Staff Listings
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Division of Tourism Film and the Arts (DTFA) & Division of Marketing and Communications (DMC) Commerce
Tom Riford
Assistant Secretary of the Division of Tourism, Film, and the Arts.
T: 410-767-6272 | E: tom.riford@maryland.gov
Office of the Managing Director
Liz Fitzsimmons
Managing Director of the Division of Tourism, Film, and the Arts.
T: 410-767-6331 | E: lfitzsimmons@visitmaryland.org
Jack Gerbes
Director of Film & Digital Media
T: 410-767-6343 | E: jgerbes@choosemaryland.org
Kat Evans
Budget Officer
T: 410-767-6330 | E: kevans@visitmaryland.org
Maryland Office of Tourism
General Comments and Questions
Information
T: 877-333-4455 | E: info@visitmaryland.org
Strategic Partnerships
Cynthia Miller
Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships
T: 410-767-6266 | E: cynthiad.miller@maryland.gov
Administration
Julia Bouie
Executive Assistant/Tourism Development Board Liaison
T: 410-767-6289 | E: julia.bouie2@maryland.gov
Communications and Marketing Services
Brian Lawrence
Assistant Director
T: 410-767-6299 | E: brian.lawrence@maryland.gov
Daesha Stark
Communications Administrative Specialist
T: 410-767-6293 | E: dstark@visitmaryland.org
Catherine Batavick
Communications Projects Manager
T: 410-767-6342 | E: cbatavick@visitmaryland.org
Leslie Troy
Communications Manager
T: 410-767-6298 | E: ltroy@visitmaryland.org
Connie Spindler
Communications Specialist
T: 410-767-6329 | E: cspindler@visitmaryland.org
Matthew Scales
Public Relations Specialist
T: 410-767-3392 | E: mscales@visitmaryland.org
Jim Meyer
Writer/Editor
T: 410-767-6325 | E: jmeyer@visitmaryland.org
Interactive Services
Lucy Chittenden
Assistant Director
T: 410-767-6275 | E: lchittenden@visitmaryland.org
Kathi Ash
Digital Asset Manager
T: 410-767-6341 | E: kash@visitmaryland.org
Greg Bird
Web Development/Customer Service Coordinator
T: 410-767-6292 | E: gbird@visitmaryland.org
Research
Rianna Wan
Research Analyst
T: 410-767-6273 | E: rwan@visitmaryland.org
Tourism Development
Marci Ross
Assistant Director
T: 410-767-6286 | E: mross@visitmaryland.org
Peter Cento
Management Associate
T: 410-767-6295 | E: pcento@visitmaryland.org
Heather Ersts
Outreach & Partnership Coordinator
T: 410-767-6974 | E: hersts@choosemaryland.org
(Vacant)
Customer Contact Programs Manager
T: 410-807-1906 | E:
(Vacant)
Call Center
T: 410-767-6615 | E:
Anne Kyle
Product Development Manager
T: 410-767-0696 | E: akyle@visitmaryland.org
Trevor Leach
Database Manager
T: 410-767-6285 | E: trevor.leach@maryland.gov
Travel Trade Sales
Rich Gilbert
Travel Trade Sales Manager
T: 410-767-6288 | E: rgilbert@visitmaryland.org