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# Visit Anaheim

## Changes (0)

No staff-page changes recorded for this organization yet.

## Current leadership (12)

- Mike Waterman, CTA — President & CEO
- Christina Dawson, CTA — Chief Operating Officer
- Ronnie Collins, CTA — Chief Sales Officer
- Scott Oklin, CTA — Chief Marketing Officer
- Adriel Terbeche, CTA — Vice President, Global Travel Industry Sales
- Debbie Taylor, CTA — Vice President, Talent & Culture
- Joy Hedrick, CTA — Vice President, Finance
- Lindsay Swanson, CTA — Vice President, Communications
- Lora Stanley, CTA — Vice President of Convention Sales
- Pepe Avila, CTA — Senior Vice President, Community Relations & Partnership
- Sue O’Shea, CTA — Vice President, Marketing
- Virna Navia, CTA — Vice President, Intermediary Strategy

## Team

Captured Oct 16, 2026 from the official team page: <https://www.visitanaheim.org/contact/>

### Sales & convention services (23)

- AJ Arnett, CTA — Director, Convention Sales, Southern Region
- Alex Alkoraishi, CTA — Vision-2-Venue Manager / Meeting Sales Manager
- Bryan Flores, CTA — Meeting Sales Manager
- Christina Domino-Philpott, CMP, CTA — Director of Events
- Firoozeh Tahmassebi, CTA — Travel Industry Sales Director
- Jackie Mayeda, CTA — Manager, Trade Show & Events
- James Robinson, CTA, DES — Senior Director, Meeting Sales and Client Experience
- Jeff Leeds, CTA — Sales Coordinator
- Julie K. Rice, CMP, HMCC, PCA, CATP, CTA — Convention Sales Director – Eastern Region
- Karna Zelidon, CTA — Director, Convention Sales, Northwest Region
- Katie Wright, CTA — Director, Convention Sales, Sports Development
- Kelly DeSimas, CTA — Destination Services & Events Coordinator
- Kimberly Mladenik, CTA — Director, Convention Sales, Mid-Atlantic Region
- Lilian Olguin, CTA — Sales Coordinator
- Marinna Paepule, CTA — Sales Coordinator
- Megan Taguines, CTA — Meeting Sales Manager
- Michael Young, CTA — Travel Industry Sales Director
- Nana Cho, CTA — Sales Coordinator & ACC Liaison
- Nancy Umansky, CTA — Director, Convention Sales, Midwest Region
- Sonya Henry, CMP, CTA — Senior Director, Destination Services & Events
- Tom Michalisko, CMP, CTA — Director, Convention Sales, Mid-Atlantic Region
- Veronica Dixon, CTA — Convention Sales Manager
- Zelina Gore, CTA — Manager, Events

### Other (12)

- Barbara McClelland, CTA — Manager, CTA Program
- Bernadette Churchill, CTA — Vision-2-Venue Senior Manager
- Christina Stewart, CTA — Specialist, Destination Services
- Cindy Doughty, CTA — Manager, Accounts Payable/Payroll
- Desireann Leal, CTA — Travel Industry Specialist
- Dimitri Douvalakis, CTA — Manager, Destination Services
- Greg Chronister, CTA — Supervisor, Shipping & Receiving
- Jenni Pearl, CTA — Manager, Destination Services
- Melanie Pollak, CTA — Manager, Destination Services
- Michelle Amon, CTA — Office Assistant
- Samantha Lujan, CTA — Business Intelligence Analyst
- Shannel Dooley, CTA — Business Intelligence Manager

### Marketing & communications (11)

- Amanda Ellis, CTA — Marketing Coordinator
- Ariel Rodriguez, CTA — Marketing Manager, Meetings and Conventions
- Bre Flores, CTA — Manager, Communications
- Diane Conrad, CTA — Digital Marketing Manager
- Laura Lanzi, CTA — Manager, Communications
- Lennette Tapia, CTA — Content Marketing Manager
- Nancy Lemus, CTA — Senior Marketing Manager
- Nancy Palmer, CTA — Senior Creative Manager
- Steve Rathje, CTA — Director, Content and Digital Marketing
- Tim Cayem, CTA — Manager, Social Media Content
- Wesley Kirkpatrick, CTA — Director, Social Media

### Partnerships & community (5)

- Alaysia Sharma, CTA — Project & Partnership Fulfillment Manager
- Carmen Mercado, CTA — Partnership Events Specialist
- Julie Freund, CTA — Partnership Sales & Sponsorship Director
- Kelly Grass, CTA — Manager, Partnership Services
- Stacy Miranda, CTA — Specialist, Partnership Programs

### Operations & technology (3)

- Israel Esparza, CTA — Technology Systems Administrator
- John Picou, CTA — Business Intelligence and Technology Director
- Kathy Abrams, CTA — Travel Industry Operations Director

### Finance & administration (2)

- Daniel Nguyen, CTA — Staff Accountant
- Judith Flores, CTA — Executive Administrative Assistant

## From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue: $26,658,319

Contractors (2), largest first:

- CARPENTER PETERSEN ASSOCIATES CPA'S — ACCOUNTING — $295,931
- LARSON LLP — LEGAL — $215,204

Officers and directors (32):

- RONALD COLLINS — CHIEF SALES OFFICER — $397,249
- CHRISTINA DAWSON — CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER — $347,114
- MIKE WATERMAN — PRESIDENT & CEO — $275,829
- LORA CHLEBOUN-STANLEY — VICE PRESIDENT CONVENTION SALES — $227,451
- JOSE AVILA — SR VP COMMUNITY RELAT & PARTNERSHIP — $217,423
- JAMES ROBINSON — SR. DIR. MEETING — $184,549
- DEBBIE TAYLOR — VP TALENT/CULTURE — $182,019
- KARNA ZELIDON — DIRECT, CONV. SALE — $174,643
- KIMBERLY MLADENIK — SALES DIRECTOR — $166,286
- JOY HEDRICK — VP FINANCE — $162,864

Others listed without compensation: SERGIO BOCCI (Director); FRED BROWN (Chairman); JUSTIN HART (Director); URSULA LUNA-REYNOSA (Director); JORDAN AUSTIN-HARRIS (Director); BRENT FINLAY (Director); AJESH PATEL (Director); KRISTINE HALL (Director); KIMBERLY PAINTER (Director); JOHN KALINSKI (Director); JIM VANDERPOOL (Director); LYNN CLARK (Past Chairman); KATIE PEDERSON (Director); WILLIAM O'CONNELL (Director); BHARAT PATEL (Treasurer); CLARK JONES (Director); MIKE AFRAM (Director); TOM MORTON (Director); DIETER HISSIN (Director); PAUL SANFORD (Director); YVONNE LIU (Director); NICHOLAS PRICE (Director)

Source: IRS Form 990, tax period 202412: <https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/952143156>

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