Address:                  

301 N. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Mailing Address:       

4324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4324

Phone:                     

(800) VISITNC (847-4862)
(919) 733-4171
(919) 733-4172

Fax:                          (919) 733-8582

Web address:            www.visitnc.com

Executive Director

Lynn Minges
(919) 733-0678

lminges@nccommerce.com

Assistant to the Director of Tourism Programs

Shannon Arnold              

(919) 733-7334

sarnold@nccommerce.com

Assistant to the Executive Director                                                        

Amy Berenson 

(919) 733-7550

aberenson@nccommerce.com

Warehouse Manager    

Wade Bryant                

(919) 662-4493

Inquiry Supervisor

Esther Dunn                 

(919) 733-2616

edunn@nccommerce.com

Data Entry Supervisor, Inquiry

Jade Feliciano    

(919) 715-5759

jfeliciano@nccommerce.com

Public Information Specialist

Cynthia L. Ferguson      

(919) 733-7557

cferguson@nccommerce.com

Public Relations Representative

Jennifer Francioni

(919) 733-7471

jfrancioni@nccommerce.com

Director of Visitor Services                                                                       

Bryan Gupton               

(919) 733-7552

bgupton@nccommerce.com

Film Office Production Executive

Sallie Hedrick

(919) 715-2958

shedrick@nccommerce.com

Director of Domestic Marketing

Frank Jernigan

(919) 733-7413

fjernigan@nccommerce.com

Executive Director, Wine & Grape Council

Margo Knight Metzger               

(919) 715-9463

mmetzger@nccommerce.com

Executive Director        

Lynn Minges                 

(919) 733-0678

lminges@nccommerce.com

Data Entry Supervisor, Inquiry

Lori Murrell

(919) 715-5900

lmurrell@nccommerce.com

Publications Director    

Kathy Prickett              

(919) 733-8302

kprickett@nccommerce.com

Receptionist

Evelyn Ruth Ragan        

(919) 733-7228

eragan@nccommerce.com

Photographer                 

Bill Russ                     

(919) 733-7242

bruss@nccommerce.com

Business Manager        

Martha Smith               

(919) 733-7416

mjsmith@nccommerce.com

Director, N.C. Film Office        

Aaron Syrett

(919) 733-5016

asyrett@nccommerce.com

Director, Research        

Marlise Taylor               

(919) 733-7278

mtaylor@nccommerce.com

Marketing Assistant, Domestic Marketing

Elizabeth Timberlake

(919) 715-6703

etimberlake@nccommerce.com

Director of Public Relations                                                                      

Wit Tuttell                   

(919) 733-7420

wtuttell@nccommerce.com

Director of  International Marketing                                                             

Heidi Walters                

(919) 715-6702

hwalters@nccommerce.com

Assistant to Film Director

Hannah Whitley 

(919) 733-9900

hwhitley@nccommerce.com

Assistant to the Director of Visitor Services                  

Cynthia M. Worrill          

(919) 733-7479

cworrill@nccommerce.com

Bryan Gupton, Director of Visitor Services

(919) 733-7552
Address:
301 N. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Mailing Address:
4324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4324
bgupton@nccommerce.com

Visit The Dept. of Transportation's website to view a map of Welcome Center locations.

Tina Best
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-40 West
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-40 Welcome Center
Box 809
Waynesville, NC 28786
(828) 627-6206
Fax: (828) 627-0868
travel-I40w@nccommerce.com

Oma F. Boyd
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-77 North
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-77 North Welcome Center
Box 1066
Dobson, NC 27017
(336) 320-2181
Fax: (336) 320-3038
travel-I77n@nccommerce.com

Demetrius Hunt
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-95 South
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-95 South Welcome Center
Box 999
Rowland, NC 28383
(910) 422-8314
Fax: (910) 422-9599
travel-I95s@nccommerce.com

Edith Jenkins
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-95 North
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-95 North Welcome Center
Box 52 (UPS: 1 Southbound I-95 Pleasant Hill, NC 27866)
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
(252) 537-3365
Fax: (252) 537-0029
Travel-I95n@nccommerce.com

Mary Perkinson
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-85 North
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-85 North Welcome Center
Box 156
Norlina, NC 27563
(252) 456-3236
Fax: 252 456-4551
travel-I85n@nccommerce.com

Margaret Ritchey
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-26 East
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-26 East Welcome Center
Box 249
Columbus, NC 28722
(828) 894-2120
Fax: (828) 894-5277
travel-I26e@nccommerce.com

Vickie Sealock
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-26 West
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-26 West Welcome Center
Box 1210
Mars Hill, NC 28754
(828) 689-4257
Fax: (828) 689-4382
Travel-I26w@nccommerce.com

Wally W. Wazan
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-77 South
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-77 South Welcome Center
PO Box 410724
Charlotte, NC 28241
(704) 588-2660
Fax: (704) 588-8965
Travel-I77s@nccommerce.com

Donna Williams
Manager/Certified Travel Information Counselor, I-85 South
Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
I-85 South Welcome Center
5 Northbound I-85
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
(704) 937-7861
Fax: (704) 937-9829
Travel-I85S@nccommerce.com

Address:
301 N. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing Address:
4324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4324
(919) 733-7502

Helen Ruth Almond, Development Officer
County of Ashe
Ashe County Government Center
150 Government Circle, Suite 3000
Jefferson, NC 28640
(336) 846-5597
(336) 846-5516
hralmond@nccommerce.com

Leesa Brandon, Development Officer
Blue Ridge Parkway
199 Hemphill Knob Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 271-4779 x 224
Fax: (828) 271-4313
lbrandon@nccommerce.com

Tom Edmonds, Development Officer
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
2216 West Meadowview Road, Suite 201
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 294-4950
Fax: (336) 632-0457
tedmonds@nccommerce.com 

Tom Holder, Development Officer
NW Piedmont Council of Governments
400 West Fourth St., Suite 400
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 761-2111
Fax: (336) 761-2112
tholder@nccommerce.com

Position Vacant
Historic Hope Plantation
132 Hope House Road
Windsor, NC 27910
(252) 794-3140
Fax: (252) 794-5583
ljoyner@nccommerce.com

Connie Mason, Development Officer
Carteret County Cooperative Extension Office
CMAST Bldg. 303 College Circle
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 222-6356
Fax: (252) 222-6361
cmason@nccommerce.com
                                                                         

Frankie McWhorter, Development Officer
Rutherford County TDA
1900 US Hwy 221 South
Forest City, NC 28043
(828) 245-1494
Fax: (828) 247-0499
fmcwhorter@nccommerce.com

Kay Mitchell-Thomas, Development Officer
Historic Murfreesboro
PO Box 3
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
(252) 398-5922
Fax: (252) 398-5871
kmitchell@nccommerce.com
                                                                         

Position Vacant
NC's Northeast Commission
119 West Water St.
Edenton, NC 27932-1855
(252) 482-4333
Fax: (252) 482-3366
nmuller@nccommerce.com

Kaye Myers, Development Officer
Advantage West
134 Wright Brothers Way
Fletcher, NC 28732
(828) 687-7234 x114
Fax: (828) 687-7552
kmyers@nccommerce.com

Sarah Weeks, Development Officer
Newbold White House
PO Box 103
Hertford, NC 27944
(252) 426-5123
Fax: (252) 426-3538
sweeks@nccommerce.com

Domestic

Frank Jernigan

Director of Domestic Marketing

(919) 733-7413

fjernigan@nccommerce.com

Canada, UK and Germany

Heidi Walters

Director of International Marketing

(919) 715-6702

hwalters@nccommerce.com

International

Ms. Susan Melnyk, Communications Manager

Melaine Communications

2810 Matheson Blvd. E., Suite 200

Mississiiauga, ONT Canada  L4W 4X7

(416) 622-6250

Fax: (416) 236-0439

smelnyk@travmarkgroup.com

Rob Wilson, N.C. Account Manager

Hills Balfour Synergy

Colechurch House 1 London Bridge Walk

London, England SE1 2SX

(011) 44 20 367 0900

Fax: (011) 44 20 7407 3810

robertwilson@hillsbalfoursynergy.com

Ms. Claudia Schwegmann, N.C. Account Manager

Aviareps Mangum

Sonnenstr. 9

Munich, Germany D-80331

(011) 49 89 23 66 210

Fax: (011) 49 89 23 66 21 99

CSchwegmann@aviarepsmangum.com

•  Contact List by Organization 

 List of extranet contacts

N.C. Wine and Grape Council

Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development

(Mailing) 4324 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC  27699-4324

(Street) 301 N. Wilmington Street 27601

(919) 715-WINE

Fax: (919) 733-8582

North Carolina Film Office
(919) 733-9900
Fax:    (919) 715-0151
Hotline – recorded information on current productions: (800) 232-9227

STAFF
Aaron Syrett, Director

Sallie Hedrick, Production Executive

Hannah Whitley, Executive Assistant

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
North Carolina Film Office
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina USA 27601

MAILING ADDRESS:
North Carolina Film Office
4324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina USA 27699-4324

Chuck Hobgood
(919) 361-1133, Ext. 5
chuck.hobgood@ncsports.org

Address:
4332 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-4332

or

301 N Wilmington Street (deliveries)
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825