Who We Are

While many of us cover several different tasks, below is a general overview of each of our main responsibilities here at the Convention & Visitors Bureau. 

From sales and marketing to media relations and legislative concerns, we are here to serve you!   

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  Amy Cardwell, Sports Sales Director

  Amy joined the CVB in September of 2005. She previously served as Director of Sales at the Hampton Inn for over two years. Amy graduated from WKU with a bachelors degree in psychology and a minor in marketing. She served on the Signature Events Committee for the State from 2006-2007 and will serve on the Unbridled Spirit Cup Committee for a Legacy Golf Event for the State.

  Contact Amy if you are interested in bringing a sports event to town, to sponsor or become involved with sporting events or if you would like more information about the events happening around town. Follow Amy on Twitter for live updates.

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  Duncan Hines, Group Sales & Services Director

  Duncan Hines joined the CVB in December 2006. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and has been a resident of Bowling Green for over 15 years. He has obtained his Kentucky Tourism Certification and is currently active in many state associations of Kentucky and Tennessee including MPI and KSAE, in which he serves as a board member.

  Contact Duncan if you are planning a meeting, convention, reunion, wedding or other group activity and would like complimentary ditty bags, a request for a proposal from area lodging and meeting spaces, group activity ideas and other related items.

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  Emily Causey, Marketing Director

  Emily previously worked as a Graphic Designer at Fruit of the Loom, and prior to that position, she coordinated email-marketing campaigns at Camping World.

  Originally from Hopkinsville, Ky., Emily graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2004 with a Fine Arts degree concentrating in Graphic Design. She made the most of her time on the hill as a Spirit Master. (Go Hilltoppers!!!) Emily and her husband Andrew, the Minister of Music at Woodburn Baptist Church, have a daughter named Eden and brand new twin sons named Jude and Simon, who Emily is teaching to be a hard-core Beatles fan like herself.

  Contact Emily for advertising and co-op opportunities, promotional and design ideas, or if you are a sales rep and would like to discuss advertising opportunities for the CVB.

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  Marissa Butler, Public Relations Director

  From an amusement park attendant to restaurant management and hotel sales, Marissa Butler joined the CVB in June 2007 with extensive hospitality experience. The Nashville, TN native made Bowling Green her home after graduating from WKU in 1998 with a Public Relations degree and a Folk Studies minor. In the position of Public Relations Director at the CVB, Marissa assists in shaping all communication with visitors and the media.

  Contact Marissa if you are a local organization or business and have visitor-friendly events to put on our calendar, for press releases, items for our newsletter or if you are a writer or member of the press and need assistance or information.

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  Vicki Fitch, Executive Director

  Vicki began her tourism career in 1982 at Conway Twitty’s Twitty City and then at Music Village U.S.A., both in Hendersonville, Tenn. She joined the BGACVB in June of 1991 as Marketing Director. Vicki served in that capacity until being promoted to Executive Director in August 2005.

  Originally from Nashville, Tenn., Vicki graduated from Western Kentucky University with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Business Administration.

  Contact Vicki for legislative issues (both local and statewide), attraction or lodging development, special tourism project funding, lodging statistics or other related information.

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  Lesley Corns Howard, Regional Sales Director

  Lesley is the newest member of the CVB staff, joining the Sales Department full time in 2011 after working for several months as a part-time associate.  She brings an extensive background in the hotel sales industry to the CVB.

  After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Lesley began her career in Florida with Hyatt Hotels Corp.  She advanced through the industry, representing major hotels on a national level in locations such as Orlando, Fla., Nashville and Hilton Head Island, S.C.  Her most recent sales experience has been representing the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. 

  Contact Lesley if you are interested in hosting a meeting or event in Bowling Green in the fraternal, medical and religious market segments.