Contact / Staff Directory

Kurt J. Krause
President & CEO
kkrause@visitnorfolktoday.com

Taryn Buckley-Theil
Executive Assistant
tbthiel@visitnorfolktoday.com

Maria Herring, CGMP
Vice President of Sales & Services
mherring@visitnorfolktoday.com

Jennifer Lopez
Senior Convention Services Manager
jlopez@visitnorfolktoday.com

Aaron Kowalewski
Convention Services Coordinator
akowalewski@visitnorfolktoday.com

Dawn Whittaker
Director of Sales
dwhittaker@visitnorfolktoday.com

Dana Howe
Consumer Sales Manager
dhowe@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Travel Agents (including AAA, AARP), Consumer (leisure/transient), Cruise and Travel Packages – Geographic Territory: All U.S.

Rita P. Matthews
Sales Manager
rmatthews@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Associations, Corporations, Faith-Based – Geographic Territory: South East States (VA-Fredericksburg and below, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS)

Vianetta Johnson, CMP
Sales Manager
vjohnson@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Associations, Corporations, Faith-Based – Geographic Territory: North East (MI, OH, RI, DE, PA, NY, CT, NJ, NH, MA, WV, ME, VT) Market: MutliCultural – Geographic Territory: Northeast & Southeast States (MI, OH, RI, DE, MD, NY, CT, NJ, NH, MA, WV, ME, VT, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS, LA) Market: Family Reunions – Geographic Territory: All U.S.

Aileen Laracuente
National Sales Manager
alaracuente@visitnorfolktoday.com
Geographic Market: Associations, Corporations, & Faithbased Geographic Territory: Midwest/Northwest (IA, KY, AR, LA, IN, IL, WI, MN, ND, SD, MT, WY, ID, WA, OR) Vertical Market: All Fraternal Accounts, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Catherine Williamson, CMP
Director of Convention Services
cwilliamson@visitnorfolktoday.com

Rosanna McNeal
Convention Services Manager
rmcneal@visitnorfolktoday.com

Amy Maxwell
Sales & Services Administrator
amaxwell@visitnorfolktoday.com

Melissa Hopper
Associate Director of Tour & Travel
mhopper@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Domestic & International Tour Groups (including students), Military Reunions – Geographic Territory: Domestic & International.

Katie Castano, CGMP
Sales Manager
kcastano@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: All Sports – Geographic Territory: All U.S. Market: Associations, Corporations, Faith-Based Territory: Midwest/-Southwest (AK, HI, NV, CA, UT, AZ, CO, NM, TX, OK, KS, MO, NE)

Wayne Callis, CGMP
Sales Manager
wcallis@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: All Government Associations, All Federal and State Government Agencies – Geographic Territory: All U.S.

Sherri Thadeus
National Account Manager
sthadeus@visitnorfolktoday.com
Geographic Market: All Accounts (excluding Government Associations, Federal, State and Government Agencies, and Multicultural) Geographic Territory: Washington, DC, MD, PA and Northern VA (North of Fredericksburg) Vertical Market: Financial, Real Estate & Construction

Sarah Hughes
Director of Marketing and Communications
shughes@visitnorfolktoday.com

Alexandra McGary
Digital Content Manager
amcgary@visitnorfolktoday.com

Valerie Mitchell
Marketing Coordinator
vmitchell@visitnorfolktoday.com

Nicole Nussbaum
Communications Manager
nnussbaum@visitnorfolktoday.com

Ophélie Le Livec
Creative Design Specialist
olelivec@visitnorfolktoday.com

Paige Mitchell
Marketing & Communications Assistant
pmitchell@visitnorfolktoday.com

Frank Reynolds
Chief Financial Officer
freynolds@visitnorfolktoday.com

Brionna Taylor
Accounting Manager
btaylor@visitnorfolktoday.com

Sarah Carroll, SHRM-CP
Director of Human Resources
scarroll@visitnorfolktoday.com

Barbara Gullickson
Director of Visitor Experience
bgullickson@visitnorfolktoday.com

Taylor Wertman
Visitor Services Coordinator
twertman@visitnorfolktoday.com

Lisa MacKenzie
Front Desk Advisor
lmackenzie@visitnorfolktoday.com

Elisabeth Andrew
Assistant to Melissa Hopper and Dana Howe
eandrew@visitnorfolktoday.com

Latosha Walker
Assistant to Wayne Callis, Katie Castano and Vianetta Johnson
lwalker@visitnorfolktoday.com

Kayla Francis
Assistant to Rita Matthews, Aileen Laracuente and Sherri Thadeus
kfrancis@visitnorfolktoday.com

Trish Doherty

Sally Slaughter

Elizabeth Nobles

Cathy Kurchinski

Jessica Riegel

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