Meet the Staff

David A. DuBois, CMP, FASAE, CAE, CTA

President and CEO

E-mail: DavidDuBois@FortWorth.com

Linda Jingles

Executive Assistant

Direct line: 817.698.7833

E-mail: LindaJingles@FortWorth.com

 Finance and Administration:

 
Linda de Jesus, MBA, CPA, CFP

Vice President of Finance and Administration

Direct line: 817.698.7839

E-mail: LindaDeJesus@FortWorth.com

Diane Q. Redmon, CTA 

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Finance and Administration

Direct line: 817.698.7840

E-mail: DianeRedmon@FortWorth.com

Marketing Communications:

Merianne Roth

Vice President of Marketing Communications

Direct line: 817.698.7841

E-mail: MerianneRoth@FortWorth.com

Tom Martens  

Art Director 

Direct line: 817.698.7845

E-mail: TomMartens@FortWorth.com

Cindy Miller, CTA 

Director of Research

Direct line: 817.698.7825

E-mail: CindyMiller@FortWorth.com

Jessica Dowdy

Senior Manager, Marketing & PR

Direct line: 817.698.7842

                                                    E-mail: JessicaDowdy@FortWorth.com

 
Amanda Schooler, CTA 

Marketing & Advertising Manager

Direct line: 817.698.7836

E-mail: AmandaSchooler@FortWorth.com

 
McKenzie Zieser, CTA 

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Direct line: 817.698.7821

E:mail: McKenzieZieser@FortWorth.com

Cissy Nixon, CTA 

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Direct line: 817.698.7844

E-mail: CissyNixon@FortWorth.com

Meeting Sales:

John Cychol, FCDME, CTA 

Vice President of Meeting Sales

Direct line: 817.698.7826

E-mail: JohnCychol@FortWorth.com

Melanie Hoover, CTA 

Director of Meeting Sales

Direct line: 817.698.7828

E-mail: MelanieHoover@FortWorth.com

Velenda Dewberry, CTA

National Sales Manager

Direct line: 817.698.7830

E-mail: VelendaDewberry@FortWorth.com

Heidi Edinger, CMP, CASE

Director of Regional Sales - Midwest

Direct line: 773.961.8800

E-mail: HeidiEdinger@FortWorth.com

Roger Freeman

Director of Sales - Eastern Region

Direct line: 571.437.5969

E-mail: RogerFreeman@FortWorth.com

Julie Gorman

National Sales Manager

Direct line: 208.939.6396 

E-mail: JulieGorman@FortWorth.com

April Klendworth, CTA

National Sales Manager

Direct line: 817.698.7843

E-mail: AprilKlendworth@FortWorth.com

Liz Mullis, MBA, CTA

National Sales Manager - Executive Business Meetings

Direct line: 817.698.7849

E-mail: ElizabethMullis@FortWorth.com

Dave O'Lenick, CMP, CHSME, CTA

National Sales Manager - Sports/SMERF

Direct line: 817.698.7827

E-mail: DaveOlenick@FortWorth.com

Carrie Pace, CTA

National Sales Manager

Direct line: 817.698.7831

E-mail: CarriePace@FortWorth.com

Art Shaw, CMP

Director of Sales - Eastern Region

Direct line: 703.444.7082

E-mail: ArtShaw@FortWorth.com

Mary Wilson

Director of State Accounts

Direct line: 512.363.5407

E-mail: MaryWilson@FortWorth.com

Juana Barba-Adame, CTA

Convention Sales Assistant

Direct line: 817.698.7832

E-mail: JuanaBarba@FortWorth.com

Ashlee Donahey, CTA

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Specialist

Direct line: 817.698.7838

E-mail: AshleeDonahey@FortWorth.com

Paola Bowman

Convention Sales and Services Coordinator

Direct line: 817.698.7829

E-mail: PaolaBowman@FortWorth.com

Convention Services and Community Relations:

Barbara Stone, CTA

Vice President, Convention - Services and Community Relations

Direct line: 817.698.7835

E-mail: BarbaraStone@FortWorth.com

Denise Hawkins, CTA

Director of Volunteers and Visitor Services

Direct line: 817.698.7824

E-mail: DeniseHawkins@FortWorth.com

Heather Huhn, CTA

Convention Services Manager

Direct line: 817.698.7846

E-mail: HeatherHuhn@FortWorth.com

April Montez, CTA

Convention Services Manager

Direct line: 817.698.7837

E-mail: AprilMontez@FortWorth.com

Stephanie Garcia, CTA 

Convention Services Coordinator

Direct line: 817.698.7848

E-mail: StephanieGarcia@FortWorth.com

Paola Bowman

Convention Sales and Services Coordinator

Direct line: 817.698.7829

E-mail: PaolaBowman@FortWorth.com

Dru Oliver, CTA 

General Services Assistant

Direct line: 817.336.8791 x210

E-mail: AndrewWilkendorf@FortWorth.com

Cricket Brown, CTA

Assistant Manager - iFort Worth

E-mail: CricketBrown@FortWorth.com

Bill Phillips, CTA

Manager - Stockyards Visitors Information Center

E-mail: BillPhillips@FortWorth.com

Rich Thornton, CTA

Manager - iFort Worth

E-mail: RichThorton@FortWorth.com

Fran Collins, CTA

Receptionist

E-mail: FranCollins@FortWorth.com

Gail McKelvey, CTA 

Receptionist

E-mail: GailMcKelvey@FortWorth.com

Cece Thompson

Receptionist

E-mail: CeceThompson@FortWorth.com

Travel Trade and Tourism:

Estela Martinez-Stuart, CTA 

Director of Tourism

Direct line: 817.698.7834

E-mail: EstelaMartinez@FortWorth.com

Kayla Simpson, CTA

Tourism Sales Coordinator

Direct line: 817.698.7823

E-mail: KaylaSimpson@FortWorth.com 

Kristin Jaworski, CTA 

Fort Worth Herd Trail Boss

E-mail: KristinJaworski@FortWorth.com