Meet Our Sales and Services Team

Our Convention Sales and Services Teams are eager to work with you to bring your convention to Kansas City. Their goal is to make sure your meeting runs as smoothly as possible.


Convention Sales Team

Nathan Hermiston

Senior Vice President of Sales and Services

816-691-3818 | nhermiston@visitkc.com

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Derik Detter

Derik Detter

Director of Market Research

816-691-3824ddetter@visitkc.com

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Denise DeJulio, CASE

National Account Manager

816-691-3826ddejulio@visitkc.com

Markets: Virginia, Washington D.C. (A-M) and Key Annual Accounts | 200+ Peak

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Kathryn Taylor

National Account Manager

816-691-3822ktaylor@visitkc.com

Markets: Maryland, Washington DC (N-Z) and Northeast | 200+ Peak

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Courtney Meyer

Courtney Meyer

National Account Manager

816-691-3821 | cmeyer@visitkc.com

Markets: Midwest | 200+ Peak

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Kristine Becker, CASE

National Account Manager

816-691-3836 | kbecker@visitkc.com

Markets: Great Plains | 200+ peak

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Will Forrest

Will Forrest

National Account Manager

816-691-3806 | wforrest@visitkc.com

Markets: Texas and West Coast | 200+ Peak

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Kim Dooley

National Account Manager

816-691-3852kdooley@visitkc.com

Markets: Faith-Based, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Southeast | 100+ Peak

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Becky Harsch, CMP

National Account Manager

816-691-3823bharsch@visitkc.com

Markets: Sports | 10+ Peak

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Shilene Aaron

Sales Manager

816-691-3845 | saaron@visitkc.com

Markets: East Coast and Missouri | 199 Peak and Below

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Carlissa Riddle

Sales Manager

816-691-3835 | criddle@visitkc.com

Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and West Coast | 199 Peak and Below

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Caryn McManus

Sales Coordinator

816-691-3810cmcmanus@visitkc.com

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Jenny Wilson

Jenny Wilson, CMP

International Leisure Sales

816-691-3832jwilson@visitkc.com

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Convention Services Team

Ashley Rossbach

Ashley Rossbach

Director of Convention Sales & Services

816-691-3827 | arossbach@visitkc.com

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Esther Walker-Young

Esther Walker-Young

Senior Services Manager

816-691-3844 | ewalker-young@visitkc.com

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Erin Windholz

Erin Windholz

Senior Convention Services Manager

816-691-3816 | ewindholz@visitkc.com

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Juanita Crowder-Wilkins

Housing & Convention Services Manager

816-691-3833 | jcrowder-wilkins@visitkc.com

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Danielle Pudenz

Convention Services Specialist

816-691-3837dpudenz@visitkc.com

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