Visit Phoenix
Michael Chirichillo currently serves as a Media Relations Specialist at Visit Phoenix, where responsibilities include collaborating with the communications team to promote the Greater Phoenix destination to national publications and influencers. Previously, Michael held the position of National Sales Coordinator, managing a CRM database and conducting research for major events. Michael's experience also includes an internship focused on media relations, drafting pitches for prominent organizations and tracking media coverage. Additionally, as a Public Relations Lab Account Coordinator at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Michael produced feature stories and media materials for Sun Devil Athletics. Michael holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs from Arizona State University and an Associate of Arts degree from Paradise Valley Community College.
Visit Phoenix
Visit Phoenix is a non-profit organization that promotes the Greater Phoenix community to a global audience of travelers and books conventions into the Phoenix Convention Center and area hotels and resorts. Visit Phoenix cultivates and maintains relationships with convention and meeting planners, journalists and influencers, travel agents and tour operators. We produce marketing and brand campaigns promoting leisure travel and meetings, coordinate site visits, conduct media tours and maintain the official tourism website for Greater Phoenix. In partnership with our more than 1,000 member businesses, Visit Phoenix brings business to Greater Phoenix that would not otherwise come—from leisure visitors to group meetings to popular sports events. Through this, Greater Phoenix can compete in today’s globalized, networked world for its share of the world’s consumers, businesses, investment, capital, respect, and attention.