Staff & Board of Directors

Experience Champaign-Urbana Team

Jayne Deluce

JAYNE DELUCE
President & CEO

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Fun Fact: Jayne spends any free time experiencing plays and concerts at the Virginia Theatre, State Farm Center and Krannert Center!

Terri Reifsteck

TERRI REIFSTECK
Vice President of Destination Branding & Development

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Fun Fact: With no artistic talent herself, Terri instead supports our local art community by owning over 30 pieces from our local artists and will happily help you decorate with your own pieces.

Gina Scarpetta

Gina Scarpetta
Director of Sales & Development

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Fun Fact: Gina loves live music, from outdoor music festivals to intimate acoustic shows. She also enjoys being outside where you’ll usually find her working in her garden or on a walk with her dog, Jack White. Her biggest weakness is buying houseplants; you can never have too many.

Jan Troutt

JAN TROUTT
Director of Administration 

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Fun Fact: Jan Troutt is a life-long resident of Champaign County. You can find her at most local art events, singing in choir, sourcing hard-to-find ingredients and trying out new restaurants.

Mark Brown

MARK BROWN
Director of Event Services & Film

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Fun Fact: Mark enjoys walking his feisty dog named Hash Brown at the beautiful parks around Champaign-Urbana. 

 

Robert White
Robert White
Director of Group Sales & Partnerships

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Fun Fact: Robert is a collector of watches with over 35 in his collection as well as a connoisseur of dad jokes!

Marcus Flinn

MARCUS FLINN
Digital Content Manager

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Fun Fact: You can catch Marcus with his camera and tripod at one of our many local parks and forest preserves. His favorite place to take portraits is the Sipyard in Urbana!

Estella Samii

ESTELLA SAMII
Destination Experience Manager 

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Fun Fact: Estella has been active in the theatre community from a young age and enjoys frequent trips to the library, baking, and swimming. 

 

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Annie Easterday

ANNIE EASTERDAY
Chair - Pear Tree Estate

Nathan Escue

NATHAN ESCUE
Vice Chair - Hamilton Walker’s

Caleb Miller

CALEB MILLER
Treasurer - Carle

Jayne Deluce

JAYNE DELUCE
Secretary (Ex-officio) - Experience Champaign-Urbana

Bryan Snodgrass

BRYAN SNODGRASS
Past Chair - Busey

Laura Bleill

LAURA WEISSKOPF BLEILL
 University of Illinois Research Park

Bridget Broihahn

BRIDGET BROIHAHN
City of Urbana

Bob Flider

BOB FLIDER
University of Illinois

Jennifer Locke

JENNIFER LOCKE
Champaign County Board

Shayla Maatuka

SHAYLA MAATUKA
Maatuka, Al-Heeti, Emkes LLC

Michael McDonald

MICHAEL MCDONALD
Wood N' Hog Barbecue

Vanna Pianfetti

VANNA PIANFETTI
Champaign City Council

Sam Santhanam

SAM SANTHANAM
I Hotel & Conference Center

Charles Smith

CHARLES SMITH
Village of Rantoul

Joan Walls

JOAN WALLS
City of Champaign
Christopher Walton
CHRISTOPHER WALTON
Village of Savoy

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