Staff Directory

We look forward to hearing from you.

Feel free to contact our staff for help with your meeting or travel plans.
To contact the staff at the Salt Palace Convention Center, check out their staff directory.
If you would like to contact our Visitors Center, please call 801-534-4902.

For general inquiries, please contact us at:

Executive

Scott Beck

• President & Chief Executive Officer
• Phone: 801-534-4911  
• Fax: 801-534-4926
• sbeck@visitsaltlake.com

Clifford Doner

• Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
• Phone: 801-534-4999  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• cdoner@visitsaltlake.com

Administration

Clifford Doner

• Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
• Phone: 801-534-4999  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• cdoner@visitsaltlake.com

Steve Gertsch

• Director of Operations & Human Resources
• Phone: 801-534-4915  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• sgertsch@visitsaltlake.com

Tammie Wallace

• Controller
• Phone: 801-534-4986  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• tammie@visitsaltlake.com

Toby Garcia

• Director of Information Technology
• Phone: 801-554-5613  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• tgarcia@visitsaltlake.com

Tamara England

• Gift Shop Manager
• Phone: 801-534-4922  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• tengland@visitsaltlake.com

Larry Vaughan

• Office Administrator
• Phone: 801-534-4900  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• lvaughan@visitsaltlake.com

Alexandra Tomadakis

• Accountant
• Phone: 801-534-4962  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• atomadakis@visitsaltlake.com

Sales

Mark H. White, MBA, CDME

• Vice President of Sales
• Phone: 801-534-4933  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• mwhite@visitsaltlake.com

Eddie Canaday, CHSP, CHME

• Director of Convention Sales, Washington D.C. Area
• Phone: 202-297-7904  
• Fax: 202-234-1854
• ecanaday@visitsaltlake.com

Clorinda Holland

• Director of Convention Sales, Northeast Region
• Phone: 732-605-1275  
• Fax: 732-605-9625
• cholland@visitsaltlake.com

Lauren Van Bergen

• Director of Convention Sales, Midwest Region
• Phone: 224-723-5325  
• Fax: 224-723-5427
• lvanbergen@visitsaltlake.com

Carey Fenn-Moses

• Sales Representative, Washington DC Area
• Phone: 703-823-8824  
• Fax: 703-823-4400
• cfenn-moses@visitsaltlake.com

Toby Huebner

• Director of Sports Market Sales
• Phone: 801-534-4923  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• thuebner@visitsaltlake.com

Kimberly Leary

• Director of Convention Sales
• Phone: 801-534-4939  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• kleary@visitsaltlake.com

Todd J. Ness

• Director of Convention Sales
• Phone: 801-534-4938  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• tness@visitsaltlake.com

Chris Peterson

• Director of Convention Sales
• Phone: 801-534-4997  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• cpeterson@visitsaltlake.com

Cannon Tarbet

• National Sales Manager, Eastern Region
• Phone: 801-534-4936  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• ctarbet@visitsaltlake.com

Sally Tilson O'Neill

• Director of Convention Sales
• Phone: 801-534-4931  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• soneill@visitsaltlake.com

Diane Utley

• National Sales Director, Western Region
• Phone: 801-534-4937  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• dutley@visitsaltlake.com

Marion Neversummer

• National Sales Manager, Midwest Region
• Phone: 801-534-4949  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• mneversummer@visitsaltlake.com

Angela Tyler

• Executive Meeting Manager (groups up to 150 on peak)
• Phone: 801-534-4944  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• atyler@visitsaltlake.com

Allison Chappell

• Database Research Administrator
• Phone: 801-534-4935  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• achappell@visitsaltlake.com

Caryn Bradshaw

• Convention Sales Assistant
• Phone: 801-534-4946  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• cbradshaw@visitsaltlake.com

Molly Flynn

• Sales Administrative Assistant
• Phone: 801-534-4921  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• mflynn@visitsaltlake.com

Portia Millet

• Sales Administrative Assistant
• Phone: 801-534-4932  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• pmillet@visitsaltlake.com

Services

Michael Mack

• Vice President of Services
• Phone: 801-534-4942  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• mmack@visitsaltlake.com

Julie Rhoads

• Director Convention Services
• Phone: 801-534-4943  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• jrhoads@visitsaltlake.com

Tamme Thompson

• Convention Services Manager
• Phone: 801-534-4948  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• tthompson@visitsaltlake.com

LaRee Devitt

• Convention & Client Services Assistant
• Phone: 801-534-4992  
• Fax: 801-355-9323
• ldevitt@visitsaltlake.com

Marketing

Eric Thompson

• Vice President of Marketing
• Phone: 801-534-4912  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• ethompson@visitsaltlake.com

Sean Buckley

• Director of Creative Services
• Phone: 801-534-4955  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• sbuckley@visitsaltlake.com

Kaitlin Eskelson

• Director of Tourism Sales & Marketing
• Phone: 801-534-4929  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• keskelson@visitsaltlake.com

Jannika Miller

• Graphic Designer
• Phone: 801-534-4967  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• jmiller@visitsaltlake.com

Sheryl Jones

• Executive Assistant
• Phone: 801-534-4924  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• sjones@visitsaltlake.com

Alyssa Baker

• Tourism Sales & Program Coordinator
• Phone: 801-534-4952  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• abaker@visitsaltlake.com

Communications

Shawn Stinson

• Director of Communications
• Phone: 801-534-4913  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• sstinson@visitsaltlake.com

Jessica Fredrickson

• Tourism Communications Manager
• Phone: 801-534-4910  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• jfredrickson@visitsaltlake.com

Partner Development

Pat Holmes

• Vice President of Partner Development
• Phone: 801-534-4930  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• pholmes@visitsaltlake.com

Cristina Chavez

• Partner Development Coordinator
• Phone: 801-534-4973  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• cchavez@visitsaltlake.com

Elizabeth Brown

• Director of Partner Relations
• Phone: 801-534-4981  
• Fax: 801-534-4980
• ebrown@visitsaltlake.com

Katie Pettey

• Membership CRM Coordinator
• Phone: 801-534-4982  
• kpettey@visitsaltlake.com

Visitor Services

Bill Krause

• Director of Hospitality & Visitor Services
• Phone: 801-534-4920  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• bkrause@visitsaltlake.com

Gil Gilbert

• Visitor Services Manager
• Phone: 801-534-4901  
• Fax: 801-534-4927
• ggilbert@visitsaltlake.com

Orchid Event Solutions

Trent Hansen

• Vice President Business Development
• Phone: 801-505-4101  
• thansen@orchideventsolutions.com

Tina Stark

• Director of Housing & Registration Sales
• Phone: 801-505-4103  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• tinas@orchideventsolutions.com

Katie Dolar

• Director of Housing Operations
• Phone: 801-505-4129  
• Fax: 801-437-0299
• katied@orchideventsolutions.com

Natalie Tibbs

• Director of Registration Operations
• Phone: 801-505-4102  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• natalie@orchideventsolutions.com

Susie Brenner

• Account Manager
• Phone: 801-505-4130  
• susie@orchideventsolutions.com

Kristi Despain Woolston

• Account Manager
• Phone: 801-505-4106  
• kristi@orchideventsolutions.com

Mike Farr

• Account Manager
• Phone: 801-505-4112  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• mike@orchideventsolutions.com

Ashley Garrett

• Account Manager
• Phone: 801-505-4114  
• ashleyg@orchideventsolutions.com

Katie McLaughline

• Account Manager
• Phone: 801-505-4108  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• katie@orchideventsolutions.com

Ben Pendleton

• Account Manager
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• bpendleton@orchideventsolutions.com

Michelle Taylor

• Account Manager
• Phone: 801-505-4109  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• michellet@orchideventsolutions.com

Nicole Winschel

• Account Manager
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• nwinschel@orchideventsolutions.com

Dusty Allred

• Sales Coordinator
• Phone: 801-505-4105  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• dusty@orchideventsolutions.com

Jennifer Epperson

• Sales Coordinator
• Phone: 801-505-4110  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• jennifer@orchideventsolutions.com

Ivy LaCroix

• Call Center Coordinator
• Phone: 801-505-4119  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• ilacroix@orchideventsolutions.com

Brandon Babb

• Graphic Designer/Web Developer

Elisa Meneses

• Software Developer

Kathy Smith

• Account Coordinator

Joe Sturzenegger

• Software Developer

William Toledo

• Director of Development

Tim McPhie

• Software Developer

Cassie Robinson

• Software QA Analyst
• Phone: 801-505-4111  
• Fax: 801-355-0250
• cassie@orchideventsolutions.com

John Visser

• Project Manager