Visit Milwaukee Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Claire Hanan

VP of Communications and Advocacy
CKoenig@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4255

Meet Claire

Kara Coleman

VP of Finance
KColeman@milwaukee.org
(414) 287- 4258

Meet Kara

Michelle Haider

Senior Director of Event Experience
MHaider@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6244

Meet Michelle

Tony Snell Rodriguez

Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion
TSnell@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4243

Meet Tony

Administration & Finance

Christina Cooper

Chief Administrative Officer
CCooper@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4246

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Kara Coleman

VP of Finance
KColeman@milwaukee.org
(414) 287- 4258

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Rob Johnson

Senior Accountant
RJohnson@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4229

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Mike Dvorachek

Staff Accountant
MDvorachek@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4253

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Steven Forbes

Executive Assistant
SForbes@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4241

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Der Vang

HR Employee Engagement Manager
MVang@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6225

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Mai Xiong

Administrative & HR Coordinator
MXiong@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6221

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Communications Team

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Claire Hanan

VP of Communications and Advocacy
ckoenig@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4255

Meet Claire

Tony Snell Rodriguez

Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion
tsnell@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4243

Meet Tony

John Blust

Copywriter
jblust@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4254

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Julia Meehan

Communications Manager
jmeehan@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4232

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Kaitlin Foley

Communications & Social Media Manager
kfoley@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4246

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Matthew Gifford

Marketing & Communications Assistant
mgifford@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4244

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Event Experience Team

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Michelle Haider

Senior Director of Event Experience
MHaider@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6244

Meet Michelle

Andrew Knuth

Senior Event Experience & Housing Manager
AKnuth@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6253

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Nicole Bedner

Event Experience Manager
NBedner@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4247

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Katie Machi

Event Experience Manager
KMachi@milwaukee.org
(414) 287- 4257

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Taylor Trost

Visitor Experience Specialist
Volunteers & Visitor Center
TTrost@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4251

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Jacob Tracy

Visitor Experience Specialist
Event Activations
JTracy@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4230

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Sommer Finn

Event Experience Coordinator
SFinn@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4224

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Marketing Team

Joshua Albrecht

Chief Marketing Officer
JA lbrecht@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-42 52

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Kathryn Lavey

Creative Director
KLavey@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4250

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Alex Zimdars

Senior Performance Marketing and Analytics Manager
AZimdars@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4231

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Monica Bullington

Marketing Projects Manager
MBullington@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6235

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Marisol Acevedo

Creative Services Manager
MAcevedo@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4223
¡Se habla español!

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Peyton Boelk

Brand Marketing Manager
PBoelk@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6230

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Chelsea Hernandez

Marketing Coordinator
CHernandez @milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6224
¡Se habla español!

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Partnership Team

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Joshua Albrecht

Chief Marketing Officer
JA lbrecht@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-42 52

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Bryan Kubel

Director of Partnership and Business Development
BKubel@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4248

Meet Bryan

Maria Strand

Partnership Services Specialist
MStrand@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4239

Meet Maria

Fernando De La Sancha

Partnership Development Specialist
FDeLaSancha @milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6226
¡Se habla español!

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Sales Team

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Leslie Johnson

Chief Sales Officer
LJohnson@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4259

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Laura Nelson

Director of Group Sales
Reg Account: Harley-Davidson, MilwaukeeTool, Northwestern Mutual, Molson Coors, Rockwell Automation, Air & Water Show, Robert W. Baird, Johnson Controls, Kohl's, Medical College of Wisconsin
LNelson@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6220

Meet Laura

Megan Husband, CFMP

National Account and Tourism Sales Executive
Association – Religious, Hobby & Vocational, Wisconsin State Associations, Group Tour
CO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
MHusband@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6239

Meet Megan

Chad Chappell

National Account Executive (DC)
Association – Educational, Labor Union, Health & Medical, Scientific, Technology, Engineering, Computers
CT, DC, DE, MA, ME, NH, MD, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT
CChappell@milwaukee.org
(410) 375-3594

Meet Chad

Ray Valles

National Account Executive (TX)
Association - Health & Medical (excluding DC, MD, VA & IL) & Scientific, Technology, Engineering, Computers (excluding DC & IL)
AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, KS, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA
RValles@milwaukee.org
(512) 539-8404

Meet Ray

Manuel Rocha

National Account Executive
Illinois based Associations (Excludes: Religious)
IA, IL, MI, MN, OH, PA, WI, WV

MRocha@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4235

Meet Manuel

Jessica Jacobs

National Account Executive
Association - Ethnic (Multicultural/LGBTQ) (excluding Religious), Educational (excluding DC, MD & VA based), Environmental; Corporate - Finance, Insurance
AL, AR, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN, GA, FL, NC, SC

JJacobs@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-6234

Meet Jessica

Katie Lawrence

Account Executive
Groups 175 peak or less regardless of market segments (excluding sports), single property, wedding, family reunions & social groups.

KLawrence@milwaukee.org
(414) 287-4220

Meet Katie