Kathryn Shea Duncan
Senior Director of Social Media and Communications
Kathryn Shea oversees multi-brand marketing strategies and leads high-profile communications initiatives across strategic planning, resident sentiment analysis, executive communications, crisis management, stakeholder consulting, and influencer marketing.
Key highlights of her work include serving on the steering committee for Visit Lake Charles's multi-year strategic plan, managing paid, organic, and influencer campaigns across multiple brands using analytics from Zartico, Longwoods, and Sprout Social, contributing to crisis communications during four federally declared disasters, and advancing from Manager to Senior Director while building the organization's first dedicated social media program and mentoring a growing communications team.
Awards & Accomplishments
- Destinations International (DI) 30 Under 30 (2024)
- Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Rising Star (2022)
- eTourism Emerging Tourism Star (2022)
- Bronze HSMAI Adrian Award - Digital (2025)
- Leadership Southwest Louisiana Graduate (2021)
- Louisiana Tourism Leadership Academy Graduate (2020)
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