Kim Phillips
Vice President for Convention & Visitor Bureau
cvb@discoverdenton.com

Now in her 17th year as a tourism industry professional, Kim Phillips is the Vice President of the Denton Chamber of Commerce and Director of the Denton Convention & Visitors Bureau. She began her career in 1990 with the Del Rio CVB in Del Rio , Texas . She then went on to work as the Convention Sales Manager at the Kerrville CVB bureau from 1995 to 1996. From 1996 to February 2003, Kim established the Lewisville CVB and served as its director for the next seven years. She moved to the Denton CVB as Vice President in February 2003.

Kim enjoys community action and serves in various volunteer capacities including community clean up programs, festivals, and special events. Kim is also very involved at the regional and state levels of the tourism industry. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Lakes Trail Region. She is a Past Chair of the Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors and continues to serve that organization as Membership Committee Chair. She is also an active member of the Texas Travel Industry Association Board of Directors. Kim is a past Chairman of the Board of the Dallas Fort Worth Area Tourism Council , and continues to serve that organization as Chair of Membership Programming and as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee.

Kim has earned her Professional Destination Marketing Certification from IACVB, her Texas Destination Marketing Certification from TACVB, and is a certified Texas Hospitality Instructor. She holds an AAS Degree in Business Management from Southwest Texas Junior College and a BAAS Degree in Community Service from the University of North Texas . She added a professional certification in Volunteer Management from UNT to her resume in December, 2002. She is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Public Administration at UNT.

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  As the Sales and Service Manager, Dana's focus is  relationship building with the mission of attracting conventions, small meetings, and other group business to the Denton area. She is also responsible for coordinating conference services and volunteer services. Dana assists in the compilation of all visitor publications such as the calendars of events, brochures, hospitality guides, other special publications, and the CVB's two websites, www.discoverdenton.com and www.dentonlive.com.

Dana holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas . She comes to the Denton CVB with over 10 years experience in the hospitality industry, having spent the bulk of her career in corporate and group sales for restaurants. She was previously the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Trail Dust Steak House and Friday's Front Row Grill located at Ameriquest Field in Arlington.

Dana served for 8 years on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Fort Worth Area Tourism Council, and continues to serve as an active member of the organization.

Dana and her husband Tracy, reside just south of Denton where they enjoy raising and showing English Springer Spaniels.

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As Sports Marketing Manager and a representative of the Convention and Visitor Bureau, Jason is responsible for selling the city, sponsors, tickets, volunteers, athletic venues and listening to the "guidance" of board and committee members interested in developing the sports community of Denton. The city has many facilities to sell to associations interested in bringing their sporting events to Denton. Two major universities, an excellent combination of parks and recreation facilities, and a strong athletic program in the school district make Denton a great place to hold a variety of sporting events.

Jason holds a bachelor degree from Oklahoma State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of North Texas. Before coming to the Denton Chamber of Commerce, Jason was employed with Texas Christian University as a Program Coordinator responsible for programs and activities for students, faculty, and staff. While attending the University of North Texas, he was employed with the UNT University Union as an Operation Supervisor responsible for facilities and activities.

Jason enjoys outdoor activities, music, traveling, and of course sports. As a resident of Denton since 1996, he has come to love and enjoy all that the city has to offer.

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   Veronica Maldonado
   Visitor Services Coordinator 

   admin@discoverdenton.com

  As the Visitor Services Coordinator, Veronica's job duties  

  focus on organization, data management, systems  

  logistics and overall administrative and servicing support to CVB sales staff.

Veronica has always had a desire to serve her community.  Her first opportunity to cultivate that desire came through serving in the Texas Army National Guard where she served for eight years.  She further nourished that desire as the School Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator for J. Erik Jonsson Community School, a program of the Salesmanshipclub of Dallas, where she assisted in a collaborative process to educate low income families and increase parent involvement while working with them toward one goal: student success in education.

Veronica and her family recently relocated from Dallas to Denton .  In her spare time she enjoys translating the church bulletin for the Hispanic community in her church.  Her passions are running, staying active in sports, history, dancing and keeping involved in church activities. 

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As the afternoon Information Assistant, Kenny is responsible for responding to visitor and relocation inquiries. She also answers and directs all telephone inquiries and greets and provides information to visitors who come into the Chamber office.

Kenny was born in Denton County, finished High School in Irving, and attended TSCW (now TWU) in Denton. After living in Virginia, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C., she returned to Denton in 1968. Spending time with, and bragging about grandchildren is Kenny's favorite pastime. Now that she is partially retired, after working as a church secretary for many years, she also likes spending the mornings on her porch enjoying the wonders of nature.

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Judy has joined the CVB as part of the CVB's Information Assistants. The Information Assistant position is one of the most vital roles within the CVB because these people are the ones who deliver the very “first impression” of Denton that many people receive. The Information Assistants make up the team of friendly voices that answer phones for the CVB and the Chamber. They are also the smiling, welcoming faces that greet visitors in the CVB lobby – visitors who are guests in our city as well as newcomers to Denton and prospective residents and businesspeople.

Judy comes to the CVB after nearly 10 years of service with Denton County . She has strong organizational and people skills that add tremendously to the pool of talented, high energy people who are the “front door” to Denton .

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