Top leader
Gary Wheat
President & CEO
Macon Bibb County Convention Visitors Bureau Visit Macon
visitmacon.orgChanges
0 changes
No staff-page changes recorded for this organization yet.
Current leadership
4 leaders
Executive
Aaron Buzza
Senior Vice President & COO
Executive
Kimberly Chambliss
Vice President & Chief Destination Officer
Executive
Marisa Rodgers
VP & Chief Marketing Officer
Team
10 people
Team by function
- Marketing & communications3
- Other3
- Sales & convention services2
- Visitor experience1
- Partnerships & community1
Marketing & communications
3 people
Carly King
Director of Marketing
Olivia McNamara
Digital Media Coordinator
Sydnee Cook
Social Media Manager
Other
3 people
Alice Bondulich
Tour Experience Specialist
Irish Hubbard
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
Naomi Peterson
Group Tour Manager
Sales & convention services
2 people
Alex Wood
Sports Development Manager
Charlotte Moody
Director of Sales
Visitor experience
1 person
Cherie Arrington
Visitor Services Manager
Partnerships & community
1 person
Trish Whitley
Director of Destination Development
4 in leadership and 10 grouped by function. Captured Oct 16, 2026 from the official team page.
From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)
Revenue $4,480,277
Contractors (0)
None listed on the filing.
Officers and directors (14)
- GARY WHEAT — PRESIDENT/CE — $187,878
13 others listed without compensation
- SETH CLARK — MAYOR PRO TE
- TINA DICKSON — SECRETARY TR
- PATRICIA GIBBS — PAST CHAIR
- JUSTIN ANDREWS — CHAIR
- STACY MOORE — EX-EFFICIO
- DAVID AIELLO — EX-EFFICIO
- EMILY HOKINS — VICE CHAIR
- RENITA PATTERSON — EX-OFFICIO
- RYAN LOGAN — EX-OFFICIO
- PREETI SINGH — BOARD MEMBER
- LISA LEMON — BOARD MEMBER
- RICHARD BRENT — BOARD MEMBER
- DAVID THOMPSON — BOARD MEMBER
As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202506. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.
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