Media Services
News From Ithaca . . .
To assist your coverage of Ithaca and surrounding Tompkins County, we have answers to the most frequent media questions:
Staff Directory:
Peggy Coleman - VP Tourism & Community Relations, CVB Director Peggy@VisitIthaca.com
Tourism industry data and trends, strategic planning, product development, advocacy, and overall organizational management.
Manages media & PR leads.
Erin Rafalowski - Director of Marketing Erin@VisitIthaca.com
Manages digital marketing and traditional print, events calendar, and image requests for Visit Ithaca.
Kendall Blizzard - Agriculinary Tourism Marketing Coordinator Kendall@VisitIthaca.com
Coordinates agriculinary marketing efforts and agriculinary county microgrants.
Sarah Imes, CTIS - Tour & Travel Manager Sarah@VisitIthaca.com
Provides support for motorcoach, group, and international tours. Assists with planning wedding and other social events: venue & supplier selection; hotel room blocks & group rate information.
Katie Kutz - Meeting & Conference Sales Manager Katie@VisitIthaca.com
Will assist with planning a meeting, conference, or event in our community. Site inspections, proposals, and unique venues.
Jodi LaPierre - Visitor Experience Manager Jodi@VisitIthaca.com
Oversees all department staff, employment and volunteer opportunities, budgeting and reports, college and community partnership opportunities, A2D tourism training program, and fam tours.
Ryan Shehu - Site Supervisor-East Shore Drive/Retail Coordinator Ryan@VisitIthaca.com
Ryan manages the day to day operations of our East Shore Drive Visitor Center and coordinates the operations of our brand sales through our retail operations.
Rachael Atkins-Walpole - Site Supervisor-Taughannock/Online Store Coordinator Rachael@VisitIthaca.com
Manages the day to day operations of our seasonal Overlook at Taughannock Visitor Center, the online store and events and activities for Winter Recess.
Maia Consolo - Senior Visitor Experience Specialist Maia@VisitIthaca.com
In addition to the visitor experience job duties, Maia serves as our lead trainer, is responsible for ordering and distributing brochures for our visitor centers, and maintaining our daily, weekly and annual event(s) lists.
Steen Kittredge - Senior Visitor Experience Specialist Steen@VisitIthaca.com
Visitor Experience Specialists
Our Visitor Experience Specialists will assist you with your trip planning needs at our three visitor centers and off-site events, fulfill travel guide requests, answer visitor phone calls and chats, and process brand sales.
|
2019 Tompkins County Visitor Profile The Tompkins County Legislature's Strategic Tourism Planning Board commissioned a year-long study quantifying the economics, demographics and motivations of visitors to Ithaca and Tompkins County. That study was conducted in 2018-2019 and released in September 2019. For a PDF of the 69-page final report (5 MB), click here. 2009 Visitor Profile Study: |
