Marisa Rodgers

Director of Marketing at Visit Macon

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Marisa Rodgers, Director of Marketing for Visit Macon, is a creative marketing professional with over 20 years of experience in communications, public relations, creative direction and marketing. She began her career in retail helping grow a small business organization into a national brand and then moving to serve as Creative Director for the Sam’s Club division of Walmart for several years. Upon leaving, she moved to creative direction with a full-service marketing and communications agency based in Little Rock, Arkansas then opening her own firm in Hot Springs, Arkansas touching all industries from medical, municipalities, state & federal branches, retail, tourism while owning/managing two regional magazines and handling all print media for the Miss America Organization. In 2018, Rodgers moved to tourism fulltime at Visit Hot Springs. This dedication and love for the industry led to the opportunity in Macon, Georgia. Leaving arguably the oldest National Park in America to join Middle Georgia in what will be the Newest National Park and the first in the state of Georgia! “I am thrilled to promote all of the music heritage, film, architecture and history that the city ‘where soul lives’ has to offer!