Travel Manitoba’s staff primarily work out of an office at 21 Forks Market Road in Winnipeg, including our flagship Visitor Information Centre which is open seven days a week.
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The executive leadership team at Travel Manitoba balances relationships with industry, government and delivers on the Manitoba Tourism Strategy, Northern Tourism Strategy, Francophone Tourism Strategy and Indigenous Tourism Strategy.
President and CEO
Colin Ferguson
Chief Operating Officer (Bilingual)
Angela Cassie
Executive Assistant
Garnnet LynchThe Tourism Growth & Research team works on both destination development and experience development. Taking a proactive approach to develop a strong and resilient tourism industry that exceeds traveller expectations, Tourism Growth & Research uses data and research to inform decision making. The team also works with industry to develop and enhance products, experiences or services to meet visitor demand and address gaps in the market.
Vice President, Tourism Growth & Research
Jackie Tenuta
Manager, Tourism Growth Initiatives
Elise Wood
Tourism Growth Initiatives Specialist
Samantha DawsonSpecialist, Francophone Tourism Development (Bilingual)
Laurence Buenerd
Northern Tourism Consultant
Mike GoodyearMedia relations, government support, policy and analysis and partnership are under the umbrella of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, along with the Communications and Design team.
Vice President, Communications & Strategic Engagement (Bilingual)
Louise Waldman
Senior Advisor, Policy and Government Relations
Lauren Reeves
Assistant, Communications
Taylor St. Germain
Make your marketing dollars go further by partnering with Travel Manitoba! Our partnership team provides effective marketing opportunities in our key markets to help you extend your reach and reduce overall costs. Learn about our partnership offerings, including low and no cost, by contacting the partnership team.
Senior Manager, Partnership and Industry Relations
Lindsay Egan
Partnership Specialist
Tricia WoikinThis team helps tell Travel Manitoba's story to our stakeholders, industry and the public through corporate and marketing communications and through design for ads, marketing, sponsorship and promotional materials. This team ensures the brand is represented correctly.
Communications Specialist
Allison Dalke
Communications Specialist
Jess Hassard
Senior Graphic Designer
Mark Remoquillo
Asset & Design Coordinator
Alysha Reutcky
Asset & Design Coordinator
Myra HutcheonMarketing Manitoba to the world, this team includes Travel Trade, Travel Media and handles all consumer-facing websites and social channels. Marketing also collaborates with major travel marketing organizations to create marketing opportunities for partners.
Vice President of Marketing
Cody Chomiak, CDME
Marketing Director
David WolodarskyAssistant, Marketing (Bilingual)
Rim Ben Hassain
Producing editorial and video content for all consumer websites, blogs and social media channels, the content team showcases the beauty of Manitoba landscapes, the amazing festivals, museums and activities as well as the tourism businesses that create these authentic experiences for visitors to enjoy.
Team Lead, Marketing — Content
Breanne Sewards
Specialist, Marketing — Visual Content
Michal Grajewski
Coordinator, Marketing — Content
Jonah Nguyen
Coordinator, Marketing — Content
Anna Schaible-Schur
The Travel Media and Influencer Relations team assists industry partners to work with travel media, content creators and influencers to share travel and lifestyle stories about Manitoba in key domestic and international markets. Travel Manitoba works with industry partners to sponsor media visits, collaborate on influencer marketing projects, respond to editorial queries, tell Manitoba’s story through story pitches, press releases and e-Newsletters.
Specialist, Marketing – Content, Travel Media & Influencer Relations
Ally Sigurdson
Specialist, Marketing-Content, Travel Media & Influencer Relations
Desiree RantalaThe Travel Trade and Market Development team promotes Manitoba as a premier tourism destination to travel advisors, tour operators, travel planners and the greater tourism industry. Travel Manitoba also works with the business travel network to position destinations in Manitoba as ideal for business meetings, conventions and incentive travel. If you’re an export-ready business, get in touch with us to learn more about working with travel trade to bring clients to Manitoba.
Senior Manager, Marketing — Market Development
Melanie Swenarchuk
Specialist, Marketing – Market Development
Cindy PerrettFrom creating digital advertising for our partners to maintaining our websites and more, this multidisciplinary team works on a variety of tasks to support marketing needs and fulfill our lead brand and market positioning goal.
Senior Specialist, Marketing – Digital
Abhijeet RangaSpecialist, Marketing – Digital
Slava Afonin
Travel Manitoba supports and promotes the hunting and fishing sectors of Manitoba’s tourism industry. The Hunt Fish team partners with the industry’s fishing and hunting lodges and outfitters to market Manitoba’s hunting and sport fishing with traditional and social media and a significant digital presence. The team also assists with coordinating familiarization (FAM) tours for media and influencers to raise brand awareness.
Hunt Fish Marketing Consultant
Marcel Laferriere
Hunt Fish Marketing Consultant
Josh McFaddin
HR supports the management team with recruitment needs and human resources advice and supports the entire organization’s capacity through professional development opportunities. This area is also responsible for the development and review of corporate policies and ensuring we are living our values.
Human Resources Business Partner
Jennifer Mallare
Coordinating financial requirements, budgeting and accounting, Corporate Services also handles office needs and manages operations at our Visitor Information Centres. Corporate Services ensures our facilities are ready for staff and visitors.
Vice President, Finance, Operations & Visitor Services
Heidi Thomas, CPA, CA
Specialist, Database Management & Information Systems
Ryan SchultzManager, Operations and Visitor Services
Alexis Gaston
Finance and operations are responsible for day-to-day management of financial invoicing and accounting as well as office management.
Finance Officer
Glenda Sprowl
Assistant, Finance & Operations
Sarwat Qureshi
The public-facing team welcomes guests and provides travel information and support at our Visitor Information Centres located at The Forks, Emerson and during the summer season at The Whiteshell and Kirkella.
Coordinator Visitor Information Centre (The Forks Location)
Micah Prieur
Bilingual Travel Counsellor (The Forks location)
Ashley Hoeppner
Bilingual Distribution Administrator and Travel Counsellor (The Forks location)
Denis Prieur
Travel Counsellor II
Larry Jensen (Emerson Location)
Travel Counsellor (Emerson Location)
Nash Henry
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