Jerrine Lee, CDME

VP of Sales, Richmond Region Tourism

Jerrine Lee is the Vice President of Sales at Visit Richmond, VA, leading efforts to attract meetings, conventions, and sports events. Since joining in 2016, she has advanced through multiple leadership roles, driving economic growth through major event recruitment. Previously, she worked with the Richmond Flying Squirrels in corporate and suite sales. A James Madison University and Virginia Commonwealth University graduate, she serves on industry advisory boards and co-chairs Destinations International’s Advisory Leadership Board, reinforcing her commitment to sports tourism and destination sales.

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Vimal Vyas, CDME

Vice President of Data, Security and Digital Innovation, Greater Raleigh CVB

Vimal Vyas is Vice President of Data, Security and Digital Innovation for the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. As data and digital innovation VP, he is responsible for leading the Bureau's strategic data and technology innovation programs as well as integrated digital efforts, including digital product (web/mobile) development, data integration, cloud-based software solutions, infrastructure, content/Internet marketing technologies and business analytics/intelligence. In 2023 Vyas earned Destinations International's Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) credential, which signals the destination marketing industry's highest educational achievement. 

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Kyle Huff

Director of Growth Marketing
Tempest

As Director of Growth Marketing at Tempest, Kyle Huff identifies creative methods for sharing the inspiring stories of destinations across North America in the digital space, including strategic, SEO-driven content plans and carefully mapped information architectures for destination websites. Prior to joining Tempest in 2022, Kyle served as a member of the marketing and communications team at the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, overseeing social media and content strategy.

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Alexandra Benjamin

Director of Marketing, WishTrip Enterprise

Alexandra caught the travel bug in her earlier career as a tour guide and educator. She loved helping tourists to experience a really deep encounter with the places they were visiting but was only able to work with a few people at time. At WishTrip she gets to use her passion and skills to help hundreds of thousands of people get the most out of their travel experiences.

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