Contact the CVB Staff

• Greg Ayers, President
• Jennie Bach, CMP, Operations Manager
• Bryan Beers, Communication & Public Relations Manager
• Stacey Dobis, Communication & Public Relations Coordinator
• Michelle Fakler, Sports Sales Manager
• Brenda Haight, CMP, Sales Manager
• Lisa Kukulski, Destination Services Manager
• Cam Peterson, Destination Relations Administrator
• Kathryn Ragains, Sales Manager
• Mary Ridderman,CMP, CHSP, Director of Sales
• Kristi Ritsema, Visitor Information Specialist

Kalamazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Advisory Council

Wayne Kruger*
Chairman
Community Member at Large

Marc Jacobs*
Vice-Chairman
Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites

Ted Petropoulos*
Immediate Past Chair
Western Michigan University
Bernhard Center

Anne Drummond*
Secretary
Millennium Restaurant Group

Dori Kunkle*
Treasurer
Fisher, Spiegel, Kunkle & Gerber

Tom Drabik*
Kalamazoo County Commission

Deb Droppers
The Event Company

Bob Ellis
Air Zoo

Toby Hilton
Yarrow Golf and Conference Center

Scott Jacobi*
Residence Inn

Vicky Kettner
Downtown Kalamazoo, Inc.

Sean McCann
Kalamazoo City Commission

Betty Peristeridis
Argos Management

David Rachowicz*
Kalamazoo County Parks

Laurie Russell
Nature Connection

Steward Sandstrom
Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce

Peter Tanz
Midwest Communications

Karen Visser
Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Elaine Williams
Miller Auditorium

Karen Wolff
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

Greg Ayers*
Kalamazoo County CVB

* Members also serve on the Board of Directors