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# Greater Birmingham Convention Visitors Bureau

## Changes (0)

No staff-page changes recorded for this organization yet.

## Current leadership (8)

- Dan Williams — President & CEO
- Cyndy Patterson — Chief Financial Officer
- Jessica L. Black — Chief Strategy Officer
- David Galbaugh — Vice President of Sports Sales & Marketing
- Karen Dobnikar, PHR, SPHR — Vice President of Human Resources
- Mike Gunn, CFMP — Senior Vice President Convention Sales
- Monica Smith — Executive Vice President Convention Sales, Tourism & Destination Experience
- Sara Hamlin, CTIS — Vice President of Tourism

## Team

Captured Oct 21, 2026 from the official team page: <https://inbirmingham.com/our-team/>

### Sales & convention services (16)

- Brandon Conner — Sports Business Development Manager
- Carman Atchison — National Sales Manager Southeast, State and Regional Associations
- Christalan Richardson — Tourism Sales Manager
- Courtney Ingersoll — National Sales Manager Corporate
- Cynthia F. Fuller, CFMP — National Sales Manager Ethnic, Fraternal, Religious, Western U.S. Associations
- Dewayne Jones — Sports Business Development Manager
- Heidi Soltys — National Sales Manager Religious, Health/Medical, Midwest Associations
- JaCarey Gooden — Destination Experience Manager Sports
- Lynnette Davis — Director of Destination Experience Sports & Tourism
- Samantha Pugh — Senior Manager of Destination Experience Meetings & Conventions
- Sandra Gonzalez — Sports Business Development Manager
- Sharon Brown, TMP, CTIS — Tourism Sales Manager
- Sheretha Yarber — Director of Destination Experience Meetings & Conventions
- Sheryl Ellis — Tourism Sales Manager
- Steve Pierson — Director of Sales First Responders, Government, Law Enforcement, Public Administration, Military, Northeast Associations
- Taylor Moore-Jones — Destination Experience Manager Sports

### Other (9)

- Alice Horne — Information Specialist - BHM Airport
- Bridget Carter — Executive Assistant
- Doug Parrish — Director of Organizational Impact & Development
- Frank Tyson — Information Specialist - Vulcan Park & Museum
- Kirby Pickens — Information Specialist - Downtown
- Michael Goodman — Delivery Manager
- Rita Kelley — IT Manager
- Tara Walton, CTIS, CTP — Director of Workforce Development
- Vickie Ashford-Thompson — Director of Travel Media

### Marketing & communications (5)

- Aubrey Kirkland — Marketing Manager Meetings & Conventions
- Clayton Humphries — Director of Marketing
- Grace Baird — Marketing Manager Tourism & Sports
- Mallory Sorrell — Marketing & Communications Coordinator
- Symeria Thomas — Director of Communications

### Visitor experience (2)

- Cynthia Gillespie Thomas — Visitor Information Center Manager - Downtown
- Debra Grider — Visitor Information Center Manager - BHM Airport

### Partnerships & community (1)

- Tonia Whatley — Director of Community Impact & Sports Development

### Research & strategy (1)

- Wes Watkins — Director of Research

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