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Staff Directory

Visitor Information
Visitor Information & General Requests 
internet@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5011 
(800) 672-6124 
 


Communications and Public Relations
Kelly Schulz 
Vice President 
kschulz@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5045 
 

Mary Beth Romig 
Director 
mromig@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5050 
 

Tara Letort 
Director 
tletort@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5048 
 

Christine DeCuir 
Media Relations Coordinator 
cdecuir@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5090 
 

Jennifer Lotz 
Communications Coordinator 
jlotz@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5098 
 


Convention Sales
Nikki Nicholson 
Vice President of Convention Sales 
nnicholson@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5034 
 

Donna Karl 
Vice President, Client Relations 
dkarl@nomcvb.com 
(504) 583-0052 
 

Jeff Anding 
Director of Convention Marketing 
janding@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5041 
 

Associations, Nationwide; National Sports

Donna Glover 
Director of Association Meeting Sales 
dglover@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5007 
 

Associations, Nationwide

Sallee Pavlovich 
Director of Corporate Meeting Sales 
spavlovich@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5035 
 

Associations, Corporations; Nationwide

Stephanie Turner 
Director of Business Development 
sturner@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5031 
 

Associations, Corporations; Nationwide

Susan Ives, CMP 
Senior Sales Manager 
sives@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5043 
 

Associations, Northeast -
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia

Labor Market

Michelle Minyard 
Senior Sales Manager 
mminyard@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5064 
 

Associations, Midwest -
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Ohio, South Dakota

Experient; St. Louis, Des Plaines, Denver, Twinsburg

Connections, Atlanta

Bethani Blair 
Southwest Sales Manager, Officed in Dallas 
bblair@nomcvb.com 
(972) 664-9677 
(972) 664-9678 
 

Associations, Corporations -
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas


Raquel Dufauchard, CMP 
Senior Sales Manager 
rdufauchard@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5061 
 

Association, Northeast -
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia

Experient, Arlington, Virginia

Jennifer Franz 
Convention Sales Manager 
jfranz@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5038 
 

Associations, Corporations; Nationwide

Elizabeth George 
Northeast Sales Manager, Officed in New York 
egeorge@neworleanscvb.com 
(631) 725-2137 
(631) 725-2179 
 

Associations, Corporations -
Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Lyn Hallaron 
Convention Sales Manager 
lhallaron@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5083 
 

Associations, Midwest -
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Wisconsin

SmithBucklin, Chicago

Carl Lauto, CMP 
Convention Sales Manager 
clauto@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5047 
 

Associations, Northeast -
Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia

Jan Lohman 
Convention Sales Manager 
jlohman@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5057 
 

Corporations, Midwest -
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, Wisconsin

Associations, Corporations; California

Experient, Midwest Corporate

Helen Mesfin 
Eastern Sales Manager, Officed in Washington DC 
hmesfin@nomcvb.com 
(202) 269-2020 
(202) 269-2443 
 

Associations -
Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia

Mary Beth Mullin 
Convention Sales Manager 
mmullin@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5081 
 

Corporations, Associations; Northeast -
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia; Canada

Maritz

Peggy Murray Hagaman 
Midwest Sales Manager, Officed in Chicago 
phagaman@nomcvb.com 
(847) 236-0200 
(847) 236-0201 
 

Associations, Corporations -
Illinois, Wisconsin

Fay Nedd, CGMP 
Senior Sales Manager 
fnedd@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5060 
 

Government, Louisiana, Sports
Associations, Northeast -
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia

Yves Rougelot-Clark 
Eastern Sales Manager, Officed in Washington DC 
yclark@nomcvb.com 
(202) 248-2113 
(202) 248-2924 
 

Associations, Corporations, Government -
Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia

Tina Truesdale 
Convention Sales Manager 
ttruesdale@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5039 
 

Associations, Corporations -
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma

Mary Calvert 
Midwest Sales Manager, Officed in Chicago 
mcalvert@nomcvb.com 
(630) 323-0168 
(630) 323-0169 
 

Associations, Corporations -
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio


Tourism
Jaimie Brocato 
Travel Professional General Requests 
jbrocato@neworleanscvb.com 
www.neworleanscvb.com 
8007488695X5065 
 

Tourism Marketing Inquiries 
tourism@neworleanscvb.com 
 

Tourism Marketing Department

Connie Campbell 
Senior Sales Manager - Europe 
ccampbell@neworleanscvb.com 
(800) 748-8695 
 

Market: International Tour Operators, Travel Agents and FIT Programs

Martha (Marta) Martinez 
Sales Manager 
mmartinez@neworleanscvb.com 
(800) 748-8695 
 

Market: Tour Operator/Wholesalers Latin America, Asian-Pacific Rim

Leslie Straughan 
Sales Manager 
lstraughan@neworleanscvb.com 
(800) 748-8695 
 

Market: Retail Travel Agents in United States & Canada, Family Reunion, Cruise & Wedding Groups

Lisa Holland 
Sales Manager 
lholland@neworleanscvb.com 
(800) 748-8695 
 

Market: Tour Operators/ Wholesalers in United States, Student Groups, Bank Travel Groups

Katherine Leblanc 
Account Executive 
kleblanc@neworleanscvb.com 
(800) 748-8695 
 


Convention Services
MaryBeth Guarisco 
Director of Convention Services 
mbguarisco@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5026 
 

Rachel Avery 
Convention Services Account Executive 
ravery@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5063 
 

Lynn Higbee 
Convention Services Registration Coordinator 
lhigbee@nomcvb.com 
(504) 556-5904 
 

Tiffany Isemann 
Event Planner 
tisemann@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5004 
 

Erica Lee 
Convention Services Account Executive 
elee@nomcvb.com 
(504) 566-5025 
 


Membership
Pamela Arbon 
Manager - Membership Services 
(504) 566-5051 
 

Jessica LaChute 
Manager - Membership Services 
(504) 566-5052 
 

General Membership Information 
membership@neworleanscvb.com 
(504) 566-5027 
 


NOMCVB Executive Convention Sales
J. Stephen Perry 
President/CEO 
(504) 566-5049 
 

Nikki Nicholson 
Vice President Convention Sales 
(504) 566-5034 
 

Donna Karl 
Vice President, Client Relations 
(504) 566-5075 
 


Executive Office
J. Stephen Perry 
President/CEO 
(504) 566-5049 
 

Wanda Markase 
Executive Assistant 
(504) 566-5049 
 


Finance and Administration
Steve Moeller 
Vice President 
(504) 566-5030 
 

Brian Walker 
Director of Information Systems 
(504) 566-5086 
 

Tammie Boteler 
Finance Director 
(504) 566-5094 
 

John Tiano 
Human Resources Manager 
(504) 566-5016 
 

Lisa Peterson 
Shipping & Receiving 
(504) 566-5028 
 


International Offices
Jody Hanson 
Travel & Tourism Marketing 
Sales Director 
neworleans@ttmworld.co.uk 
www.ttmworld.co.uk 
44-208-460-8473 
44-208-466-9205 
16 Park Avenue
Bromley BR1 4EE UNITED KINGDOM
Jody Hanson

New Orleans/Louisiana Representative for United Kingdom and The Netherlands

Marina Dupuy 
Expess Conseil Limited 
Owner 
info@expressconseil.com 
33-1-4477-8805 
33-1-4260-0545 
5 bis, rue du Louvre
75001 Paris FRANCE
Marina Dupuy

New Orleans/Louisiana Representative for France and Belgium

Rita Hille 
Wiechmann Tourism Services 
President 
info@wiechmann.de 
www.neworleans.de 
49-69-25538-270 
49-69-25538-100 
Scheidswaldstrasse 73
D-60385 Frankfurt am Main GERMANY
Rita Hille

New Orleans/Louisiana Representative for Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Marco Aguilar Lopez 
Travel Pie - Mexico 
Owner/Sales Contact 
neworleans_louisiana@travelpie.com.mx 
52-55-5280-6831 
52-55-5280-6842 
Alejandro Dumas 124
Colonia, Polanco
11560 Mexico D.F. MEXICO
Marco Aguilar Lopez

New Orleans/Louisiana Representative for Mexico