Visit Wichita Tabs Spencer Olmstead as Sports Coordinator

Visit Wichita has announced the addition of Spencer Olmstead as sports coordinator, supporting efforts to sell the destination to sports planners and rights holders nationwide and assisting the team’s sports event manager in event operations.

Prior to joining Visit Wichita, Olmstead worked in various roles at Bombardier and spent this past summer as a baseball operations associate for the National Baseball Congress World Series. In that role, he oversaw press box operations, coordinated with teams and media, managed social media updates, tracked player statistics and recruited affiliate teams.

“I’m most looking forward to helping Wichita grow as a destination city by attracting more sports events here,” Olmstead said. “Having grown up playing and watching sports in Wichita, the chance to contribute to the city’s sports community is meaningful and exciting. I’m eager to apply my skills and relationships to support Visit Wichita’s mission. It’s an exciting opportunity to network with sports professionals from Wichita and beyond, and to help showcase the city as a thriving hub for sporting events.”

Olmstead’s responsibilities will include providing administrative and project coordination for the sports team, assisting with events hosted in Wichita, attracting and coordinating volunteers and promoting the city as an ideal destination for tournaments, conventions and sports events of all sizes.

He joins a Visit Wichita sports division that includes Josh Howell, vice president of sports development; Jessica Viramontez, senior sports sales manager; Kyle Baldwin, sports events manager and Chris Spall, sports sales manager.

“Sporting events play a vital role in our community, bringing visitors to Wichita and generating local economic impact,” said Howell. “We are thrilled to welcome Spencer to our team. His enthusiasm for both sports and Wichita will be a tremendous asset as we continue to attract new and transformational events to the city.”