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title: Visit Rochester leadership changes — CEO Don Jeffries departed
description: "Don Jeffries departed as President & CEO at Visit Rochester, as of Aug 10, 2026. Every recorded leadership change, each with a dated source."
canonical: https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/org/visit-rochester/
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# Visit Rochester

## Leadership changes (1)

- **Aug 10, 2026** — [Don Jeffries](https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/people/don-jeffries/) departed as President & CEO. Source: <https://www.visitrochester.com/about-us/staff-directory/>

## Detected roster changes

Director-level and above, detected automatically from the official team page. Machine-detected, so confirm before relying on it.

- **2026-08-10** — Don Jeffries no longer listed (President & CEO)
- **2026-08-10** — Nora Brown no longer listed (Film Office Director)
- **2026-08-10** — Tim Banach no longer listed (Film Office Deputy Director)

## Current leadership (6)

- Jeanine Battermann — CFO & Vice President, Human Resources
- Amanda Fox,CDME,CMP — Vice President, Operations & Events
- Diana Keating — Vice President, Marketing
- Greg LaDuca — Vice President- Industry Relations & Visitor Experience
- Rachel Laber — Vice President, Communications
- Wendy O'Duffy — Vice President, Sales

## Team

Captured Aug 10, 2026 from the official team page: <https://www.visitrochester.com/about-us/staff-directory/>

### Sales & convention services (7)

- Amber Brewer — Event Services Manager
- Dave Samentello — Convention & Sports Sales Manager
- Erin Kivel — Administrative Assistant/Sales & Sports Coordinator
- Kasia Ravenell — Convention Sales Manager
- Libby Craig — Sports Development Manager
- Rich Mackey — Sports Development Manager
- Tim James — Senior Sales Manager

### Marketing & communications (2)

- Katie Berry — Marketing & Events Specialist
- Katie Dee — Communications Specialist

### Visitor experience (1)

- Autumn Graney — Visitor Services Specialist

### Finance & administration (1)

- Dawn Falk — Accounting Specialist

### Other (1)

- Elena Oyer — Director of Partnerships