Destination Pulse

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Current leadership

2 leaders

Top leader

Dean Burke

President & CEO

Executive

Matt Wakefield

Chief Marketing & Data Officer

Team

6 people

Team by function

  • Sales & convention services4
  • Marketing & communications1
  • Operations & technology1

Sales & convention services

4 people

  • Craig Dodd

    Convention Center Sales Manager

  • Erin Flood-Hess

    Convention Center Sales Manager

  • Lynsey Norton, CMP, C.A.S.E.

    Director of Convention Sales & Regional Services

  • Rena Yadrick, CMP

    Senior Sales Manager

Marketing & communications

1 person

  • Brandi LaPointe

    Content Marketing Manager

Operations & technology

1 person

  • April Selby

    Operations Manager

2 in leadership and 6 grouped by function. Captured Oct 17, 2026 from the official team page.

From the IRS Form 990 (FY2025)

Revenue $4,310,493

Contractors (2)

  • DATAFY LLC — GEO FENCING & ADVERTISING SERVICES — $888,090
  • CONVERSANT LLC — GEO FENCING & ADVERTISING SERVICES — $560,890

Officers and directors (15)

  • DEAN BURKE — PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT — $239,822
  • LYNSEE NORTON — DIRECTOR OF SALES — $136,739
  • MATTHEW WAKEFIELD — DIRECTOR OF MARKETING — $131,411
12 others listed without compensation
  • ADAM COOK — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • BECKY NEWTON — SECRETARY
  • CARMEN PALMER — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • JEFF WOODWORTH — BOARD CHAIR-ELECT
  • MEREDITH NEAL — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • MIKE GOMMI — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • NIGEL ENGLISH — BOARD CHAIR
  • ROSHAUN YATES — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • TOM PAVLIK — TREASURER
  • ZAC KEENER — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • HUNTER GEORGE — COUNCIL MEMBER
  • TED DANEK — COUNCIL MEMBER

As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202512. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.

Contact details

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