Staff

Kevin Kane
President/CEO
Phone: (901) 543-5300
Email: kevinkane.memphis@gmail.com

Linda Sawyer
V.P. Admin/Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (901) 543-5307
Email: lsawyer@mcvb.org

John Denman
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (901) 543-5340
Email: jdenman@mcvb.org

Michael Moore
Receptionist/PT
Phone: (901) 543-5300
Email: michael@mcvb.org

J. John Oros
Executive Vice President/COO
Phone: (901) 543-5304
Email: joros@mcvb.org

Kimberly Wells
Convention Development
Sales Support Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5302
Email: kwells@mcvb.org

Kermit Madison
National Sales Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5323
Email: kmadison@mcvb.org

Eva Goodson Eagen
National Sales Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5329
Email: eva@mcvb.org

Mikki Walls
National Sales Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5318
Email: mwalls@mcvb.org

Kim Warren
National Sales Director
Phone: (901) 543-5312
Email: kwarren@mcvb.org

Andre Walker
National Sales Manager
DC Metro (MD, DC & VA)
Phone: (443) 394-2780
Cell: (443) 465-2707
Email: andrea@mcvb.org

Colleen Palmertree
National Sales Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5341
E-mail: mailto:colleen@mcvb.org
 
Lisa Catron
National Sales Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5337
Email: lcatron@mcvb.org

Phyllis Newsom
Tourism Sales Coordinator
Phone: (901) 543-5326
Email: phyllis@mcvb.org

Jessie O'Connor
Sales & Convention Service Coordinator
Phone: (901) 543-5303
Email: jessie@mcvb.org

Nicole Seltzer
Director
Convention Center Sales
901-576-1253
Email: nseltzer@memphisconvention.com

Erin Lenahan
National Sales Manager
Convention Center Sales
(901) 576-1207
Email: elenahan@memphisconvention.com

Malvin Gipson
National Sales Director
Memphis Sports Council
Phone: (901) 543-5366
Email: mgipson@mcvb.org

Cassandra Taylor
Director of Convention Services
Phone: (901) 543-5320
Email: cwt@mcvb.org

Pat Jones
Convention Service Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5322
Email: pjones@mcvb.org

Robert Stone
Security Associate
Phone: (901) 543-5311

Danny L. O'Connor
Director of Security Services
Phone: (901) 543-5311
Email: doconnor@mcvb.org

Tommy Ray
Associate Director of Security Services
Phone: (901) 543-5311
Email: tray@mcvb.org

Kenneth Roach
Security Associate
Phone: (901) 543-5311

Mary Schmitz
Vice President Business Development
Phone: (901) 543-5327
Email: mary@mcvb.org

Shaun Michael
Information Technology Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5344
Email: smichael@mcvb.org

Kerry Crawford
Social Media Specialist
Phone: (901) 543-5300
Email: kcrawford@mcvb.org

Jackie Reed
Communications Manager
Phone: (901) 543-5377
Email: jreed@mcvb.org

Alissa Clark
Communications/Public Relations Specialist
Phone: (901) 543-5319
Email: alissa@mcvb.org

Calvin Taylor
Vice President Government Relations
Phone: (901) 543-5306
Email: calvin@mcvb.org

Bonnie Dickson
Staff Assistant
Phone: (901) 543-5316
Email: bdickson@mcvb.org

Chris Roan
Director of Educational Services
Phone: (901) 543-5309
Email: roan@mcvb.org

Patsy Morgan
Director of Visitors Services
Phone: (901) 543-5331
Email: pmorgan@mcvb.org

Three locations:
Memphis/Shelby County Visitor Center
Arlington Road at I-40
Memphis Visitor Center
3205 Elvis Presley Boulevard
Tennessee State Welcome Center
119 N. Riverside Drive

Memphis/Shelby County Visitor Center
Arlington Road at I-40 location:

Chuck Porter
Counselor
Phone: (901) 543-5333
Email: vic1@mcvb.org

Susan Battle
Counselor
Phone: (901) 543-5333
Email: vic1@mcvb.org

Ruth Blackburn
Counselor
Phone: (901) 543-5333
Email: vic1@mcvb.org

Russell Johnson
Counselor
Phone: (901) 543-5333
Email: vic1@mcvb.org

Robbi Achelpohl 
Counselor
Phone: (901) 543-5333
Email: vic1@mcvb.org

Tracey Kellett 
Counselor
Phone: (901) 543-5333
Email: vic1@mcvb.org

Memphis Visitor Center
3205 Elvis Presley Boulevard location:

Mary Ann Monteith
Counselor

Milton Howery
Counselor

Eric Wilburn
Counselor



Tennessee State Welcome Center
119 N. Riverside Drive location:

Jeannette King
Counselor

Elizabeth Miller
Counselor