Mission & Board of Directors
Mission Statement
Visit Cincy is the region’s primary destination marketing and management organization. Its mission is to increase economic impact in Hamilton County and its cities by growing visitor expenditures - conventions, trade shows and tourism.
Vision
Here are the principles that guide our vision work and inform our annual planning efforts:
- Elevate the Cincy Region as a must-visit travel destination that offers a distinctly unique experience from the rest.
- Continuously define the financial impact of the visitor economy and its importance to the Cincinnati region.
- Understand and meet the needs of meeting planners, convention attendees and leisure/tourism visitors.
- Enhance the quality of life for our citizens.
2023 Visit Cincy Board Officers
Jeff Berding, Chair
Co-CEO
FC Cincinnati
Agnes Godwin Hall, Vice Chair
Director of Talent Acquisition & Employer Brand Marketing
Macy's, Inc.
Paul Silva, Secretary/Treasurer
President & CEO
Eagle Realty Group
Mario San Marco, Chair Emeritus
Senior Vice President
Western & Southern Financial Group
2023 CVB Board Members
Ric Booth
General Manager
Duke Energy Convention Center
Mike Conway
Chairman & Chief Portfolio Officer
Winegardner & Hammons Hotel Group, Inc.
Brendon Cull
President & CEO
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Bobbi Dillon
Senior Manager, State Government Relations
The Procter & Gamble Company
Jim Downton
Executive Director
Sharonville Convention Center
Denise Driehaus
Commissioner
Hamilton County
Karen Forgus
Senior Vice President of Business Operations
Cincinnati Reds
Akiva Freeman
Manager, Office, Manufacturing & Logistics
Kroger
Adam Gelter
Executive Vice President, Development
3CDC
Steve Mullinger
Southern Ohio/Kentucky Region President
Huntington Bank
Julie Kirkpatrick
President & CEO
meetNKY Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau
Alecia Kintner
CEO & President
ArtsWave
Britney Miller
President
Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment
Bimal Patel
Founder & President
Rolling Hills Hospitality
Joe Pinto
President
Cincinnati Hotel Association
Aftab Pureval
Mayor
City of Cincinnati
Jackie Reau
Board Chair
Cincinnati Sports Commission
Melissa Saladonis
Vice President, Government Relations
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Marc Sirkin
Mayor
City of Blue Ash
Annette Smith Tarver
Technical Assistance & Outreach Business Counselor
African-American Chamber of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Bobby Spann
Vice President, External Affairs
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Barbara Turner
Retired
Ohio National Financial Services
