Contact

Contact

If you have any further questions about sports in Central Florida’s Polk County, or would like detailed information about facilities for hosting an event please contact the Sports Marketing Office:

Visit Central Florida Sports
2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road
Auburndale, FL 33823
Ph: 863-551-4750

Staff Contacts

Director

Mark Jackson
Central Florida’s Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing Director
863-551-4750

Sports Marketing Team

Neal Duncan
Senior Sales and Events Manager
863-551-4714
neal@vcfsports.com

Raelyn Dessart
Sports Sales and Events Representative
863-551-4738
raelyn@vcfsports.com

Alex Dry
Sports Sales and Events Representative
863-551-4715
alex@vcfsports.com

Daniel Barto
Sports Sales and Events Representative
863-551-4737
dan@vcfsports.com

Kevin Smith
Contractor, Sports and Special Events
863-551-4722
kevin@vcfsports.com

Tyler Crews
Client Services Coordinator
863-551-4747
tyler@vcfsports.com

Shauna Pasanen
Social Media and Creative Coordinator
863-551-4780
shauna@visitcentralflorida.org

Becky Messina
Sports and Special Events Coordinator
863-551-4704
rebecca@vcfsports.com

Sponsorships

Josh Hicks
Business Development Representative
863-551-4732
josh@vcfsports.com

Economic Development

Marc Zimmerman
Senior Economic Development Manager
863-551-4726
zimm@visitcentralflorida.org

Tourism Sales and Marketing Team

Kris Keprios
Senior Tourism Sales and Marketing Manager
863-551-4727
kris@visitcentralflorida.org

Jack Cormier
Communications Specialist
863-551-4709
jack@visitcentralflorida.org

Michael Hogan
Communications Specialist
863-551-4707
kelly@visitcentralflorida.org

Peyten Palo
Senior Internet & E-Marketing Supervisor
863-551-4736
peyten@visitcentralflorida.org

Madison Gosselin
Social Media and Creative Coordinator
863-551-4720
madison@visitcentralflorida.org

Christopher Follenus
Travel Industry Sales
863-551-4708
christopher@visitcentralflorida.org

Paul Smiley
Meetings & Conventions Sales
863-551-4718
paul@visitcentralflorida.org

Elizabeth Lineberger
Client Services Coordinator
863-551-4710
elizabeth@visitcentralflorida.org

Administrative Staff

Lisa Rizer
Administrative Office Manager
863-551-4734
lisa@visitcentralflorida.org

Tabitha Alpers
Division Fiscal Coordinator
863-551-4725
tabitha@visitcentralflorida.org

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