References
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Mr. Bill Deef
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
Meet Minneapolis
250 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55401
Phone: (612) 767-8110
Fax: (612) 767-8111
E-mail: billd@minneapolis.org
Ms. Kari Kauffman
Vice President
Experience Columbus
277 West Nationwide Boulevard, Ste 125
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 221-6623
Fax: (614) 222-6143
E-mail: KKauffman@ExperienceColumbus.com
Mr. John Reyes
Chief Operating Officer
Visit Sacramento
1608 I Street
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone: (916) 808-5299
E-mail: jgreyes@visitsacramento.com
Mr. Bill Hardman, Jr.
President
Southeast Tourism Society
555 Sun Valley Drive
Suite E-5
Roswell, GA 30076-5624
Phone: (404) 364-9847
Fax: (404) 262-9518
E-mail: bill@southeasttourism.org
Mr. Brad Weber
CEO
Gray Line Worldwide
1835 Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: (303) 394-6931
Fax: (303) 265-9479
E-mail: bweber@grayline.com
Mr. Jorge Franz
Senior Vice President of Tourism
Visit Houston
701 Avenida de las Americas, Suite 200
Houston TX 77010
Phone: (713) 853-8306
E-mail: jfranz@visithouston.com
Mr. Ray Hourani
Vice President
VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations
426 Industrial Avenue
Williston VT 05495
Phone : (800) 245-3868
E-mail: rayhourani@yahoo.com
Mr. Sam Rogers
Interim President & CEO
Visit Norfolk
232 East Main Street
Norfolk VA 23510
Phone: (757) 664-6620
E-mail: srogers@visitnorfolktoday.com
SPEAKING REFERENCES
Ms. Caroline Anderson
Tourism Brand Manager
Hawaii Tourism Authority
1801 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu HI 96815
Phone: (808) 973-2273
Fax: (808) 973-2253
E-mail: caroline@go.HTA.net
Mr. Ryan George
Chief Executive Officer
Simpleview Inc.
7458 N. LaCholla Boulevard
Tucson AZ 85741
Phone: (520) 575-1151
Fax: (520) 575-1171
E-mail: rgeorge@simpleviewinc.com
Ms. Rose Arsenault
Project Executive
New Brunswick Tourism
P O Box 6000
Fredericton NB, Canada E3B 5H1
Phone: (506) 461-1613
Fax: (506) 453-2854
E-mail: rose.arsenault@gnb.ca
Ms. Linda John
Executive Director
Visit Eau Claire
4319 Jeffers Rod, #201
Eau Claire WI 54703
Phone: (715) 831-2345
E-mail: linda@visiteauclaire.com
Ms. Lynn Brewer
Vice President, Meetings & Education
American Bus Association
2071 Norborne Drive
Lexington KY 40502
Phone: (859) 269-6418
Fax: (859) 269-7539
E-mail: lbrewer@buses.org
Ms. Jennifer Roush
Senior Director of Operations
Texas Travel Industry Association
3345 Bee Caves Road
Austin TX 78746
Phone: (512) 328-8842
Fax: (512) 478-9177
E-mail: jenniferr@ttia.org
Ms. Kathryn Farrington
Vice President of Marketing
Discover Newport
23 America’s Cup Avenue
Newport RI 02840
Phone : (401) 845-9117
E-mail : kfarrington@discovernewport.com
Ms. Carol Torricelli
Director of Sales
Virginia Tourism Corporation
901 East Byrd Street
Richmond VA 23219
Phone: (804) 545-5543
Fax: (804) 545-5501
E-mail: ctorricelli@virginia.org
EXPERIENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES
Ms. Stacy Brown
President
Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Visitors Bureau
629 Spring Street
Shreveport LA 71115
Phone: (318) 222-9391
Fax: (318) 429-0666
Email: sbrown@sbctb.org
Mr. Adam Johnson
Vice President of Marketing & Media Relations
Visit Saint Paul
175 West Kellogg Boulevard · Suite 502
Saint Paul MN 55102
Phone: (651) 265-4904
Fax: (651) 265-4999
E-mail: ajohnson@visitsaintpaul.com
Mr. Bill Deef
Vice President
Meet Minneapolis
250 Marquette Avenue S
Minneapolis MN 55401
Phone: (612) 767-8110
Fax: (612) 767-8111
Email: billd@meetminneapolis.com
Ms. Kari Kauffman
Vice President of Tourism
Experience Columbus
277 West Nationwide Boulevard, #125
Columbus OH 43215
Phone: (614) 221-6623
Fax: (614) 222-6143
Email: kkauffman@experiencecolumbus.com
Ms. Mary Hammond
Executive Director
Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau
128 Broadway
Paducah KY 42001
Phone: (270) 443-8783
Fax: (270) 443- 0122
Email: mary@paducah.travel
Mr. Ron Kuhlman
Vice President, Tourism Marketing & Sales
Virginia Beach CVB
2101 Parks Avenue, Suite 500
Virginia Beach VA 23451
Phone: (757) 385-6645
Fax: (757) 427-4747
Email: rkuhlman@vbgov.com
Mr. Dan Jasper
Communications Vice President
Mall of America – Management Office
60 East Broadway
Bloomington MN 55425-5550
Phone: (952) 883-8829
Fax: (952) 883-8803
Email: dan.jasper@moa.net
Mr. Sam Rogers
Interim President & CEO
Visit Norfolk
232 East Main Street
Norfolk VA 23510
Phone: (757) 664-6620
E-mail: srogers@visitnorfolktoday.com
Mr. Scott Rector
Director of Interpretation
FDR National Historic Site
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park NY 12358
Phone: (845) 229-9115
Fax: (845) 229-7115
Email: scott_rector@nps.gov
Ms. Mary Kay Vrba
Executive Director
Dutchess County Tourism Promotion Agency
3 Neptune Road, Suite M-17
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
Phone: (845) 463-5445
Fax: (845) 463-4024
Email: mkay@dutchesstourism.com
EXPERIENTIAL ASSESSMENT REFERENCES
Ms. Cori Day
Vice President of Sales & Service
Visit Kansas City
1321 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City MO 64105
Phone: (816) 691-3800
Fax: (913) 371-0204
Email: cday@visitkc.com
Ms. Mary Huggard
Vice President, Tourism Development
Visit Indy
200 South Capitol Avenue, #300
Indianapolis IN 46225
Phone: (317) 262-8246
Fax: (317) 684-2598
Email: mhuggard@visitindy.com