Virginia Tourism Corporation

vatc.org

Changes

7 changes

  • Addedvatc.org

    Brittany Brown Added to Virginia Tourism Corporation's staff page

    Director of Grants

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    Joe Wehrle Added to Virginia Tourism Corporation's staff page

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Main Street Station

  • Addedvatc.org

    Kelly Irvine Added to Virginia Tourism Corporation's staff page

    Brand Operations Manager

  • Addedvatc.org

    John Mathews Added to Virginia Tourism Corporation's staff page

    Senior Destination Development Manager

  • No longer listedvatc.org

    Karin Taylor No longer listed on Virginia Tourism Corporation's staff page

    Senior Manager, Global Markets

  • Title changevatc.org

    Shruthi Manimaran Title changed from Grants Coordinator to Senior Grants Coordinator

  • Title changevatc.org

    Zoë Macgill Title changed from Grants Assistant to Grants Coordinator

Detected automatically each week from the official staff page. Not verified: a page redesign or an extraction error can produce a change that never happened, so check the linked page before acting on a row.

Current leadership

5 leaders

Top leader

Rita McClenny

President and CEO

Vice president

Becky Nave

Vice President, Partnership Marketing

Vice president

Cat Marshburn

Vice President, Marketing

Vice president

Dan Roberts

Vice President of Research & Strategy

Vice president

Mike McMahon

Vice President, Operations and Finance

Team

77 people

Team by function

  • Visitor experience26
  • Marketing & communications20
  • Partnerships & community10
  • Sales & convention services8
  • Finance & administration5
  • Operations & technology4
  • Research & strategy2
  • Other2

Visitor experience

26 people

  • Amanda Slaughter

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Rocky Gap

  • Brandon Ayers

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Bristol

  • Cherron Davis

    Senior Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at New Church

  • Christine Beverly

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Northern Virginia Gateway

  • Coby Bryant

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Lamsburg

  • Donna Powers

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Skippers

  • Gary Jeffrey

    Director, Consumer & Partner Services, Visitor Services

  • Heather Stanley

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Lambsburg

  • James Kinard

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Bracey

  • Jennifer Evans

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Skippers

  • Joe Wehrle

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Main Street Station

  • Joey Larrick

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook

  • Kate Boland

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at East Coast Gateway

  • Kathleen Reilly

    Senior Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Centers at Clear Brook

  • Kathy Hart

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Fredericksburg

  • Kelly Tyree

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Covington

  • Kris Brooks

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Fredericksburg

  • Larry Newberry

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Rocky Gap

  • Miranda Duston

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at New Church

  • Noelle Baker

    Senior Manager, Consumer & Partner Services, Visitor Services

  • Sally Stanton

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Northern Virginia Gateway

  • Sherry Richardson

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Bracey

  • Tanika McCray-Bellinger

    Assistant Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at East Coast Gateway

  • Teresa Staton

    Senior Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Covington

  • Tonya Triplett

    Tourism Relations Manager, Virginia Welcome Center at Bristol

  • Val Guffy

    Managing Director, Consumer & Partner Services, Visitor Services

Marketing & communications

20 people

  • Ali Zaman

    Assistant Brand Director

  • Christian Moquin

    Creative Generalist and Illustrator

  • Danielle Emerson

    Managing Director, Marketing Communications

  • Danish Saadat

    National Sales & Marketing Manager

  • Grey Walters

    Videographer

  • Hannah Armstrong

    Creative Brand Manager

  • Jane Lammay

    Director of Marketing Promotions & Merchandising

  • Juliana Thomas

    Director of Communications

  • Kelly Irvine

    Brand Operations Manager

  • Kevin Clay

    Communications Manager

  • Lindsey Norment

    Managing Director, Brand and Creative

  • Liza Mickens

    Social Media Specialist

  • Margaret Finucane

    Communications Manager

  • Patricia Keppel Anderson

    Content Manager

  • Robin Mamunes

    Digital Industry Relations Manager

  • Robin Schwartzkopf

    Content Copywriter

  • Sarah Austen Holzgrefe

    Partnership Marketing Manager

  • Stephanie Kenney

    Digital Marketing Manager

  • Taylor Paul

    Social Media Manager

  • Tom Kirk

    Director of Digital Marketing

Partnerships & community

10 people

  • Brittany Brown

    Director of Grants

  • Jennifer Kohms

    Destination Development Manager

  • John Matthews

    Senior Destination Development Manager

  • Kalen Hunter

    Managing Director, Grants and Strategic Development

  • Katie Conner

    Director of Destination Development

  • Kelli Weaver

    Destination Development Manager

  • Laura Messer

    Destination Development Manager

  • Michelle Workman

    Senior Destination Development Manager

  • Shruthi Manimaran

    Senior Grants Coordinator

  • Zoë Macgill

    Grants Coordinator

Sales & convention services

8 people

  • Andy Edmunds

    Director, Virginia Film Office

  • Christi Braginton

    Director, Global Markets

  • Dawn Blacksten Schick

    Assistant Director, Locations Expert

  • Heidi Johannesen

    Managing Director, Global Markets

  • Joni Johnson, CTP, TMP

    Director of Sales

  • Lori Russell

    Locations Manager

  • Monica Mitchell

    Manager, Global Markets

  • Wirt Confroy

    Director of Business Development

Finance & administration

5 people

  • Abby Quinn

    Executive Assistant to the CEO and VP of Operations & Finance

  • Ben Nicastro

    Contracts officer

  • Jason Alexander

    Budget & Finance Director

  • Terry Minor, VCO

    Contracts and Procurement Director

  • Tracy Manley

    Procurement Officer

Operations & technology

4 people

  • Caitlin Castainca Johnson

    Director of Operations and Industry Initiatives

  • Chris Henry

    Web and Application Developer

  • Darryl Neville

    Distribution Center and Fulfillment Manager

  • O’Brian Campbell

    Senior Distribution Center Associate

Research & strategy

2 people

  • Carolyn Wren

    Director of Organizational Planning

  • Pratiksha Bhattarai

    Senior Research Manager

Other

2 people

  • Dave Parker

    PMAP Coordinator

  • Jacob Bower

    Senior Manager of Special Projects

5 in leadership and 77 grouped by function. Captured Oct 19, 2026 from the official team page.

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