Grand Connection
The Grand Connection is AOT’s profile series designed to connect Arizona’s tourism industry through the experiences and insights of those who drive it. We’ll include leaders, but these profiles aren’t limited to only those in the executive office. We’re striving to bring you perspectives from all across our amazingly diverse industry. Everyone has something to share and an experience from which we all can learn.
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GC Highlight
AMBER & CARSON EILERS
Amber and Carson Eilers share a love for each other, their daughters, their work as serial entrepreneurs and helping people create amazing memories. That love also extends to the beautiful community of Strawberry in northcentral Arizona rim country, where they’ve owned and operated The Strawberry Inn, a boutique hotel property, since 2016.
More Grand Connections
Ayla Kapahi
Head Brewer & Director of Operations
Steve Moore
President & CEO, Visit Phoenix
James Surveyor
CEO, Moenkopi Developers Corporation
Annie DeRosier
Tourism Marketing Coordinator, Town of Pinetop-Lakeside
Todd Sicolo
Director of Food & Beverage & Executive Chef, Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa
Mila Besich
Mayor, Town of Superior & Executive Director Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition
Amber Scarsella
Marketing & Brand Manager, Visit Yuma
Lauren Bailey
CEO/Co-Founder, Upward Projects
Renee Harper
Owner/Ghost Host/Spiritual Advisor, Old Bisbee Ghost Tour
Tom Ellington
Train Conductor, Polar Express
Marisol Vindiola
Director of Mexico Initiatives, Visit Tucson
Matt Caldwell
Executive Director, Tread Lightly!
Sherry Henry
Director of Sales, Grace Hospitality
Chad Mokovsky
Director of Aviation Services, City of Phoenix
Sachiko “Sachi” Sado
Director of Tourism Development, Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
Arval McCabe
Department Manager 1, Navajo Nation, Department of Tourism
Bridget Binsbacher
Executive Director, Cactus League Association
Angela Hughey
Co-Founder & President of One Community and One Community Foundation
Josh Noble
Deputy Director of Economic Development & Tourism, City of Kingman
Joe Bill
President, International Dark Sky Discovery Center
Kent Callaghan
Founder, Owner, Operator, and Vintner
Roger Naylor
Travel Writer