Destination Pulse

Visit Anaheim

visitanaheim.org

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Current leadership

12 leaders

Top leader

Mike Waterman, CTA

President & CEO

Executive

Christina Dawson, CTA

Chief Operating Officer

Executive

Ronnie Collins, CTA

Chief Sales Officer

Executive

Scott Oklin, CTA

Chief Marketing Officer

Vice president

Adriel Terbeche, CTA

Vice President, Global Travel Industry Sales

Vice president

Debbie Taylor, CTA

Vice President, Talent & Culture

Vice president

Joy Hedrick, CTA

Vice President, Finance

Vice president

Lindsay Swanson, CTA

Vice President, Communications

Vice president

Lora Stanley, CTA

Vice President of Convention Sales

Vice president

Pepe Avila, CTA

Senior Vice President, Community Relations & Partnership

Vice president

Sue O’Shea, CTA

Vice President, Marketing

Vice president

Virna Navia, CTA

Vice President, Intermediary Strategy

Team

56 people

Team by function

  • Sales & convention services23
  • Other12
  • Marketing & communications11
  • Partnerships & community5
  • Operations & technology3
  • Finance & administration2

Sales & convention services

23 people

  • 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 people

  • 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 people

  • 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 people

  • 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 people

  • Israel Esparza, CTA

    Technology Systems Administrator

  • John Picou, CTA

    Business Intelligence and Technology Director

  • Kathy Abrams, CTA

    Travel Industry Operations Director

Finance & administration

2 people

  • Daniel Nguyen, CTA

    Staff Accountant

  • Judith Flores, CTA

    Executive Administrative Assistant

12 in leadership and 56 grouped by function. Captured Oct 16, 2026 from the official team page.

From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue $26,658,319

Contractors (2)

  • 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
22 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

As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202412. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.

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