Meet the Team
Rob Brown
General Manager
Disney Ride
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Disney Character
Mickey Mouse
Disney Movie
Mary Poppins
Charlene Sulzer
Director of Office Operations
Disney World Ride:
Flight of Passage (AK)
Disney Character:
Captain Jack Sparrow
Disney Movie:
Aladdin
Bruce Bevan
VP of Sales
Disney World Ride:
Soarin’ (Epcot)
Disney Character:
Bruce The Shark
Disney Movie:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Amanda Sutliff
Orlando Program Manager
Disney World Ride:
Tower of Terror (HS)
Disney Character:
Maleficent
Disney Movie:
Toy Story
Lisa Follweiler
Executive Administrative Assistant
Disney World Ride:
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (HS)
Disney Character:
Chip and Dale
Favorite Movie:
Despicable Me
Matt Schaeffer
Director of Events
Disney World Ride:
Rise of the Resistance (Hollywood Studios)
Disney Character:
Goofy
Disney Movie:
Robin Hood
Mary Ann Kelley
Director of Dance Events
Disney World Ride:
Toy Story Mania (HS)
Disney Character:
Minnie Mouse
Disney Movie:
Toy Story
Nicole Stribula
Dance Events Manager
Disney World Ride:
Tower of Terror (HS)
Disney Character:
Cinderella
Disney Movie:
Frozen
Joleene Waddell
Senior Operations Manager
Disney World Ride:
It’s a Small World (MK)
Disney Character:
Tigger
Disney Movie:
Beauty and the Beast
Janice Miuccio
Operations Coordinator
Disney World Ride:
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Disney Character:
Baymax
Disney Movie:
The Incredibles
Denise Pattison
Senior Administrative Assistant
Disney World Ride:
Mr. Toads Wild Ride (MK-Retired)
Disney Character:
Mickey Mouse
Disney Movie:
Lady and the Tramp
Danielle Yoder
Director of Sales
Disney World Ride:
Pirates of the Caribbean (MK)
Disney Character:
Belle
Disney Movie:
Beauty and the Beast
Michele Roman
Educational Events Program Manager
Disney World ride:
Tower of Terror
Disney character:
Stitch
Disney movie:
Moana
Brooke Lauchnor
Social Media Coordinator/Customer Relations
Disney World Ride:
Tower of Terror (HS)
Disney Character:
Kuzco
Disney Movie:
Hercules
Brad Vangeli
Marketing Coordinator
Disney World ride:
Tower of Terror
Disney character:
Mike Wazowski
Disney movie:
Inside Out
Amanda Schomaker
Reservation Specialist
Disney World ride:
Tower of Terror (Hollywood Studios)
Disney character:
Peter Pan
Disney movie:
Emperor’s New Groove
Michael Firuta
Customer Relations
Disney World Ride:
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Disney Character:
Genie
Disney Movie:
Toy Story 2
Melissa Stefan
Executive Assistant
Disney World Ride:
Haunted Mansion (MK)
Disney Character:
Winnie the Pooh
Disney Movie:
The Little Mermaid
Bill Lacey
Regional Performing Arts Director
Disney World Ride:
Carousel of Progress (MK)
Disney Character:
Steamboat Willie
Disney Movie:
Fantasia
Orlando Team
Andrew Stine
Director of Orlando Operations
Disney World Ride:
Kilimanjaro Safaris (AK)
Disney Character:
Mickey Mouse
Disney Movie:
Avengers Endgame
Barb Doerflein
Operations Coordinator
Disney World Ride:
Toy Story Mania
Disney Character:
Pluto
Disney Movie:
Singin’ in the Rain
Kaitlin Bogue
Destinations Operations
Universal Ride:
VelociCoaster
Universal character:
Dr. Ellie Sattler
Universal movie:
Jurassic Park
Hunt Lewis
Destinations Operations
Disney World Ride:
Haunted Mansion
Disney Character:
Wall-E
Disney Movie:
Brother Bear
Ralph Venezia
Destinations Operations
Disney World Park:
Epcot®
Disney Character:
Goofy
Universal Movie:
Any James Bond Film
Brendali Melgoza
Destinations Operations
Universal Ride:
Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventure
Disney Character:
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet
Universal Movie:
Up
Jason Ortega
Destinations Operations
Disney World Ride:
Festival of the Lion King
Disney Character:
Kronk
Universal Movie:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Destiny Thomas
Destinations Operations
Disney World Ride:
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
Disney Character:
Ray (Princess and the Frog)
Disney Movie:
The Princess and the Frog
Courtlyn Schaefer
Destinations Operations
Disney World Ride:
Jungle Cruise
Disney Character:
Pain and Panic
Disney Movie:
The Emperor’s New Groove
Arvin Cortez
Destinations Operations
Disney World Ride:
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
Disney Character:
Tiana
Disney Movie:
Hercules
Amanda Gross
Destinations Operations
Universal Ride:
Jurassic Park River Adventure
Disney Character:
Rapunzel
Disney Movie:
Hercules
Matthew Warfield
Destinations Operations
Universal Ride:
Disney Character:
Disney Movie:
Jaclyn Luster
Destination Operations
Universal Ride:
Disney Character:
Disney Movie:
Additional Team Members
Kathi Mendenhall
Airport Representative
Bob Gorski
Airport Representative