chambers is starting a new position as Director of Engagement at Visit California. She had previously been working for the organization as Staff Services Manager since 2015.

Micah Palmer has been appointed by Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce / Visit Pierre, South Dakota, as Director of Tourism and Marketing. Since 2020, she has served as the marketing and social media manager at MaxStrat. 

Jennifer Shira is the new Senior Convention Services Manager at Visit Austin. Prior to joining the DMO earlier this year, she was an Event Coordinator for the City of Austin.

Also at Visit Austin, Dane Piper has been promoted to Associate Director of Convention Services. He joined the DMO in 2010.

Monica B. Silva is the new Executive Meetings Manager at Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. She had previously been at Visit St. Pete Clearwater as Sales Manager.

Anthony Mancuso has started a new position as National Sales Director at Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau. Previously, he had been in sales executive roles at Discover Santa Clara, Destination El Paso, Visit Oakland, San Francisco Travel, and San Diego Tourism Authority.

Melissa Harder also joins as National Sales Director at Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau. She had been with Team San Jose for 10+ years, most recently as National Sales Manager.

Kameryn Trask has started a new role as Guest Experience Supervisor at Visit Napa Valley. She recently joined the DMO from Meadowood Resort.

June Billings has started a new role as Head of People Operations at Adara where she has been promoted from HR Manager.

Greg Desrosiers has departed his position as Marketing & Communications Manager at Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau in Rhode Island to re-join the Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security as Content Strategist.

Maria Greene, Director of Market Development, is retiring from Destination BC after 30 years with the Canadian DMO.

Journera welcomes Angela Shannon (l.), previously with Travelzoo, as Director of Marketing.

Also joining the team is Allie Parillo (r.), previously with Sojern and Kayak, as Sales Operations Manager.

GOOD NEWS CAREER CORNER

Dave Nitkiewicz is now Marketing Partnerships Manager at the HQ of Marriott International in Bethesda, MD. He had been Specialty Markets Sales Manager at Experience Grand Rapids since 2015. But then, COVID…

“In April of 2020, I lost my travel job. It was tough, but I made the decision to sell everything I owned, say goodbye to everyone I loved, and move to Washington, D.C. to pursue my Master’s in Tourism Administration from The George Washington University School of Business – thrilled to celebrate finishing my program this past weekend! Also so glad to be working in the travel industry again at Marriott International – the plan worked!!!”

BRIGHTER AND SHINIER THAN EVER

Congratulations to Dan Holowack, Co-founder & CEO, and all the team at CrowdRiff for being listed at #11 for 2022 Great Place to Work® Institute Canada (50-99 employees).

P.S. At eTourism Summit in 2015, Dan presented CrowdRiff as a “Bright, Shiny, New Object.” We’re pleased to introduce eight more startups at eTourism Summit in 2022!

Dan says, “We started in a small apartment with only a handful of awesome people…And today, CrowdRiff stands tall with 90+ team members spread across continents, determined to re-shape the travel industry by harnessing the power of technology and visual storytelling.

I’m so proud of our team and grateful to our customers. This means even more given everything our team overcame these last few years to stay strong, stay focused and continue growing, while taking care of each other. We started with humble beginnings, and even today, we carry on with the same values as the day CrowdRiff was founded.”

R F P s

Results: South Dakota Department of Tourism has chosen to establish partnerships with four advertising and public relations firms for two year terms beginning July 1, 2022, as selected through the RFP process. The length of each contract is three years, with the option of two (2) one-year renewals.

The Associated Press followed the story, reporting that only one proposal had been received from an in-state agency.

• Karsh Hagan for lead creative branding, traditional & digital media, and activations
• Love Communications for facilitating the cooperative marketing strategy and consumer insights
• Lou Hammond Group for public relations
• Two by Four for social media, email marketing, and website development

Alaska Travel Industry Association is seeking quotes for the following elements supporting the Alaska Tourism Marketing Program:

• Alaska Cultural Tourism Website Content
  • Deadline for Quote Submissions: June 1, 2022
• Travel Alaska Website Content
  • Deadline for Quote Submissions: June 1, 2022
• Database Management
  • Deadline for Quote Submissions: June 1, 2022
• Travel Alaska Vacation Planner Fulfillment & Warehousing
  • Deadline for Quote Submissions: June 1, 2022
• Travel Alaska Ad Efficiency and Visitor Conversion Studies / Research
  • Deadline for Quote Submissions: June 1, 2022

Domestic Visitor Volume and Profile Data and Travel Intent and Consumer Sentiment Data: Travel Texas is seeking written proposals from qualified respondents in accordance with the specifications contained in this RFP for access to one or more datasets providing travel intent and consumer sentiment data. Under the terms of this RFP, the OOG intends to select one or more qualified firms to provide the OOG with travel intent and consumer sentiment data. Deadline: June 1, 2022. Issued by Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

J O B S

President & CEO — Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, TN (new)

President & CEO — Visit Greenville, SC

President & CEO — Experience Maple Grove, MN

President & CEO — Calabasas Chamber of Commerce/DMO, CA

CEO — Visit Casper, WY

SVP-President — Tulsa Regional Tourism-Visit Tulsa, OK

Executive Director — Discover Klamath Visitor and Convention Bureau, OR (new)

Executive Director — Pacific County Tourism Bureau, WA 

Executive Director/CEO — Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, LA 

Executive Director — Visit Visalia, CA

Executive Director — Columbus Area Visitors Center, IN

Executive Director — Muncie Visitors Bureau, IN

Executive Director — Manistee County Visitors Bureau, MI

Executive Director — Texas Hill Country River Region 

Chief Executive Officer AND Convention Sales Manager — Discover Santa Clara, CA

Executive Director Diversity — Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB

Senior Director of Marketing Analytics — Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority

Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications AND Champion of People & Culture AND Membership Coordinator — Destinations International, Wash., DC, remote

Senior Vice President of Sales AND Manager Global Development (new) — Choose Chicago

Vice President of Destination Development & Community Engagement AND Vice President of Sales — Visit Albuquerque

Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations AND Vice President of Sales & Services — City of Virginia Beach-Convention and Visitors Bureau

Vice President of Marketing — Destination Niagara USA, NY

Vice President of Marketing AND Creatives Services Manager — Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, IL

Vice President of Marketing & Communications AND Marketing Manager — Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, LA

Vice President of Sales & Experiences — Bermuda Tourism Authority, NYC

Vice President of Sales AND National Sales Director, Citywide (Chicago-based) — San Diego Tourism Authority

Vice President of Sales — Visit Wichita

Regional Director of Sales, West Coast — Visit Baltimore

Director of Convention Marketing AND National Account Manager — Travel Portland, OR

Director, Citywide Accounts DC/VA/MD (based in DC area) AND Manager, Convention Sales Northeast & Midwest Region (based in San Francisco) — San Francisco Travel Association

Convention Sales Director — Visit Knoxville, TN

Director of Convention Sales — Visit Jacksonville, FL

National Account Executive-Chicago — Meet Minneapolis

Sales Director AND Sales Manager AND Partner Engagement Manager AND Director of Human Resources — Visit SLO CAL, San Luis Obispo, CA

Sales Manager — Travel Oregon

Destination Sales Manager — Visit Alexandria, VA

Sales Manager AND Visitor Marketing Specialist — Visit Detroit

Sales Manager —Visit Canton, OH

Senior Director of Media AND Assistant Manager International Communications AND Creative Operations Project Manager AND Technical Project Manager AND Coordinator Member Services & Programs AND Coordinator Trade Shows & Events — NYC & Company

Director Partnership & Destination Services AND Public Relations Manager AND Tourism Manager (new) — Visit Seattle

Senior Manager Research AND Social Media Manager AND Partnerships Manager Partnerships & Alliances Assistant AND Membership Manager AND International Sales Manager AND International Sales Coordinator — Destination DC

Executive Meetings Manager — Visit Denver

Chief Financial Officer — CincyUSA, OH

Chief Tourism Development Officer — OneSpartanburg, Inc., SC

HTA Brand Manager — Hawaii Tourism Authority (new, closing 6/10)

Destination Development Manager AND Industry Relations Specialist — Travel Nevada

Director Business Marketing — Michigan Economic Development Corporation (new)

Brand Marketing Manager — Destination Cleveland

Director of Digital Marketing & Media — Visit Dayton

Director of Tourism — Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, MD

Director of Marketing & Development — Greater Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce/DMO, NJ

Director of Marketing & Communications — Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau, IL

Tourism Director — Discover Front Royal, VA (new)

Tourism Director — Walton County Tourism Department, FL

Director of Tourism — Pick Ellijay, GA

PR Manager Meetings & Conventions — Visit Orlando (new)

Marketing Manager Tourism Sales — New Orleans & Company (new)

Tourism Marketing Manager — Prince William County Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, VA

Economic Development Director — Arlington County, VA

Marketing Manager — Visit Pittsburgh

Marketing Manager — Visit Omaha, NE (new)

Digital Content Manager — Visit Bend, OR (new)

Content & Engagement Manager — Visit Anchorage

Website Marketing Manager — Colorado Tourism Office

Partner Development Manager — Springfield (MO) Convention & Visitors Bureau

Business Analyst AND Data Analyst — Visit Grand Junction, CO

Brand Ambassador — Discover Green Bay, WI

PR Manager AND Travel Specialist — Santa Monica Travel & Tourism, CA

Communications Manager — Visit Buffalo Niagara, NY

Communications Manager (Media, PR, Content & Publications) — Visit KC, MO

Communications Manager — Visit Carlsbad, CA

Communications Manager — San Francisco Peninsula, CA

Marketing Coordinator — Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau, CA

Branding Content Coordinator — Visit High Point, NC

Membership Engagement Coordinator — Destination Greater Victoria, B.C, Canada

Marketing & Event Coordinator — Sabine Parish Tourist & Recreation Commission, LA

Marketing Project Coordinator/Production Coordinator — Experience Kissimmee, FL (new)

Communications Coordinator — Choose Redding, CA (new)

Sports Development Business Manager — Chattanooga Tourism Co., TN (new)

Sales Manager — Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau, IA

Economic Development Manager — City of Waco, TX

Communications & Events Manager — Soldotna Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center, AK 

Sales & Marketing Specialist — City of Temple, TX (new)

Sports Sales Coordinator — Visit Midland, TX

Executive Assistant — Visit Williamsburg, VA

Marketing Assistant — Genessee Chamber of Commerce/Visit Genessee, NY

Tourism Assistant — Montgomery Regional Tourism Office, VA

Executive Assistant — State of Washington Tourism

Advertising & Consumer Engagement Manager-USA — Tourism Ireland, NYC (new)

Manager Marketing — Hong Kong Tourism Board, Los Angeles (new)

Marketing Executive — Catalan Tourist Board, NYC

Senior Vice President — Longwoods International, Midwest, remote

Vice President – Lodging & Hospitality Business Development — Arrivalist (new)

Director of Research AND Research Operations Manager — Destination Analysts

Economist-Tourism Economics — Oxford Economics, Wayne, PA

Senior Tourism Analyst — Rove, Toronto

Senior Digital Media Buyer — Love Communications, Provo, UT

Sales Executive — Wander, Provo, UT (new)

Account Supervisor — ELMNTL, Dallas

Tourism Account Executive AND Enterprise Account Executive — Journera, remote

Sales Director-Florida & Caribbean — Sojern, remote

Interactive Producer AND Web Developer AND Accessibility Program Director AND Senior Art Director-FL AND Art Director AND Content Manager AND Content Coordinator AND Accessibility Specialist AND Website Quality Assurance Specialist AND Web Developer AND Business Analyst AND Advertising Account Manager AND Account Supervisor-Anchorage, Alaska AND Account Supervisor-LA & FL AND Senior Programmatic Media Buyer AND Facebook Ads Manager AND Digital Account Supervisor AND Marketing Automation Specialist AND Ad Operations Manager AND Media Account Supervisor-FL AND Media Coordinator — Miles Partnership

Associate Principal AND Senior Research Analyst — Miles Partnership/Coraggio, remote

PR Account Supervisor AND PR Senior Account Executive (New York) AND PR Account Coordinator (Los Angeles) — MMGY NJF

Senior Director PR (Tourism) — Paradise Advertising & Marketing

Vice President of Global Sales — ConferenceDirect

Vice President Sales — MPI, Dallas

Deputy Director — Orange County Convention Center, Orlando

General Manager — Moscone Center, San Francisco

General Manager — Lynnwood Convention Center, WA

Director of Sales & Marketing — Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas

General Manager Destination Marketing — Delta Air Lines, Atlanta

Airport Communications Manager — Salt Lake City Corporation

Vice President Marketing — Busch Gardens-SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Tampa

Tourism Development Manager — San Francisco Giants

Director of Marketing & Communications — National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY

City Hall Plaza Engagement Manager — City of Boston

Director of Marketing Communications — Cleveland Museum of Art

Media Relations Manager — The Cleveland Orchestra

Marketing & Sales Associate — The Philadelphia Orchestra

Marketing Manager — Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles

Director of Content & Creative — U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, Park City, UT

Advertising & Marketing Coordinator — Sharing Alaska, Anchorage

Community Arts Director — Oklahoma Arts Council 

Consumer Insights Manager — Merlin Entertainments, Orlando

Social Media Manager — Navy Pier, Chicago

Specialist Web Content — Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami

Manager Integrated Marketing — Holland America Line, Seattle

Director Product Management — Princess Cruises, Santa Clarita, CA

Integrated Marketing Manager AND Senior Marketing Automation Manager — City Experiences-Hornblower Group, NYC

Communications Specialist — South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (new)