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# Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau

## Leadership changes (0)

No leadership changes recorded for this organization yet.

## Detected roster changes

Director-level and above, detected automatically from the official team page. Machine-detected, so confirm before relying on it.

- **2026-08-24** — Christopher Parker: Sales Manager → Director of Destination Services

## Current leadership (5)

- Gina Gemberling — President & CEO
- Brian Oaks — Senior Vice President/COO
- Chris Phillips — Senior Vice President/CFO
- Ryan Callison — Vice President of Marketing & Communications
- Stasha Irby — Vice President of Sales, Services, & Community Engagement

## Team

Captured Aug 24, 2026 from the official team page: <https://www.littlerock.com/about/lrcvb-staff/>

### Sales & convention services (14)

- Abby Vasquez — Event Manager
- Andrew Taylor — Event Manager
- Ayisha Grymes — Sales Manager
- BLISS KRUCAS — Director of Sales
- Chelsea Amaral — Sales Manager
- David McWhorter — Sales Manager
- Erin Shelly — Event Coordinator
- Ethan Blakley — Sales Manager
- Jeff Johnson — Sales Manager
- Jennifer Garner — Senior Director of Event Operations
- Katina Brown — Senior Event Manager
- Kitty Lane — Director of Event Operations
- Mariela Hernandez — Senior Event Manager
- Michelle Pape — Sales Manager

### Other (13)

- Alexandra Mounger — Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
- Christopher Parker — Director of Destination Services
- Everett Gooch — Tourism Manager
- Felicia Moore — Destination Services Specialist
- James ‘Doc’ Doolittle — Senior Director of Facility Maintenance & Engineering
- Jonathan Chandler — Director of Production Services
- Lisa Spence — Director of Tax Revenue
- Logan Sellen — Booking Coordinator
- Mica Farmer — Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President/COO
- PENNY NAGEL — Destination Services Manager-Groups
- Samuel Arnim — Assistant Director of Production Services
- Savana Holland — Graphics & Web Designer
- Tyler Hendrix — Visitors Services Manager

### Marketing & communications (7)

- Alyssa ‘aly’ Crume — Communications Manager
- Cai Lane — Marketing Specialist
- Christin ‘Byrdie’ Byrd — Director of Creative Services
- Destyn Flanagan — Social Media Specialist
- Libby Lloyd — Director of Communications
- Olumide Yerokun — Director of Digital Content
- Shelby McElwee — Executive Assistant to VP of Marketing & Communications

### Finance & administration (6)

- Isabel Lopez — Administrative Coordinator
- Kaysha Conley — Administrative Coordinator
- Kim Sanders — Director of Human Resources
- Matt Mills — Controller
- Melissa Lattin — Director of Box Office Operations
- Osha Martin — Human Resources Specialist

### Operations & technology (4)

- Brian Staggers — Senior Director of Information Technology
- Jennifer Merkey — Database Manager
- Michael Stocker — Senior Director of Facility Operations
- Mitchell Haskett — Database Manager

### Visitor experience (2)

- Allison Benton — Guest Services Manager
- Jessica Ledbetter — Director of Visitor Services

### Partnerships & community (2)

- BRENDA HATTON-FICKLIN — Director of Community Engagement
- Connie Powell — Executive Assistant to VP of Sales, Services, & Community Engagement