Contact / Staff Directory

232 East Main Street Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Main Phone Number: 757-664-6620 | Toll-Free Number (US): 800-368-3097


Executive Office

Kurt J. Krause
President & CEO
kkrause@visitnorfolktoday.com

Jessica T. Kelly
Executive Assistant
jkelly@visitnorfolktoday.com


Sales

Dawn Whittaker
Director of Sales
dwhittaker@visitnorfolktoday.com

Dana Howe
Consumer Sales Manager
dhowe@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Travel Agents (including AAA, AARP), Consumer (leisure/transient), Cruise and Travel Packages
Geographic Territory: All U.S.

Rita P. Matthews
Senior Sales Manager
rmatthews@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Associations, Corporations, Faith Based Geographic Territory: Southeast States (VA-Fredericksburg and below, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS)

Vianetta Johnson, CMP
Sales Manager
vjohnson@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Associations, Corporations, Faith Based – Geographic Territory: Northeast (MI,OH, RI, DE, PA, NY, CT, NJ, NH, MA, WV, ME, VT)
Market: Multi Cultural
Geographic Territory: Northeast & Southeast States (MI, OH, RI, DE, MD, NY, CT, NJ, NH, MA, WV, ME, VT, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, AL, MS, LA)
Market: Family Reunions
Geographic Territory: All U.S.


Amy Maxwell
Sales Analyst
amxwell@visitnorfolktoday.com

Melissa Hopper
Associate Director of Tour & Travel
mhopper@visitnorfolktoday.com
Market: Domestic & International Tour Groups (including students), Military Reunions Geographic Territory: Domestic & International.

Sherri Thadeus
National Account Manager
sthadeus@visitnorfolktoday.com
Geographic Market: All Accounts (excluding Government Associations, Federal, State and Government Agencies, and Multicultural) Geographic Territory: Washington, DC, MD, PA and Northern VA (North of Fredericksburg)
Vertical Market: Financial, Real Estate & Construction


Destination Experiences Department

Maria Herring
Vice President of Destination Experience
mherring@visitnorfolktoday.com

Jennifer Lopez
Senior Destination Services Manager
jlopez@visitnorfolktoday.com

Lisa MacKenzie
Front Desk Advisor
lmackenzie@visitnorfolktoday.com

Catherine Williamson, CMP
Director of Destination Experience
cwilliamson@visitnorfolktoday.com

Barbara Gullickson
Director of Visitor Experience
bgullickson@visitnorfolktoday.com

Heidi Brinker
Destination Experience Coordinator
hbrinker@visitnorfolktoday.com

Marketing & Communications Department

Sarah Hughes
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
shughes@visitnorfolktoday.com

James Ball
Digital Content Manager
jball@visitnorfolktoday.com

Valerie Mitchell
Marketing Coordinator
vmitchell@visitnorfolktoday.com

Aubrey Hall
Creative Design Specialist
ahall@visitnorfolktoday.com

Paige Hawsey
Communications Manager
phawsey@visitnorfolktoday.com

Vega Overstreet
Social Media Specialist
voverstreet@visitnorfolktoday.com


Administration & Finance Department

Frank Reynolds
Chief Financial Officer
freynolds@visitnorfolktoday.com

Brionna Taylor
Accounting Manager
btaylor@visitnorfolktoday.com

Sarah Carroll, SHRM-CP
Director of Human Resources
scarroll@visitnorfolktoday.com


Norfolk Tourism Foundation

Kelsey Backe
Foundation Director
kbacke@visitnorfolktoday.com



Sales Assistants

Elisabeth Andrew
Assistant to Melissa Hopper, Dana Howe and Dawn Whittaker
eandrew@visitnorfolktoday.com

Lyddy Mendoza
Assistant to Sherri Thadeus and Vianetta Johnson
lmendoza@visitnorfolktoday.com


Visitor Information Specialists

Deborah Breen

Trish Doherty

Holly Christopher

Sally Slaughter

Grace Walls

Christopher Sheilds

Larelle Kelly

Courtney Hutcheson

Adrea Adams

Kion Gilliam

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