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Give us a call

(205) 458-8000 Toll Free: (800) 458-8085


Drop us a line

shamlin@inbirmingham.com


Come by for a visit

950 22nd St. North, Suite 550
Birmingham, Alabama 35203


Board of Directors

Meet the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors


J. John Oros, Jr.

President & CEO Administrative Staff (205) 214-9203

Michael Gunn, CMP, CFMP

Sr. Vice President Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9212

Bridget Carter

Executive Assistant Administrative Staff (205) 214-9202

Cyndy Patterson

Vice President – Administration Administrative Staff (205) 214-9215

Karen Dobnikar

Human Resource Director, PHR, SPHR Administrative Staff (205) 214-9220

Rita Kelley

IT Manager Administrative Staff (205) 214-9214

Steve Pierson

Director of Sales Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9234

David Galbaugh

Vice President - Sports Sales & Marketing Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9210

Heidi Soltys

National Sales Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9233

Tonia Whatley

Director of Sports Business Development Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9211

Amy Hudson

State Association Sales Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 447-4369

Cynthia F. Fuller, CTIS, TMP

National Sales Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9232

Carman Atchison

National Sales Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9208

Courtney Ingersoll

National Sales Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9219

Anne Williams

Director of Convention Services Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9217

Lynnette Davis

Event Servicing Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9209

Samantha Pugh

Senior Convention Servicing Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9222

Denice Gaskin-McBride

Office Manager Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9231

Brent Cotton

Associate Director of Convention Servicing Convention Sales and Servicing Staff (205) 214-9223

Sara Hamlin, CTIS

Vice President - Tourism Tourism Staff (205) 214-9205

Tara Walton, CTIS

Director of Tourism Tourism Staff (205) 214-9206

Sharon Brown, TMP, CTIS

Tourism Sales Manager Tourism Staff (205) 214-9230

Sheryl Ellis

Tourism Sales Manager Tourism Staff (205) 214-9224

Christalan Richardson

Tourism Service Manager Tourism Staff (205) 214-9201

Frank Tyson

Info Specialist Tourism Staff (205) 214-9200

Cynthia Gillespie Thomas

Visitor Information Center Manager - Downtown Tourism Staff (205) 214-9200

Debra Grider

Visitor Information Center Manager - Shuttlesworth International Airport Tourism Staff (205) 595-1052

Jessica L. Black

Vice President - Marketing & Communications Marketing and Communications Staff

Vickie Ashford-Thompson

Director of Travel Media Marketing and Communications Staff (205) 214-9213

Kim Graham Smith

Creative Director Marketing and Communications Staff (205) 214-9218

Clayton Humphries

Director of Digital Marketing Marketing and Communications Staff (205) 214-9207

Wes Watkins

Director of Research and Digital Strategy Marketing and Communications Staff (205) 214-9225