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Whitney Waara

Chief Operat · Tc Convention & Visitors Bureau

Chief Operat at Tc Convention & Visitors Bureau. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$147K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as Chief Operat of Tc Convention & Visitors Bureau, based in Traverse City, MI.
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Received $147K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director of Traverse Connect INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Tc Convention & Visitors Bureau Chief Operat · $13.0M revenue · Traverse City, MITO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND ENHANCE THE TRAVERSE CITY REGION, SECURING OUR POSITION AS A PREMIER, FOUR-SEASON DESTINATION.pay $126K → $147KFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$147Kreported comp
Traverse Connect INC Director · $3.5M revenue · Traverse City, MIADVANCE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE GRAND TRAVERSE REGION THROUGH GROWTH OF FAMILY-SUSTAINING CAREERS.Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Whitney Waara

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Whitney Waara 1 organization · Traverse City, MINorthwest Michigan Arts and Culture Network

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org