Michael Corrigan
President & CEO
Charged with marketing, selling and promoting Jacksonville’s image, driving visitation and boosting the economy through tourism.
Meet the Team
Get in touch with the Visit Jacksonville team. See our full staff listing below.
Get to know the friendly and helpful team at Visit Jacksonville. Click through for contact information for every member of our team including Sales & Services, Outreach & Engagement, Marketing & Communications and more.
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Executive Team
Sarina Wiechens
Chief Operating Officer
Oversees the daily operations and financial components of Visit Jacksonville to implement the vision and mission of the organization and CEO/President.
Katie Mitura
Chief Marketing Officer
Oversees the Marketing & Communications team to implement the goals of the President and CEO for Visit Jacksonville pertaining to marketing Jacksonville as a premier destination.
Jeanne Goldschmidt
Director of Sales & Services
Oversees the Sales & Services team to implement the goals of the President and CEO of Visit Jacksonville pertaining to growth of bookings and support within the destination.
Courtney Gumbinger
Director of Outreach & Engagement
Oversees the Outreach & Engagement team to implement the goals of the President and CEO to provide exceptional customer service to visitors, locals and the tourism community.
Administration
Becky Bulmer
Assistant Director of Finance
Responsible for the financial oversight and integrity of financial processes for the organization. Oversees all accounting functions.
Eva Soto
Accounting Manager
Responsible for financial oversight, payment processing, financial statements and all financial aspects of the business.
Laurie Degon
Senior Analytics Manager
Responsible for data analytics and reporting to develop marketplace analysis of trends in tourism as well as economic impact forecasts.
Lisa Sharrit
Administration Manager
Responsible for human resources and insurance components for Visit Jacksonville. Liaison to the Board of Directors.
Sales & Services
Bob Doering
Senior National Sales Manager
Responsible for promoting Jacksonville as a premier destination for Corporate, State and National Association conferences and events.
Katie Quackenbush
National Sales Manager
Responsible for promoting Jacksonville as a premier destination for Social, Military, Education, Religious and Fraternal conferences and events.
Sydney Lindblad
National Sports Manager
Responsible for promoting Jacksonville as a premier destination for sporting events of all sizes.
Emma Carlo
Services Manager
Responsible for servicing groups over 150 room nights.
Maryana Karpeeva
Assistant Sales & Services Manager
Provides service support to ensure groups and meetings have a positive experience in Jacksonville, as well as sales support for small meetings with less than 150 room nights.
Outreach & Engagement
Paloma Martin
Senior Engagement Manager
Responsible for Visit Jacksonville’s Explorers Program, volunteer efforts and providing exceptional customer service to visitors and the local community.
Hana Ferguson
Senior Outreach Manager
Responsible for Visit Jacksonville’s outreach efforts to the local community and connecting tourism businesses to the resources provided by Visit Jacksonville.
Jorie Allinson
Engagement Manager
Responsible for overseeing the daily operations at each of our Visitor Centers as well as the logistics and scheduling of all outreach events for our Mobile Visitor Centers.
Paige Shrewsbury
Engagement Assistant Manager
Responsible for providing exceptional customer service to all visitors to Jacksonville while spearheading our efforts at Artwalk and engaging trail partners in outreach events.
Kerry Weatherhead
Engagement Coordinator
Responsible for assisting visitors contacting or entering centers or as a part of a conference or group with requests for information, maps and brochures, referrals and trip planning services.
Marketing & Communications
Andrea Mestdagh
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communication
Responsible for marketing, communication and public relations initiatives to promote and market Jacksonville as a premier leisure destination to key markets.
Tess Chalifour-Drahman
Meetings Marketing Manager
Responsible for marketing initiatives and strategies to entice conventions and groups to book their meetings in Jacksonville.
Autumn Leach
Social Media Manager
Responsible for Visit Jacksonville’s social media and other major marketing initiatives.
Lauren Hickox
Marketing Manager
Responsible for assisting with the research and development of marketing materials, website content, app content, email content, and various marketing initiatives.
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