
The Executive Team at Visit USA
Communities have worked hard for
many years to bring the consumer a
broad-based live directory.
Non-intrusive and easy to navigate,
our directories contain relevant
information about states, cities,
communities and hometowns.
Visit USA is a collaborative
effort of a team of marketers,
designers, programmers, sales
specialists and business
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Chris Hackler
Co-Founder / CEO
Mr.
Hackler purchased
GreenbrierOnline.com in 1999, and in
2000 merged it back with Vilonia.com
to form a partnership known as
Arkansas Communities, Inc. and later
as Visit USA Communities, Inc.
Through his leadership, Arkansas
Communities has grown to over 35
cities in Arkansas. In addition, 5
states have been added, making Visit
USA the largest live directory
network in the nation.
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Barbara
Grady
Co-Founder /
CDO
In
1998, Ms. Grady built Vilonia.com as
a community directory for her small
town. She then added
GreenbrierOnline.com. In 2000 a
partnership of communities in
Arkansas formed, including Conway,
Cabot, Searcy, Morrilton and
other local towns and cities.
Ms. Grady is the Chief Design
Officer, responsible for graphic
content of the directories.
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Ralph
Frye
President
Mr.
Frye joined the team in 2002 in
business development. His marketing
and engineering background provide
valuable tools for growing the
company.
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Ken Bryant
Executive Vice
President
In
2000, Mr. Bryant joined Arkansas
Communities as a local sales
representative. Today, Mr. Bryant is
the Executive Vice President of
Visit USA Communities, Inc. and
directs the local and national sales
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Ray Thomas
CTO
Mr.
Thomas joined Visit USA Communities
in 2002. His expertise in
programming enabled the company to
expand their product line including
e-catalogs and shopper alert
systems. As Chief Technology
Officer, Mr. Thomas lays the
foundation for company growth and
innovation. |
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Patty Hackler
Link/Content Assistant
Ms.
Hackler began with the partnership
in 2000, assisting in building out
the state of Arkansas, adding
content and links. |
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