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
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Administration
John Cooper
President & CEO
Wendi Bixler
Controller & HR Manager
Stephanie Gangle
Office Manager
Laura Rodriguez
Receptionist & Event Calendar Administrator
Convention Center
Connie Upton
General Manager
Lisa Krous
Assistant General Manager
Ryon Remmerden
Convention Center Sales Manager
Sam Dobbs
Director of Operations
Convention Sales
Brynn Kloster
Director of Convention and Group Sales
Diane Reim
Senior Sales Manager
Phylicia Snow
Convention Sales Manager
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
Senior Sports Sales Manager
Nicol Bliss
Sports Sales Assistant
Media and Tourism Development
Katie Heaverlo
Director of Tourism
Visitor Services
Pam Alamos
Visitor Information Center Manager
Diane Smestad
Travel Consultant - Visitor Information Center
Membership Services
Michelle Hopkins
Director of Member Services
