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BOARD & Staff Directory

Now Hiring – Executive Director

Visit Duluth is seeking a driven, accountable and innovative professional to serve as the new Executive Director.

Visit Duluth, the city’s convention and visitor’s bureau, which is Duluth’s only officially recognized destination marketing organization. Chartered in 1935 as a non-profit corporation, we represent over 400 businesses that makeup Duluth’s tourism, sports, and B2B event industry. We are dedicated to promoting the area as one of America’s great vacation and meeting destinations while providing comprehensive, unbiased information to all travelers.

The Executive Director is responsible for the growth of leisure tourism, meetings and conventions, business segments by development and executing effective marketing, sales and engagement strategies as well as providing strategic leadership and oversight of the organization in all aspects of its culture, operations and mission.

If interested in learning more about this great opportunity, please view the full position overview or apply using the link below.

VISIT DULUTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Lynne Williams, Chair
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)

Mary Tennis, Finance Chair
St. Louis County Heritage and Art Center at The Depot

Whitney Sundquist, Finance Chair
Aspirus

BOARD MEMBERS

Attraction/Event/Venue: Mary Tennis
St. Louis County Heritage and Art Center at The Depot

Food & Beverage: Emily Vikre
Vikre Distillery, Frenchie & Friends Canned Cocktails

Lodging: Karen Pionk
Sheraton Duluth Hotel

DECC: Dan Hartman
Sheraton Duluth Hotel

AT-LARGE MEMBERS

AJ Axtell
WLSSD

Wes Drummond
Duluth Playhouse

Dr. Melissa Goodson
College of St. Scholastica

Lynne Williams
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)

Kevin Jacobsen
Story North

Molly Solberg
MAS Marketing

Whitney Sundquist
Aspirus

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Lynn Nephew
City Councilor

City Administrator Appointment
TBA