Circle Michigan

Board of Directors

Vision Statement:

To be a cutting edge destination marketing organization, competing aggressively with other destination marketing organizations in the country and the world as we fulfill our mission.

Mission Statement:

Circle Michigan is a membership organization dedicated to the growth and marketing of packaged travel and tourism in Michigan.

2025/2026 Circle Michigan Board of Directors

President, Lora Brown
St. Ignace Visitor Bureau
2nd Term Expires 9-30-2026

Vice President, Jill Shorkey
Go Great Lakes Bay
1st Term Expires 09-30-2027

Treasurer, Marjaree Forbes
Michigan Vacation Destinations
1st Term Expires 9-30-2027

Secretary,Angela Whitener
Cotton Collection Northern Michigan: Perry Hotel, Bay View Inn, Crooked River Lodge
2nd Term Expires 09-30-2028

Jenise Collins
Detroit Zoological Society
1st Term Expires 09-30-2026

Patti Cornwell
Cornwell’s Turkeyville USA
1st Term Expires 9-30-2027

Dominick Miller
Mackinac State Historic Parks
1st Term Expires 09-30-2028

Lydia Walker
Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce & CVB
1st Term Expires 09-30-2026

Katie Wiley
Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry
1st Term Expires 09-30-2028

Maria Mendez
Travel Michigan/MEDC

Lisa Kukulski, CMP, CTIS
Circle Michigan