Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau Welcomes New Staff Members It’s a busy time here at the CVB as we roll out the welcome mat to new staff members. If you happen to see them, please say hello and welcome them to the CVB family:
Director’s Office/Administrative Services Division
Marissa Jones
Marissa has joined the CVB family as an Account Clerk III and will work with Karen on our budget accounts. We jumped on the chance to have her join our team; she transferred to the CVB from PW. Prior to that, Marissa migrated to the beach from the City of Portsmouth where she developed a wealth of knowledge and experience during her 13 years there. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her 3 daughters Mariah, Morgan and London. Welcome, Marissa!
Convention Center
Heather Vickers
Heather Vickers joined the staff of the Convention Center as a part-time event coordinator in 2016. She became full time in January 2019. Heather was born in California and has lived in Virginia Beach since she was five years old. She is a graduate of James Madison University’s School of Media and Design. Prior to joining the VBCC, Heather was an event coordinator with Bon Secours. Welcome, Heather!
Marketing Communications Division
Erin Goldmeier
Erin Goldmeier has accepted the role as the director of public relations for Visit Virginia Beach, the city’s official destination marketing organization, working with travel editors, writers, bloggers and social media influencers to promote Virginia Beach as a travel destination. Goldmeier spent eleven years at VisitNorfolk, Norfolk’s official DMO, as the media relations manager securing coverage in outlets such as the Chicago Sun-Times, Washingtonian magazine, Washington Post, and National Geographic Traveler. She is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in VegNews magazine, Culture Trip, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Convention South and Smart Meetings magazines. Goldmeier has over a decade of experience in domestic & international public relations, pitching, writing, editing and producing editorial content for digital, print, and social media.
Lauren Thorstensen
Lauren Thorstensen has joined the Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Marketing Communications team as their in-house graphic designer. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y, Thorstensen holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design. She interned at Seventeen magazine and was a lead designer for BrickHouse Security before returning to Virginia Beach to work as a lead designer and photo editor for VistaGraphics, Inc. Inspired by the world around her, she aims to create new ideas for innovative design.
Welcome Erin & Lauren!