Our Team
Staff
Shores & Islands Ohio professionals are proud to promote our destination and are eager to assist with requests. Please consult our staff directory to contact the appropriate person for your needs. Or, contact Public Relations Manager Jill Bauer with your needs and she will arrange for the appropriate staff member to respond.
Larry Fletcher
President
larry@shoresandislands.com
Twitter: @2stix
Oversees all company operations for Shores & Islands Ohio
Dawn Weinhardt
Vice President of Operations
dawn@shoresandislands.com
Administration, finances, and human resources
Marketing & Sales Team
Ben Simon
Marketing & Sales Director
ben@shoresandislands.com
Development and implementation of all forms of marketing, PR, social media, research, and metrics for the Shores & Islands region. Oversees the Marketing & Sales team.
Jennifer Yochem
Assistant Marketing Director
jen@shoresandislands.com
Graphic design, marketing, photography and Travel Guide production.
Tiffany Frisch
Assistant Group Accounts Director
tiffany@shoresandislands.com
Oversees all group sales and services operations, group marketing, and Conference and Event Grant. Responsible for corporate and sports markets.
Jill Bauer
Public Relations Manager
jill@shoresandislands.com
Media and public relations, e-newsletters, marketing research
Dayton Barnett
Social Media Manager
dayton@shoresandislands.com
All things social...Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Tik Tok, etc.
Emma Melter
Group Accounts Manager
emma@shoresandislands.com
Responsible for group sales and services for Associations and Specialized groups including reunions and religious groups.
Travis Nash
CMS Manager
travis@shoresandislands.com
Website and CRM development, maintenance and optimization.
Destination Development & Experience Team
Amanda Smith Rasnick
Destination Development & Experience Director
amanda@shoresandislands.com
Destination management; primarily working with residents, tourism industry partners, elected officials, and community and economic development organizations to enhance the experiences people have when visiting the Shores & Islands Ohio region.
Nichole Wade
Assistant Destination Experience Director
nichole@shoresandislands.com
Responsible for assisting Destination Development & Experience Director with partner relations as well as welcome center activities and projects by supporting the entire Visitor Experience team.
Angie George
Visitor Experience Manager-East Welcome Center
angie@shoresandislands.com
Visitor experience staff management, literature distribution, information database management
Brian Shifflet
Visitor Experience Manager-West Welcome Center
brian@shoresandislands.com
Visitor experience staff management, calendar of events maintenance, information database management
Joseph Sugalski
Destination Experience Manager
joe@shoresandislands.com
Partner content, guest inquiries, assists Motorcoach and student groups.
Abby Summers
Visitor Experience Specialist
abigail@shoresandislands.com
Event listings, guest inquiries.
Operations & Facilities Management
Duane Myers
Facilities & Logistics Manager
duane@shoresandislands.com
Welcome center facility management, special events, leisure trade show logistics
Quyen Wolfe
Operations Manager
quyen@shoresandislands.com
Bookkeeping, guest services, data verification