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Visit Us in Bowling Green!
The Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is located at 352 Three Springs Road in Bowling Green, Kentucky 42104 (View Map).
We are located just off I-65 exit 22, about 1/4 mile down Three Springs Road on the left in the brown log cabin.
If you are heading North on I-65, turn LEFT off the exit ramp and then turn LEFT at stoplight number 12 (our stoplights have little green numbers on them).
If you are heading South on I-65, turn RIGHT off the exit ramp and immediately merge to the left. Turn LEFT at the very next stoplight (number 12) onto Three Springs Road.
Who We Are
Amy Cardwell | Sports Sales Director | Contact
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.
Duncan Hines | Group Sales & Services Director | Contact
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.
Emily Causey | Marketing Director | Contact
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, 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.
Marissa Butler | Public Relations Director | Contact
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 business and have events visitors might want to attend 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.
Vicki Fitch | Executive Director | Contact
Vicki began her career in tourism 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.
Contact Vicki for legislative issues, attraction or lodging development, special tourism project funding, lodging statistics or other related information.
Part-time Staff
Alicia Stivers
Office Manager
Joyce Eichelberger
Receptionist
Bob Salata
Carlton Alexander
Donna Mize
Jan Wall
Jeanine Elwood
Martha Vowels
Board of Directors
Dan Riley | Bowling Green Mayor's Representative
Dan Riley is the Mayor's appointment to the CVB board. Dan is owner of Riley's Bakery, a staple in the community for over 50 years.
David Wiseman | Chamber of Commerce Representative
David Wiseman is the Chamber of Commerce representative on the CVB Board. He is a partner at Blake, Hart, Taylor and Wiseman Insurance Agency.
Imran Hussain | Hotelier Representative
Imran Hussain is the General Manager for the Holiday Inn University Plaza.
Larry Bailey | Warren County Judge Executive's Representative
Larry Bailey represents the County Judge Executive's appointment to the CVB's board and is a man with many hats. His "day job" is with South Central Bank but his true passions include serving on the boards of the Friends of the L&N Depot and Aviation Heritage Park. In addition, Larry is a card-carrying member of the American Cornhole Association.
Leon Volkert | Hotelier Representative
A graduate of Western Kentucky University, Leon Volker is Managing Partner of Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Bowling Green and President of Summit Hotel Management Company.
Mike Hughes | Restaurant Representative
Mike Hughes is the owner of Cambridge Market and Cafe in Bowling Green. Mike serves as the restaurant representative on the CVB board and has been in the food service industry since 1980. Mike has owned Cambridge Market since 1994, offering dine in, carryout, delivery and catering.
Tim Knipp | Hotelier Representative
Tim Knipp serves as the Regional Manager for Courtyard by Marriott.
