People

Chris Buckingham

Chris

Chris Buckingham is the Chief Executive Officer of Destination Melbourne where he leads the charge at DML with passion and pride.

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Grant Arbuckle

Grant

Starting with Destination Melbourne as a Marketing Intern in 2011 Grant has become a real asset to the organisation. With his developed skills in website management and stakeholder relations he is forever championing for Tourism Victoria’s e-marketing opportunities!

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Kim Cameron

Kim

Kim Cameron is our 2012 Victoria Uni intern who is studying for a Bachelor of Business majoring in Tourism and Hospitality. Kim is the first point of call for stakeholders and enquiries. Fortunately for the team Kim also has a Certificate in Horticulture so we are hoping that she might actually be able to keep our office plants alive!

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Denise Castro

Denise

Managing a busy work schedule, Denise coordinates the Melbourne Tourism Industry Leadership Graduate Program, the Local Government and VFR Tourism Engagement Strategy and Industry Development programs such as Tourism Excellence program, and Tourism Awards mentoring.

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Jacqueline DiBlasi

Jac

Jacqueline Di Blasi is an accomplished Graphic Designer and the smallest member of the Destination Melbourne.

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David Ellis

Dave

Dave has many years of experience as an accountant and book keeper for a number of tourism businesses – he was previously employed part-time as the book keeper for DML.

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John McGaw

John

John McGaw is a tourism legend! Working in the industry for over 20 years he has held a variety of roles including Senior Sales Agent with CVTC (Country Victorian Tourism Council) and Marketing Manager with Fergusson Winery in the Yarra Valley.

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Belinda Mammone

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Belinda Mammone is the Graphic Design Manager for Destination Melbourne. A creative guru, Belinda is responsible for the creative direction of Destination Melbourne’s branding, Melbourne Style Magazine as well as leads the design for campaigns with artistic flair and gusto.

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Kellie Monger

Kellie

Kellie Monger is the Marketing Manager at Destination Melbourne and the second longest serving staff member! Kellie’s time in the business makes her the office go-to girl for client history, previous publications and information on John.

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Tracy O’Brien

Tracy

Office Manager Tracy is our Office Manager (read: Chris Manager) at Destination Melbourne. She joined the team late last year and has fitted in like nobody’s business! Tracy heads up DML Green Team initiatives regularly…

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Chloe Tubbs

Chloe

Chloe Tubbs is our publications queen – and looks after our entire product suite, runs industry famils, the Melbourne Tourism Indsutry Exchange and assorted DML events.

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Tina Seirlis

Tina

Tina is the Sales Manager and one of the newest team members at Destination Melbourne.  Tina is a 2010 MTILP graduate and describes the program as a life changer!  Tina is a committee member at…

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Reneé Street

Renee

Reneé Street is currently enjoying maternity leave down on the Peninsula with her new baby Sophie.

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Lisa Velardo

Lisa V

After successfully completing a 12 month internship with DML, Lisa was invited back part-time whilst she finished her Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management) – she loved DML so much she then worked as the company Office Manager before taking up her current role!

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Lauren Flint

Lauren

Lauren is the newest member of the Destination Melbourne team and with a background in communications and e-marketing, is leading the charge on all things digital.

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