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

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

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

Ami Patel, Information Technology Manager
919-645-2671
apatel@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, National Convention Sales Manager
Washington DC Area Sales Office
571-970-2705
kanzalone@visitraleigh.com

Janet Crietlli, Sales Coordinator
919-645-2682
jcrietlli@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

Jason Philbeck, Sports Marketing Manager
919-645-2660
jphilbeck@raleighsports.org

Theresa Tyler, Sports Services Manager
919-645-2659
ttyler@visitraleigh.com

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 Specialist
919-834-5900
rpowell@visitraleigh.com

2008 - 09 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

Robert Schofield, Secretary
Managing Director, The Umstead Hotel and Spa

Russ Smith, Immediate Past Chairman
GM, Embassy Suites Hotel Raleigh - Durham Airport

Debbie Behnke, Board Member
Account Sales Manager, American Airlines

Betsy Bennett, Ph.D., Board Member
Director, NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Barry F. Mitsch, Board Member
Vice Prsident, The Pyramid Resources Group, Inc. 

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

Dean Ogan, Board Member
Owner, Rocky Top Hospitality

Jim Rutherford, Board Member
President & General Manager, Carolina Hurricanes

Ian W. G. Sauer, Board Member
Vice President & General Manager, Summit Hospitality Group, Ltd.

Judi Grainger, Centennial Authority Liaison

Roger Krupa, Convention Center Commission Liaison

Mary-Ann Baldwin, Raleigh City Council Liaison

Lindy Brown, Wake County Board of Commissioners Liaison

Jack W. Smith, Town of Cary Liaison