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Gil Langley, President & CEO
Matthew Dunn, Sports Tourism Consultant
1750 South 14th Street, Suite 200
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
(904) 277-4369
glangley@ameliaisland.com
matt@raconteurs.us
Daiana Collazo, Sports Sales Manager
1 Haben Boulevard
Palmetto, Florida 34221
(941) 729-9177
daiana.collazo@bacvb.com
Neal Duncan, Senior Sales & Events Manager
2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road
Auburndale, Florida 33823
(863) 551-4750 FAX: (863) 551-4740
neal@vcfsports.com
Auvis Cole, Director
915 North Suncoast Boulevard
Crystal River, Florida 34429
(352) 794-5506 FAX: (352) 794-5507
auvis@visitcitrus.com
Stephanie Lamb, Tourism Program Manager
477 Houston Street
Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043
(904) 529-3792
stephanie.lamb@claycountygov.com
Christopher Coleman, Sports & Small Group Sales
971 West Duval Street, Suite 145
Lake City, Florida 32025
(386) 719-1453
ccoleman@columbiacountyfla.com
Brandon Little, Sports Business Development Manager
126 East Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
(386) 255-0415 ext. 138
blittle@daytonabeach.com
Ron Shumard, Sports Marketing Manager
Kerry Sutsko, Marketing & Destination Stewardship Chief
1540 Miracle Strip Parkway SE
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
(850) 609-5389
rshumard@myokaloosa.com
ksutsko@myokaloosa.com
Consuelo Sanchez, Deputy Director
Kayla Glazebrook, Sports & Special Events Program Coordinator
8731 Citizens Drive
New Port Richey, Florida 34654
(727) 847-8129
cbsanchez@flsportscoast.com
kglazebrook@flsportscoast.com
Jessica Beers, Executive Director
Tyler Weyant, Director of Sports Development
215 Celebration Place, #200
Kissimmee, Florida 34747
(407) 569-4800
jbeers@experiencekissimmee.com
tweyant@experiencekissimmee.com
Steve Hogan, CEO
1 Citrus Bowl Place
Orlando, Florida 32805
(407) 423-2476
shogan@fcsports.com
Joleen Cacciatore, Executive Director
4870 Celebration Pointe Avenue, Suite 110
Gainesville, Florida 32608
(352) 338-9300
jcacciatore@gainesvillesportscommission.com
Mathew Ratner, Senior Director, Sports & Entertainment Tourism
Amanda C. Ford, Manager, Sports & Entertainment Tourism
201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 200
Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 539-2973
(305) 539-3027
mratner@gmcvb.com
acford@gmcvb.com
Jason Siegel, CEO
Jennifer Lastik, Vice President, Events
Brent Nelson, SVP Business Development
400 West Church Street, Suite 205
Orlando, Florida 32801
(407) 648-4900 FAX: (407) 649-2072
jsiegel@greaterorlandosports.com
jlastik@greaterorlandosports.com
bnelson@greaterorlandosports.com
Sydney Lindblad, National Sports Manager
100 North Laura Street, Suite 120
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 421-9182
slindblad@visitjacksonville.com
Josh Hester, Sports Tourism Manager
315 West Main Street
Tavares, Florida 32778
(352) 742-3904 FAX: (352) 801-7498
joshua.hester@lakecountyfl.gov
Saskia Fisher, Sales Manager, Sports
1700 SE 17th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
(954) 765-4466 FAX: (954) 765-4467
sfisher@broward.org
Jeff Mielke, Executive Director
Quinn Bourque, Business Development Director
2201 Second Street, Suite 501
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
(239) 533-5273 FAX: (239) 485-3111
jmielke@LeeGov.com
qbourque@leegov.com
Tom Albrecht, Sales Manager
2660 North Horseshoe Drive S, Suite 105
Naples, Florida 34104
(239) 252-2402
tom.albrecht@collier.gov
Corry Locke, Group Sales Supervisor
Loretta Shaffer, Tourism Development Director
Bryan Day, Group Sales Coordinator
Sky Wheeler, Assistant Tourism Development Director
109 West Silver Springs Boulevard
Ocala, Florida 34475
(352) 438-2800 FAX: (352) 438-2801
sales@marionfl.org
Lisa Messina, Chief Sales Officer
6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Suite 400
Orlando, Florida 32821
(407) 354-5547 FAX: (407) 370-5022
convention.sales@visitorlando.com
Danny Trosset, Director of Sports Tourism
3450 East Lake Mary Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773
(407) 665-2050
dtrosset@seminolecountyfl.gov
George Linley, Executive Director
James Taylor, Director of Sports Development
Gillian Constable, Sports Event Manager
2195 Southern Boulevard, Suite 550
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
(561) 233-3180 FAX: (561) 233-3125
glinley@palmbeachsports.com
jtaylor@palmbeachsports.com
gconstable@palmbeachsports.com
Amy Lukasik, Executive Director
120 Airport Road, Suite 3
Palm Coast, Florida 32164
(386) 313-4226
alukasik@visitflagler.com
www.visitflagler.com
Chris O’Brien, Director Sports Tourism
17001 Panama City Beach Parkway
Panama City Beach, Florida 32413
(850) 233-5070 FAX: (850) 233-5072
cobrien@visitpanamacitybeach.com
Ray Palmer, President and CEO
Laura McCullers, Director of Operations
101 West Main Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
(850) 434-2800 FAX: (850) 432-4237
rpalmer@pensacolasports.org
lmccullers@pensacolasports.org
Sean Walter, Business Development Director – Sales/Sports
1700 Tamiami Trail, Suite G-2
Port Charlotte, Florida 33948
(941) 743-1900 FAX: (941) 764-4932
sean.walter@pureflorida.com
Kimberly Morgan, Vice President of Tourism
1100 Reid Street
Palatka, Florida 32177
(386) 328-1503
kimberlymorgan@chamberpc.com
Julie White, Tourist Development Director
Jeff Schmitt, Sports Tourism
8543 Navarre Parkway
Navarre, Florida 32566
(850) 981-8900
julie@santarosa.fl.gov
jeffs@santarosa.fl.gov
Pete Harvey, Director of Sports
Nate Sweetman, Sports Marketing Manager
301 North Cattlemen Road, Suite 203
Sarasota, Florida 34232
(941) 955-0991
pharvey@visitsarasota.org
nsweetman@visitsarasota.org
Casey Wohl Hartt, Lead Marketing Consultant
501 South Commerce Avenue, Suite 3
Sebring, Florida 33870
(800) 545-6021
Casey@VisitSebring.com
Terry Parks, Sports Commissioner
150 Cocoa Isles Boulevard, Suite #401
Cocoa Beach, Florida 32931
(321) 433-4470
terry.parks@visitspacecoast.com
John Tharpe, Sales & Services Manager
29 Old Mission Avenue
Saint Augustine, Florida 32084
(904) 209-4429
jtharpe@floridashistoriccoast.com
Caleb Peterson, Director
8200 Bryan Dairy Road, Suite 200
Largo, Florida 33777
(620) 704-2942
Caleb@visitspc.com
Taylor Wheaton, Director of Sales and Sports
315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 830
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 606-2305 FAX: (850) 606-2304
Taylor.wheaton@VisitTallahassee.com
Lanness Robinson, Executive Director
Jason Aughey, Senior Vice President
201 North Franklin Street, Suite 2900
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 218-3813 FAX: (813) 218-3375
JAughey@TampaBaySports.org
Rick Hatcher, Executive Director
Ryan Strickland, Director of Business
Clover Park
527 NW Stadium Drive
Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34986
(772) 871-5458 FAX: (772) 871-5426
rhatcher@PlayTreasureCoastFlorida.com
rstrickland@PlayTreasureCoastFlorida.com