Greater Birmingham Convention Visitors Bureau

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Current leadership

8 leaders

Top leader

Dan Williams

President & CEO

Executive

Cyndy Patterson

Chief Financial Officer

Executive

Jessica L. Black

Chief Strategy Officer

Vice president

David Galbaugh

Vice President of Sports Sales & Marketing

Vice president

Karen Dobnikar, PHR, SPHR

Vice President of Human Resources

Vice president

Mike Gunn, CFMP

Senior Vice President Convention Sales

Vice president

Monica Smith

Executive Vice President Convention Sales, Tourism & Destination Experience

Vice president

Sara Hamlin, CTIS

Vice President of Tourism

Team

34 people

Team by function

Sales & convention services16
Other9
Marketing & communications5
Visitor experience2
Partnerships & community1
Research & strategy1

Sales & convention services

16 people

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 people

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 people

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 people

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

Partnerships & community

1 person

Tonia Whatley
Director of Community Impact & Sports Development

Research & strategy

1 person

Wes Watkins
Director of Research

8 in leadership and 34 grouped by function. Captured Oct 21, 2026 from the official team page.

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