Contact the Yakima Valley Staff
Yakima Valley Visitors & Convention Bureau
10 North 8th Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Phone: (509) 575-3010
Fax: (509) 575-6252
Toll Free: 800-221-0751
Visitor Information Center
101 North Fair Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm | Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm
(hours expand for event weekends and shorten in winter months)
Phone: (509) 573-3388
Fax: (509) 573-3389
Toll Free: 800-221-0751
Contact a staff member of the Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau
Click on a staff member's name to contact that staff member.
Administration
John Cooper
President & CEO
Wendi Bixler
Controller & HR Manager
Stephanie Gangle
Office Manager
Barbara Fleming
Receptionist & Event Calendar Administrator
Convention Center
Connie Upton
General Manager
Lisa Krous
Assistant General Manager
Laura Rodriguez
Event Coordinator
Sheldon Butler
Director of Operations
Convention Sales
Brynn Kloster
Director of Convention and Group Sales
Diane Reim
Convention Sales Manager
Miles Eaton
Convention Sales Manager
Andrea Stone
Convention Services and Housing Coordinator
Leisure and Internet Marketing
Kirsten Danielson
Director of Marketing
Daniel Writer
Graphics & Web Developer
Diane Smestad
@yakimavalley Twitter Tweeter
Sports Marketing
Rich Austin
Director of Sports
Mike Carey
Sports Sales Manager
Media and Tourism Development
Katie Heaverlo
Director of Tourism
Visitor Services
Pam Alamos
Visitor Information Center Manager
Diane Smestad
Travel Counselor
Membership Services
Michelle Hopkins
Director of Member Services
