Board of Directors

Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, Inc. (VAAAC) is a non-profit, membership-based Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, all of whom bring expertise from all forms of business, hospitality, tourism, and government segments.

The Board supports the experienced staff of tourism professionals and volunteers to increase tourism and travel as well as its related economic impact and destination development, which benefits the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County economy.

FY2025 Elected Positions
 

Executive Committee:

• Jill Porter, Chair; Anne Arundel County Government Representative

Business Development Director; Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation

• Donnie Sutton, Vice Chair

General Manager; BWI Airport Marriott 

• Bill Givens, Treasurer

Senior Associate Athletic Director, Operations & Championships; U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association

• Cynthia Jones, Secretary

Vice President - Sales & Marketing - Hospitality Division; Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland

Board of Directors:

• Donna Anderson

Executive Director, Chesapeake Arts Center

• Kelly Callahan

Associate Attorney, Liff, Walsh & Simmons LLC

• Morgan McLoud

Marketing Director, Westfield Annapolis

• Angie Riford

Director of Marketing, Arundel Mills

• Annie Ruch Robeson

Commercial Relationship Manager; Middle Market at M&T Bank

• Adrienne Trout

Director, Office of Corporate & Community Relations, Division of Marketing and Air Service Development - MDOT MAA Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airpor

FY2025 Designated Positions

• Christine Anderson, Anne Arundel County Government Representative

Chief Administrative Officer, Anne Arundel County Executive Office

• Mark Kleinschmidt, Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce Representative

President/CEO; Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce

• Stephen Rice, City of Annapolis Representative

Economic Development Manager, Community & Economic Development Division

• Gina Stewart, BWI Business Partnership Representative

Executive Director, BWI Business Partnership

• Hope Stewart​, City of Annapolis Representative

SMBE Coordinator, Community and Economic Development Division

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FY2025 Ex Officio Positions

• Honorable Steuart Pittman

County Executive, Anne Arundel County

• Mayor Gavin Buckley

Mayor, City of Annapolis

• Kristen Pironis

Executive Director, Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County

• Miriam Stanicic​

Community Relations Director; U.S. Naval Academy

Download a Copy of the VAAAC Amended and Restated Bylaws here.

For inquiries related to the Board of Directors, please contact Joanne Rennie, Executive Administrator.