Carefree Travel Guide 2025

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WMTA Staff Dan Sippel: Executive Director Jess Herrema: Office Manager Paula Shields: Partnership Director Kaylie Pomper Lentz: Marketing Manager Nikki Tramper: Marketing Manager Courtney Sheffer: Graphic Designer Kathleen Schiefler: Materials & Marketing Coordinator Executive Board of Directors Diane Thompson, President: Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek Tim Hygh, 1st Vice President: Mackinac Island Tourism, Mackinac Island Jennifer Sistrunk, 2nd Vice President: South Haven CVB, South Haven Kyle Orr, Treasurer: Riverside Canoe Trips, Honor

Board Members Kirsten Borgstrom: Place + Main, Lansing Arah Johnson: Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville David Lorenz: Destination Marketing and Development Consultant Sammie Lukaskiewicz: Manistee Tourism, Manistee Ronaldo Pascual: Gun Lake Casino, Wayland Chris Rowley: Mt Pleasant CVB, Mt Pleasant Dave Serino: TwoSix Digital, Brighton Dianna Stampfler: Promote Michigan, Gaylord Jeff Swanson: Country Dairy, New Era Amanda Wilkin: Visit Charlevoix, Charlevoix

Thank you to the Sustaining Sponsors of the West Michigan Tourist Association:

Ex-Officio Nick Nerbonne: Travel Michigan, Lansing

Advisory Board Member Larry Wozniak: Stevensville

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