Destination Pulse

Visit Mesa

visitmesa.com

Changes

0 changes

No staff-page changes recorded for this organization yet.

Current leadership

3 leaders

Executive

Julie Seddon, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Vice president

Alison Brooks

Vice President, Marketing & Destination Experience

Vice president

Lance Fite

Vice President, Sports

Team

10 people

Team by function

  • Marketing & communications4
  • Sales & convention services2
  • Other2
  • Partnerships & community1
  • Operations & technology1

Marketing & communications

4 people

  • Alicia Boe

    Director, Communications

  • Cameron Molloy

    Manager, Content Marketing

  • Kate Yordi

    Director, Marketing

  • Zoey Knoebel

    Manager, Communications

Sales & convention services

2 people

  • David Kolozar

    Managing Director, Convention & Leisure Sales

  • Frank Hooton

    Coordinator, Sales and Data

Other

2 people

  • Ashley Stwertnik

    Producer, Multimedia Projects

  • Diva Bishop

    Director, Destination Experience

Partnerships & community

1 person

  • Kelsey Sparks

    Specialist, Community and Destination Services

Operations & technology

1 person

  • Audry Brinkman

    Director, People and Operations

3 in leadership and 10 grouped by function. Captured Oct 16, 2026 from the official team page.

From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)

Revenue $4,433,724

Contractors (0)

None listed on the filing.

Officers and directors (35)

  • MARC GARCIA — PRESIDENT & CEO — $349,258
  • JULIE HERMAN — CFO — $189,550
  • KATHERINE YORDI — DIRECTOR, MARKETING — $133,800
  • ALISON BROOKS — VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND DESTINATION EXPERIEN — $131,866
  • KELLY BASSETT — VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS — $126,058
30 others listed without compensation
  • MIKE HUTCHINSON — DIRECTOR
  • STEVE CHUCRI — DIRECTOR
  • CHRISTOPHER GLOVER — DIRECTOR
  • BRIAN HEINTZ — DIRECTOR
  • BRETT HEISING — DIRECTOR
  • ANGELA HUGHEY — DIRECTOR
  • RANDY MCGRANE — DIRECTOR
  • SHAR NAJAFI-PIPER PHD — DIRECTOR
  • JAYE O'DONNELL — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • J BRIAN O'NEILL — DIRECTOR
  • JOHN POMBIER — DIRECTOR
  • FRANKIE JO RIOS — DIRECTOR
  • ADAM SAKS — DIRECTOR
  • SCOTT SOMERS COUNCILMEMBER — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • KEVIN THORPE — DIRECTOR
  • TOM RHODES — DIRECTOR - EMERITUS
  • STEVE WEST — DIRECTOR - EMERITUS
  • DAVE WIER — DIRECTOR - EMERITUS
  • JUSTIN PIPER — DIRECTOR
  • ALICIA GOFORTH COUNCILMEMBER — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL KENNINGTON — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • KIM LOFGREEN — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • TERRY MADEKSZA — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • ANDREA MOORE — EX-OFFICIO - DIRECTOR
  • MEG STEVENS — DIRECTOR
  • CARL GRUPP — IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON
  • DENNIS KAVANAUGH — CHAIRPERSON
  • TANNIS MCBEAN — VICE CHAIRPERSON
  • RON WILLIAMS — SECRETARY
  • ROSE HANNE — TREASURER

As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202506. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.

Contact details

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