About Us
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Established in 1913, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) is the official destination marketing organization for the city and serves to favorably impact Atlanta’s economy through conventions and tourism. A private, not-for-profit organization, ACVB bolsters Atlanta’s $16 billion hospitality industry, which generated an estimated 57 million visitors in 2019.
See meeting schedules for Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meetings.
Officers
Chair, Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Jo Ann Herold
CMO
Honey Baked Ham
Chair, Advisory board
Dexter Warrior
Principal & COO
T. Dallas Smith & Co.
Vice Chair
Chair, Atlanta Convention Marketing Fund Committee
Ken Bernhardt
Regents Professor of Marketing Emeritus
Georgia State University
Treasurer
Chair, Finance & Human Resource Committee
Stan Wilson
Managing Partner
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP
Vice Chair
Brad Koeneman
General Manager
Hilton Atlanta
Vice Chair
Chair, Compensation Plan and CEO Contract Committee
Erica Qualls-Battey
General Manager
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Vice Chair
Chair, Compensation Plan and CEO Contract Committee
Erica Qualls-Battey
General Manager
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Secretary
Vacant
Executive Committee
Ed Baker
Executive in Residence
Georgia State University
Leona Barr-Davenport
President
Atlanta Business League
Karen Bremer
CEO
Georgia Restaurant Association
Debby Cannon
Director, Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality
Georgia State University
Tommy Dortch, Jr.
President & CEO
TWD, Inc.
Daryl Evans
VP
American Cancer Society
Hector Gallardo
Vice President, National Sales
The Coca-Cola Company
Sharon Goldmacher
President
communications 21
Sheffield Hale
President & CEO
Atlanta History Center / Margaret Mitchell House
George McKerrow, Jr.
Co-Owner
Ted’s Montana Grill
Derrick Morrow
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Nancy Oswald
Co-Owner/Director of Marketing
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Frank Poe
Executive Director
Georgia World Congress Center Authority
Kris Reinhard
Chair, Membership Committee
Partner
Fifth Group Restaurants, Inc.
Derek Schiller
President, Business
Atlanta Braves
Alexis Scott
Board member
Steve Smith
Sr. Consultant
Pendleton Group
Ron Tarson
General Manager
Westin Peachtree Plaza
Armand Vari
Partner
Jacoby Dev. Inc.
Board of Directors
Cynthia Alford
Managing Director
Destination South Meetings & Events
Natalee Anderson
Director, Private Events & Tours
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Joselyn Baker
President
Grady Health Foundation
Kimberly Beaudin
CEO
Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame
Ken Baye
Co-owner
Stoddard’s Guns
Todd Brosius
President
REEF
Andrew Chang
Executive Director of Marketing & Outreach
Piedmont Healthcare
Charlie Cobb
Director of Athletics
Georgia State University
Tony Conway, CMP
Founder & CEO
Legendary Events
Dan Corso
President
Atlanta Sports Council
Tim Dahlen
General Manager
Moxy Atlanta Midtown & AC by Marriott Atlanta Midtown
Dennis DeLoatch
EVP, General Manager
Carey Atlanta Executive Limousine & Transportation
Ayo Taylor Dixon
Sr. Associate Athletic Director
GA Tech Athletics Association
Bobby Donlan
Managing Partner
Donlan & Greenbaum’s New York Prime Restaurant
Dr. Meredith Evans
Director
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum
Alex Gonzalez
Chief Innovation Officer
Metro Atlanta Chamber
John Grant, Jr.
Executive Director
Celebration Bowl
Martin Gray
CMO
Georgia Aquarium
Kevin Green
President & CEO
Midtown Alliance
Catie Griggs
VP, Business Operations
Atlanta United FC
Robert Hope
President
Hope – Beckham, Inc.
Sean Hyslop
President
Sysco Atlanta
Richard Jones
President
Presenting Atlanta
Anne Hydrick Kaiser
VP, Community and Economic Development
Georgia Power
David Malone
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Gas South
David Marvin
President
Legacy Property Group
Sam Massell
President
Buckhead Coalition, Inc.
Penelope McPhee
President
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
John Metz
CEO & Co-Founder
Sterling Spoon Management Services
Mercedes Miller
Executive Director
GICC
Peter Moraitakis
Senior Vice President & COO
United Distributors, Inc.
Stan Morrell
VP, Entertainment & Special Events
Stone Mountain Park
Adam Noyes
SVP
Proof of the Pudding
Eric O’Brien
Partner
Jackson Spalding
Mark O’Brien
President & CEO
LakePoint Sports
Robert Patterson
President
CityLife Development Partners
TK Petersen
CFO
The Gathering Spot
Mark Pettit
CMO
Imagine Exhibitions
Jack Priblo
Director of Corporate Marketing
Georgia-Pacific LLC
Fred Rich
CEO
CTN Global Chauffeured Transportation
A.J. Robinson
President
Central Atlanta Progress
David Rubinger
Publisher
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Andrew Saltzman
EVP & Chief Revenue Officer
Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena
Kris Shea
VP, Business Development
Juice Studios
Bob Schuler
Vice President
Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart
Jamie Sims
CEO and President
WITH/agency
Kelvin Slater
Owner
Slater Hospitality
Bob Somers
VP, Global Sales
Delta Air Lines
Jim Sprouse
Executive Director
Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association
Gary Stokan
President and CEO
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Guy Thomson
VP & Co-Owner
Pittypat’s Porch Restaurant
Jane Turner
Executive Director
Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Pat Upshaw-Monteith
President and CEO
Leadership Atlanta
Dan Vargas
CEO
Dortch Vargas Amigos
Allan Vella
President
Fox Theatre
John Woodward
Sr. Director, Global Commerce
Metro Atlanta Chamber
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