Maryann Stansfield

Vice President @Mental Marketing

San Luis Obispo, CA, US

With over eighteen years of strategic marketing experience in branding, advertising, social media, content development and public relations, Maryann excels in developing brand marketing strategies that cut through the clutter and stick – leveraging the infinite strategic marketing tools Mental Marketing creates for clients to accomplish their goals. Over the years, Maryann has developed and managed all facets of client marketing strategies within tourism, real estate, government, wine, healthcare, finance and b-to-b categories. A champion of the state of CA as a major travel destination, Maryann promoted San Luis Obispo County and Paso Robles Wine Country on an international, domestic and regional level, worked closely with tourism partners throughout the state as a board member on the Central Coast Tourism Council, worked with national and international Chambers of Commerce to develop and promote similar tourist attractions for their own cities on behalf of the San Luis Obispo Downtown Association, and launched the national campaign promoting the first civilian overnight stay at world renowned Hearst Castle since 1958 when it became a CA State Park. Maryann’s list of current and past clients include: The City of Santa Clarita, Morro Bay Tourism Bureau, Travel Paso Robles Alliance, Redding CVB, La Bellasera Hotel & Suites, Centex Homes, Robbins Reed Developers, Western Pacific Landgroup, Yahoo.com, wine.com, Edna Valley Vineyards, Byron Vineyards, Atascadero Wine Festival, the Pacific Coast Wine Trail, First Bank of California, SESLOC Credit Union and CellularOne. When Maryann is not burning the midnight oil, she can be found wine tasting on the Central Coast, cooking (and wine pairing) for family and friends in her kitchen (or anywhere), or getting away from it all sailing with her husband Bill off the coast of Morro Bay, California.

Cuesta College

Associate’s Degree, Broadcast Communications

San Francisco State University

Bachelor’s Degree, Communications, Public Relations