Meet the Team
WHO WE ARE
The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau (SPICVB), a division of the City of South Padre Island, is the official destination marketing organization for the Island globally, and the primary sales and marketing organization for the South Padre Island Convention Centre.
WHAT WE DO
Our mission is to generate economic impact and job growth by increasing the Island’s hotel occupancy and revenues, while positively affecting other diverse segments of the hospitality industry. We promote to attract diverse regional, state and national convention and leisure visitors through creative sales, marketing and communication efforts.
ADMINISTRATION
ED CAUM
CVB Director
ROSA ZAPATA
Executive Services Specialist
MICHAEL FLORES
Director of Marketing Research & Analytics
LORI MOORE
Office Manager/ Accountant
CONVENTION CENTRE
JOEY RODRIGUEZ
Operations Manager
RUDY CANTU
Operations Staff
MYRNA (PATTY) GARCIA
Operations Staff
NOE MALDONADO
Operations Staff
JUAN (JOHNNY) SANCHEZ
Operations Staff
FRANCISCO (FRANKO) SERNA
Operations Staff
REYES TRONCOSO
Operations Staff
OSCAR VALENCIANA
Operations Staff
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
For media inquiries and requests, please contact us at info@sopadre.com.
ALISHA WORKMAN
Senior Marketing & Communications Manager
JAMIE WELLS
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SALES
GENE RIOS
Group Business Development Director
TERI MURPHY
Senior Sales Manager
ELIZABETH RIVERA
Sales Manager, RGV
MAYRA NUNEZ
Sales & Services Coordinator
DIXIE ROWELL
Facilities Booking Coordinator
SPECIAL EVENTS
MARISA AMAYA
Events Development & Packaging Manager
APRIL ROMERO
Special Events Assistant
VISITORS CENTER
LILI DEROUSIE
Visitors Center Manager
LUIS RIOS
Information
YOLANDA DAVILA
Information Counselor