Paul Astleford - President and CEO
Amy Bricker - Executive Assistant
David Barker – Director, Public Affairs

Administration

Jodi Beekman, CPA – Vice President, Finance and Administration
Dave Burgan - Director, Information Technology
Katie Croysdale - Human Resources Administrator
Roberta Stewart - Accounting Administrator
Dwight Farve - Support Services Coordinator

Convention Sales

Brian Ross - Vice President, Sales
Nicole Massenelli-Ayala - Executive Assistant
Marco Bloemendaal - Director, Convention Sales
Brad Russell, CASE – Associate Director, Convention Sales
Regina Gray – National Sales Manager
Angela Hammond, CASE, LES - National Sales Manager
Mark Oeffler, CASE - National Sales Manager
Jamie Schafrath, CMP - National Sales Manager
Kerri Pollet, CASE - Sales Manager
Vineetha Thomas - Sales Manager
Brenda Carter - Sales Information Coordinator
Arica Claar - Sales Assistant
Meg Gordon - Sales Assistant

Convention Services

Bill Behrens, CMP – Director, Convention Services
Amy Gatto Klein, CMP - Convention Services Manager
Diane Share, CMP - Convention Services Manager
Renee Scott – Convention Services Assistant

Tourism

Kari Kauffman - Director, Tourism
Brian Cheek – Tourism Sales Manager
Anthony Cordo - Visitor Services Manager
Alissa Simpson – Tourism Sales Manager
Ben Walters – Visitor Center Receptionist

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Membership

Xenia Palus - Director, Membership
Melissa DeGraw - Membership Sales Manager
Cindy Hartsook - Membership and Tourism Assistant

Marketing

Pete McGinty - Vice President, Marketing
Cathe Moog - Director, Marketing
Irene Alvarez – Marketing Project Manager
Beth Ervin - Director, Communications
Scott Peacock - Media Relations Manager
Claudia Plumley - Communications Manager

Events/Sponsorship Development

Carol Allerding, CMP - Director, Events/Sponsorship Development
Sayaka Sekiguchi - Events Manager
Kelly Brooks – Events/Marketing Coordinator

Greater Columbus Sports Commission

Linda Logan, CSEE - Executive Director
Brian Timm, CSEE – Director, Corporate Partnerships
Gwen Verhoff, CSEE – Senior Events Manager
Jeffrey John, CSEE – Sales Manager
Kate Kastenholz – Office Manager

Visitor Center Staff

Mike Montler – Visitor Information Specialist
Cindy Robbins – Visitor Information Specialist
John Snouffer – Visitor Information Specialist
Bill Stalter – Visitor Information Specialist

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