Top leader
Mitch Whitten
President & CEO
Visit Fort Worth
fortworth.comChanges
3 changes
- Addedfortworth.com
Hayv Koutrach Added to Visit Fort Worth's staff page
Convention Sales and Marketing Manager
- Addedfortworth.com
Laura Mayberry Added to Visit Fort Worth's staff page
Vice President of Convention Sales
- No longer listedfortworth.com
Becca Berger No longer listed on Visit Fort Worth's staff page
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Detected automatically each week from the official staff page. Not verified: a page redesign or an extraction error can produce a change that never happened, so check the linked page before acting on a row.
Current leadership
10 leaders
Executive
Amy Brown
Chief Sales & Strategy Officer
Executive
Jessica Hill
Chief Marketing Officer
Executive
Kurt Fournier
Chief Financial Officer & Head of Research
Vice president
Drew Hays
Vice President of Sports at Visit Fort Worth & Executive Director of Fort Worth Sports Commission
Vice president
Kimber Foster
Vice President of Public Relations & Community Tourism
Vice president
Lacy Lange, CMP
Vice President of Innovation
Vice president
Laura Mayberry
Vice President of Convention Sales
Vice president
Melanie Hoover
Associate Vice President of Convention Sales
Vice president
Tom Martens
Senior Vice President of Creative & Brand
Team
32 people
Team by function
- Sales & convention services14
- Other8
- Marketing & communications6
- Finance & administration2
- Visitor experience1
- Operations & technology1
Sales & convention services
14 people
Adrain Armstrong
Convention Sales & Sports Coordinator
Carrie Huff
Senior National Sales Director
Cassie Poss
Director of Business Development
Cathy McNulty, CMP
Destination Event Manager
Douglas J. Dvorak
Director of Sales - Midwest Region
Elizabeth Story
Convention Sales Coordinator
Juana Barba-Adame
Convention Sales Coordinator
Julie Gorman
Director of Sales - Western Region
Katie Heldreth
Sports Sales Manager
Kayla Anderson
National Sales Manager
Marcus White
Event Manager
Mary Wilson
Director of Sales - Central Texas Region
Melissa Hayden
Director of Sales - Mid-Atlantic Region
Velenda Dewberry
Director of Sales - SE Region
Other
8 people
April Montez
Sr. Manager of Destination Experience
Austin Cox
Production Designer
Buster Frierson
Assistant Trail Boss
Georgia Cartwright
Trail Boss
Hillary James
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Paige Witherspoon
Business Intelligence Analyst
Scott Baker
Production Designer
Stephanie Rodriguez, CMP, SEPC
Director of Destination Experience
Marketing & communications
6 people
Alex Catterton
Director of Marketing
Aspen Moreno-Sanchez
Digital Marketing Manager
Francesca Cicconetti
Sports Marketing Coordinator
Hayv Koutrach
Convention Sales and Marketing Manager
Sarah Arriaga
Marketing Coordinator
Taylor Hardy
Film Commissioner, Director of Video Content
Finance & administration
2 people
Catherine Locsin
Administrative Assistant, Finance & Accounting
Cheryl Wilson
Finance & HR Manager
Visitor experience
1 person
Olivia Coleman, PDM
Visitor Experience Manager
Operations & technology
1 person
Heath Aucoin
Director of Operations
10 in leadership and 32 grouped by function. Captured Nov 5, 2026 from the official team page.
From the IRS Form 990 (FY2024)
Revenue $19,648,744
Contractors (5)
| Name | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| UHS PREMIUM BILLING | HEALTHCARE INSURANCE | $617,298 |
| CITY OF FORT WORTH -FORT WORTH CONVENTIO | EVENT VENUE RENTAL | $583,795 |
| MAFW DBA TRAIL DRIVE MANAGEMENT CORP | EVENT VENUE RENTAL | $575,240 |
| KING STREET PRODUCTIONS INC | TV\FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVES | $525,000 |
| EQUESTRIAN SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LLCE | FOOTING FOR EQUESTRIAN EVENTS | $428,290 |
Officers and directors (28)
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| ROBERT JAMESON | PRESIDENT & CEO | $394,683 |
| MITCH WHITTEN | COO | $271,132 |
| KURT FOURNIER | CFO | $256,447 |
| AMY BROWN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - SALES | $240,523 |
| JASON SANDS | VP OF SPORTS | $177,997 |
| MELANIE HOOVER | AVP SALES | $171,280 |
| THOMAS MARTENS | AVP BRAND & CREATIVE DIRECTOR | $164,842 |
| JESSICA CHRISTOPHERSON | VP OF MARKETING & FILM COMMISSIONER | $150,755 |
| DOUGLAS DVORK | DIRECTOR OF SALES -CHICAGO | $150,462 |
| BRIAN NEWBY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | — |
| SUSAN ALANIS | CHAIR | — |
| LARRY AUTH | SECRETARY & TREASURER | — |
| CARLOS FLORES | DIRECTOR | — |
| DREW HAYDEN | DIRECTOR | — |
| GLENDA THOMPSON | DIRECTOR | — |
| SYLVIA TRENT-ADAMS | DIRECTOR | — |
| ROBERT AHDIEH | DIRECTOR | — |
| ELIZABETH BECK | DIRECTOR | — |
| MARUCHY CANTU | DIRECTOR | — |
| SLOAN DEAN | DIRECTOR | — |
| DAVID GLASSER | DIRECTOR | — |
| RONNY KORB | DIRECTOR | — |
| RICHARD ROBY III | DIRECTOR | — |
| KEN SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR | — |
| MARIANNE AULD | VICE CHAIR | — |
| KRISTIN ASSAD | DIRECTOR | — |
| MIGUEL CALERA | DIRECTOR | — |
| BRYAN EPPSTEIN | DIRECTOR | — |
As reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 for tax period 202509. Compensation is shown only where the filing reports an amount above zero. View the filing on ProPublica.
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