Visit Fort Dodge is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors representing the Fort Dodge tourism industry and other partners. Board members include:

President of the Board: In transition

JP Mansfield, Hotel,  Best Western Starlite Village & Brookstone Inn & Suites

Ash Vaidya, Hotel, Baymont Inn & Suites

Michael Payne, Hospitality, Olde Boston's

Anne Zwink, Hospitality, Soldier Creek Winery

Heather Applegate, Retail, Studio Fusion

Ann Halbur, At-Large, SITA Foundation

Jessie Palmer, At-Large, Fort Dodge Community Schools

Lori Branderhorst, Recreation, Fort Dodge Parks & Recreation Dept.

Matt Bemrich, Mayor of Fort Dodge

Terry Moehnke, Fort Dodge City Council

Niki Conrad, Webster County Supervisor



Brittany Ridgway, Webster County Conservation

Executive Director

Kerrie Kuiper

(515) 573-4282   ext. 1015

kkuiper@fortdodgeiowa.org

Our Executive Director, Kerrie Kuiper, works with event planning committees, tourism development, office operations, budget, advertising, and the Visit Fort Dodge Marketing Grant program. Kuiper represents VFD on Iowa Travel Industry Partners. She is the VFD liaison to the Main Street Fort Dodge Board and Fort Dodge Public Art Commission.

Sales Manager

Tiffany Conrad

(515) 573-4282   ext. 1016

tconrad@fortdodgeiowa.org

Tiffany brings over 17 years of sales experience to Visit Fort Dodge. She was most recently a sales manager at Catch Des Moines, gaining more than 5 years of experience booking state associations, sporting, and hobby events. She lived outside of Iowa for multiple years gathering experience and perspective; yet, as a native Dodger, she understands and is excited for the opportunity that the city of Fort Dodge presents as a meetings, conventions, and sporting events destination.

Tourism and Communications Specialist

Geneva Dillon

(515) 573-4282   ext. 1014

gdillon@fortdodgeiowa.org

Geneva is a Fort Dodge transplant, having moved here in 2014. She has strong family ties in the area and has grown to love the community. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho, then earned her Master's degree in Strategic Communication from the University of Iowa.  She currently represents Visit Fort Dodge on the Main Street Fort Dodge Communications Committee and manages social media, event awareness, editing, and graphic design for VFD.