Top leader
Leonard Hoops
President & CEO
Visit Indy
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Current leadership
10 leaders
Executive
Chris Gahl
Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer
Executive
James E. Wallis
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Executive
Susie Townsend
Senior Vice President and Chief Destination Experience Officer
Vice president
Brad Beaubien, AICP
Vice President of Destination Development
Vice president
Diane J. Whitsitt
Vice President, Sales Operations and Chair, Director's Council
Vice president
Jeff Robinson, CDME
Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships
Vice president
Joyce Russell
Senior Vice President — Sales
Vice president
Michele R. Coffey
Vice President, Finance & Operations
Vice president
Morgan Snyder
Vice President of Communications and Community Relations
Team
7 people
Team by function
- Other3
- Marketing & communications1
- Visitor experience1
- Sales & convention services1
- Finance & administration1
Other
3 people
Annie Scott
Associate Director of Destination Experience, Housing
John Sobieralski
Director of Partner Relations
Roberta Tisdul, CMP
Senior Director of Destination Experience, Conventions
Marketing & communications
1 person
Christine Zetzl
Director of Strategic Marketing
Visitor experience
1 person
John Mellinger, CMP
Associate Director of Destination Experience, Visitor Services
Sales & convention services
1 person
Brett Sanford
Associate Director of Destination Experience, Sports
Finance & administration
1 person
L'America Brown, PHR, SHRM-CP
Managing Director, Human Resources & Workforce Development and Chair, Leadership Council
10 in leadership and 7 grouped by function. Captured Oct 11, 2026 from the official team page.
From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)
Revenue $18,794,803
Contractors (1)
- PRANGER SOLUTIONS — BUSINESS CONSULTING — $118,800
Officers and directors (52)
- Leonard Hoops — President & CEO — $804,384
- Christopher Gahl — Exec. VP and Chief Marketi — $378,400
- James Wallis — Exec. VP and Chief operati — $360,813
- Daren Kingi — SVP and Chief Sales Office — $353,276
- Susan Townsend — SVP & Chief destination ex — $273,742
- Matthew B Carter — VP & Chief destination exp — $261,139
- Joyce Russell — Senior Director of Sales — $174,474
- Minerva Garcia — Senior National Account Director — $163,581
- Jeff Robinson — Managing Director of Marketing — $145,598
- Michele Coffey — Senior Director of Finance and Operations — $142,313
- Kenneth Hemsley — SR National Account Director — $141,576
41 others listed without compensation
- Mario Morris — Board Member
- Alice Watson — Board Member
- Pat Early CPA CFP — Treasurer
- Taylor Schaffer — Ex-Officio
- Leroy Robinson — Ex-Officio
- Mario Rodriguez — Ex-Officio
- Jane Jankowski — Ex-Officio
- Wm K McGowan Jr — Life Member
- Dave Sibley — Board Member
- Tavonna Harris Askew — Board Member
- James E Dora Jr — Board Member
- Gregory L Wilson — Board Member
- Tom McGowan — Board Member
- Marla Thompson — Board Member
- Mel Raines — Secretary
- Mike O'Donnell — Board Member
- Andy Mallon — Ex-Officio
- Michael G Browning — Chair
- Jody Blankenship — Board Member
- Rob Gerbitz — Board Member
- Ann Lathrop — Board Member
- Cindy Hoye — Ex-Officio
- Brian Mowery — Ex-Officio
- Dr Rob Shumaker — Board Member
- Dan Parker — Ex-Officio
- Sarah Hempstead — Vice Chair-Tourism Tomorro
- Matt Mindrum — Ex-Officio
- Carrie Abbott — Board Member
- Juan Gonzalez — Board Member
- Li Li Leung — Board Member
- Patrick Talty — Ex-Officio
- Cynthia Cardona — Board Member
- John Federici — Board Member
- Stephanie Kim — Board Member
- Dave Kinard — Board Member
- Marci Reddick — Ex-Officio
- Jennifer Pace Robinson — Ex-Officio
- Shannon Stahley — Board Member
- Kristian Stricklen — Board Member
- Pete Ward — Board Member
- joe melton — ex-Officio
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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