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Current leadership

6 leaders

Top leader

Rickey L. Thigpen, PhD

President and CEO

Executive

Christine Blackmon

Chief Experience Officer

Executive

Jennifer Chance, CPA, CDME

Chief Operating Officer

Executive

Jonathan Pettus, CDME

Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Executive

Laura Vogelsang, PDM

Chief of Staff

Executive

Shun Hatten

Chief Sales Officer

Team

11 people

Team by function

Sales & convention services3
Other3
Marketing & communications2
Partnerships & community1
Finance & administration1
Operations & technology1

Sales & convention services

3 people

Shana Smith
Business Development Manager
Shanda Brown
Business Development Specialist
Sherri Ratliff, CMP, CGMP
Senior Business Development Manager

Other

3 people

Amber Campbell
Services Specialist
Paul Wolf
Director of Destination Storytelling
Yolanda Clay-Moore, E.B.M.S.
Director of External Affairs, Partnerships & Alliances

Marketing & communications

2 people

Allyson Durr
Creative Design Manager
Floyd Williams, Jr., CMP
Director of Sports Marketing & Administration

Partnerships & community

1 person

Kim Lewis
Destination Development Manager

Finance & administration

1 person

Amy Dillard
Administrative Manager

Operations & technology

1 person

Tiffany Lawson, PDM
Technology and Business Intelligence Manager

6 in leadership and 11 grouped by function. Captured Oct 22, 2026 from the official team page.

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