ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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Alex Abenoja
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
2101 Richard Arrington Boulevard N
Birmingham, AL 35203
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Amy Angermeier
Visit Mobile
Vice President of Sales
1 South Water Street
Mobile, AL 36601
Office (251) 208-2011
Marie Arighi, CHSP, CMP
Von Braun Center
Director of Sales & Marketing
700 Monroe Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Fax (256) 551-2221, Office (256) 551-2379
Carman Atchison
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
National Sales Manager
2200 Ninth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Office (205) 214-9208
Cari Blanton
Spectrum Resorts
Executive Meeting Manager
925 Beach Club Trail
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Office (251) 540-2952, Fax (251) 224-2501
Jerry Bousard
Visit Mobile
Senior National Sales Manager
1 South Water Street
Mobile, AL 36601
Fax (251) 208-2060, Office (251) 208-2021
Larry Bowser
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
General Manager
10 Hightower Place
Florence, AL 35630
Office (256) 246-3601
larry.bowser@marriottshoals.com
Florencia Branagan
Tops’l Beach & Racquet Resort
Group Sales Manager
9011 Highway 98 West
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Office (850) 267-9241
Meredith Brunson
Visit Dothan
Director of Sales
3311 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303
Office (334) 794-6622
Ashton Burks
The Pearl Hotel
Sales & Events Manager
63 Main Street
Rosemary Beach, FL 32461
Office (850) 460-9040
Kim Carson
Spectrum Resorts
925 Beach Club Trail
Gulf Shores, AL
Jennifer Cassebaum
Island House Hotel
Director of Sales
26650 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Office (251) 981-6100
Christine Como
Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel
Senior Sales Manager
1000 Riverchase Galleria
Birmingham, AL 35244
Fax (205) 987-0454, Office (205) 444-5784
Cameron Coppejans
Renaissance Hotels of Mobile
Sales Manager
64 South Water Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Office (251) 415-3079, Fax (251) 415-0123
cameron.coppejans@renaissancemobile.com
Stephanie Crompton
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Consultant
5811 Jack Springs Rd
Atmore, AL 36502
Office (334) 462-1240
Sheila Daughtry
The Hotel At Auburn University
Sales Manager
241 South College Street
Auburn, AL 36830-5400
Fax (334) 826-8755, Office (334) 321-3184
Valerie Drake
Sheraton Bay Point Resort
Senior Sales Manager
4114 Jan Cooley Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
Office (850) 236-6071, Fax (850) 236-6150
valerie.drake@sheratonbaypoint.com
Kathie Eddy
Associated Luxury Hotels
Vice President of Sales
10985 Pennbrooke Crossing
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Office (678) 362-8046
Sara Edwards
Park Vista Hotel & Convention Center
Sales Manager
Post Office Box 30
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Fax (865) 430-7533, Office (865) 436-9211
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Kelly Galloway
Henderson Beach Resort, LLC
Senior Sales Manager
200 Henderson Resort Way
Destin, FL 32541
Office (404) 831-0027
kgalloway@hendersonbeachresort.com
Beth Gendler, CMP, CDME
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism
Vice President of Sales
Post Office Box 457
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
Fax (251) 974-1509, Office (251) 974-4620
Cameron George
Golden Nugget Biloxi
Sales Manager
151 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, MS 39530
Crystal Glover
Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast
Regional Sales Manager
2350 Beach Boulevard, Suite A
Biloxi, MS 39531
Office (228) 896-6699, Fax (228) 896-6788
Eva Goodson-Eagen
Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
Director of National Accounts
47 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Fax (901) 543-5350, Office (901) 543-5329
John Gurene
Hampton Inn & Suites Providence Park
525 Providence Park Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
Office (251) 776-5866
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Joann Hargrove
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Regional Sales Manager
4000 Sandestin Boulevard South
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Fax (850) 934-8905, Office (850) 267-9657
Tammy Harper
Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville Hotel & Spa
Sales Manager
800 Monroe Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Fax (256) 539-7374, Office (256) 539-7373
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Kristin Hellmich
OWA
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
10113 Foley Beach Express
Foley, AL 36535
Office (251) 923-2111
Robert Hillman, III
Visit Dothan
Director of Sales
Post Office Box 8765
Dothan, AL 36304
Office (334) 791-2334, Fax (334) 712-2731
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Patrick House
Pearl River Resort
Director of Sales
Post Office Box 6048
Choctaw, MS 39350
Office (601) 663-0174
patrick.house@pearlriverresort.com
Belinda Hommer
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
Director of Sales
3111 Loop Road
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Office (251) 543-4444
Amy Hudson
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
State Association Sales Manager
2200 Ninth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Fax (205) 458-8086, Direct (205) 447-4369
Owen Hulsey
Doubletree Hotel Birmingham
Director of Sales
808 South 20th Street
Birmingham, AL 35205
Fax (205) 933-0920, Office (205) 933-9000
Tina Jackson
OWA
Group Sales Coordinator
10113 Foley Beach Express
Foley, AL 36535
Office (251) 923-2111
Shannon Johnson
Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa
Sales Manager
4000 Grand Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35226
Office (205) 949-3014, Fax (205) 949-3067
shannon.johnson@rossbridgeresort.com
Beatriz Jurs
The Lodge at Gulf State Park
National Sales Manager
64 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Office (678) 324-7375
Brooke Kastner
Auburn Marriot Opelika at Grand National
Director of Sales & Marketing
3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail
Opelika, AL 36801
Office (334) 737-2125
brooke.kastner@marriotgrandnational.com
Patricia Kiel
Callaway Gardens
Assistant Director of Sales
Post Office Box 2000
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Fax (706) 663-5080, Office (706) 663-5139
Debbie Kolar
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
National Sales Manager
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Office (770) 693-2489, Fax (228) 386-7179
Brent Krause
Wynlakes Golf & Country Club
General Manager
7900 Wynlakes Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36117
Fax (334) 279-6584, Office (334) 279-0297
Jill Kuerner
Birmingham Marriott
Catering Sales Manager
3590 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243
Office (205) 968-4509, Fax (205) 968-4517
Keely Law
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
Sales Manager
800 Cox Creek Parkway South
Florence, AL 35630
Office (256) 246-3633
Debora Logel
Caribe Resort
Sales Manager
28103 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Organge Beach, AL 36561
Office (251) 980-9032
Ashley Lowe
Springhill Suites Orange Beach at the Wharf
Director of Sales
4673 Wharf Parkway West
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Office (251) 981-7882
Tania Lynn
By the Sea Resorts, Inc.
Senior Sales Manager
4114 Jan Cooley Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
Office (850) 249-8170
Herb Malone
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism
President/CEO
Post Office Box 457
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
Fax (251) 974-1509, Office (251) 974-1510
Christy Manderson
Highpointe Hotel Corporation
Regional Vice President of Sales & Marketing
311 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
Fax (850) 932-3693, Office (850) 932-9314
Larry Morris
Perdido Beach Resort
Sales Manager
27200 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Orange Beach, AL
Office (251) 981-9811 ext. 39128
lmorris@perdidobeachresort.com
April Mullins
Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa
Senior Sales Manager
1 Grand Boulevard
Point Clear, AL 36564
Fax (251) 338-5601, Office (251) 929-2795
april.mullins@marriottgrand.com
Telea Perry
Hilton Garden Inn Montgomery EastChase
Catering Sales Manager
7665 EastChase Parkway
Montgomery, AL 36117
Direct (334) 819-4783
Mark Peterson
Lamont Associates
Regional Vice President, Global Accounts
9560 Bakerfield Court
Mobile, AL 36695
Office (251) 776-8847
Melanie Pierce
Mobile Convention Center
Sales Manager
1 South Water Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Fax (251) 208-2432, Office (251) 208-2115
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Steve Pierson
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Director of Convention Sales
2200 Ninth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Fax (205) 458-8086, Office (205) 214-9234
Penny Quave
Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center
Senior Sales Manager
2350 Beach Blvd
Biloxi, MS 39531
Office (228) 594-3700
pquave@mscoastconventioncenter.com
Jasmine Rainey
Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports
Director of Tourism Development
1900 Jack Warner Parkway
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Thomas Rasinen
Hilton Pensacola Beach
Director of Sales
12 Via Deluna Drive
Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
Fax (850) 934-0891, Office (850) 343-6781
Gretchen Rudkin
OWA
Group Sales
1501 South OWA Boulevard
Foley, AL 36535
Office (256) 208-2056
Alvita Russell
Hilton Garden Inn
Director of Sales
24700 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Office (251) 974-1600 ext. 151
Judy Ryals
Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
President & CEO
500 Church Street NW, Suite 1
Huntsville, AL 35801
Fax (256) 551-2324, Office (256) 551-2273
Marley Schmid
Decatur Morgan County Tourism
Hotel Relations/Group Sales
Post Office Box 2349
Decatur, AL 35602
Office (256) 350-2028
Allison Shepherd
Hampton Inn & Suites Orange Beach
Director of Sales
25518 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Office (251) 923-4400
Lauren Simmons
Marriott International
Account Executive
2510 Ashby Lane
Hoover, AL 35226
Office (205) 757-9526
Keely Smith
Destination Montgomery
Director of Sales
41 Commerce Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Fax (334) 261-1111, Office (334) 261-1102
Veronica Stallworth
The Admiral Hotel Mobile
Group Sales Manager
525 Providence Park Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
Fax (251) 776-5887, Office (251) 776-5866
bstallworth@theadmiralhotel.com
Deidra Stange
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Director of Regional Sales
9300 Emerald Coast Parkway West
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Office (850) 267-8265, Fax (850) 267-8097
Mary Statkewicz, CMP
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism
Sales Manager
Post Office Box 457
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
Mobile (251) 974-1509, Office (251) 974-4628
Desirea Stewart, CHSP, CMP
Von Braun Center
Senior Sales Manager
700 Monroe Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Office (256) 551-2234, Fax (256) 551-2221
Hugh Stump, III
Greater Gadsden Area Tourism
90 Walnut Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Office (256) 549-0351, Fax (256) 549-0335
John Teague
Government Corporate Partners, LLC
Owner/President
441 High Street, Suite 103
Montgomery, AL 36104
Office (334) 265-8086
Margaret Thigpen
Daphne Civic Center
Post Office Box 400
Daphne, AL 36526
Office (251) 234-8024, Fax (251) 626-5361
Dawn Truemper
Visit South Walton
Director of Sales
25777 US Highway 331 S
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Office (850) 207-1216
Morgan Tuggle
Wynlakes Golf & Country Club
Catering Sales Manager
7900 Wynlakes Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36117
Office (334) 279-0297, Fax (334) 279-6584
Leslie Walker
Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Convention Sales Manager
500 Church Street NW, Suite 1
Huntsville, AL 35801
Office (256) 551-2230, Fax (256) 551-2324
Magi Williams
Wind Creek Hospitality
Public Relations Manager
303 Poarch Road
Atmore, AL 36502
Office (251) 359-2794
mtwilliams@windcreekhospitality.com
Satori Wilson
St. Joe Club & Resorts
Sales Manager
1701 E. County Highway 30A, Suite 201
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Office (850) 231-7164, Fax (850) 231-7767
Jennifer Wynn
Birmingham Marriott
3590 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243
Office (205) 968-4508, Fax (205) 968-4517
Marlo Yarbrough
IP Casino Resort & Spa
850 Bayview Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530
Office (228) 432-3218
Kenneth Zahn
Pursell Farms
Director of Sales
2200 Farmlinks Boulevard
Sylacauga, AL 35151
Office (256) 208-4450