| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | |
| ALABAMA | |
| Dawn Hathcock, Vice President | Montgomery Area CVB |
| Judy Ryals, President and CEO | Huntsville/Madison County CVB |
| Lee Sentell, Director | Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel |
| ARKANSAS | |
| Terry Cook,Executive Director | Harrison CVB |
| Joe David Rice, Tourism Director | Arkansas Dept. Parks & Tourism |
| Dennis Tracy, Director of Sales & Marketing | Little Rock CVB |
| FLORIDA | |
| Stephanie Grosskeutz, Managing Director | Sarasota CVB |
| Mark Jackson, Director of Tourism/Sports | Central Florida VCB |
| Chris Thompson, President/CEO | VISIT FLORIDA |
| GEORGIA | |
| Peter Bowden, President & CEO | Columbus, GA CVB |
| Dotty Etris, Executive Director | Historic Roswell CVB |
| Fred Huff, Director of Marketing | Georgia Dept. of Economic Development |
| KENTUCKY | |
| Kay Berggren, President & CEO | Kentucky Tourism Council |
| Mike Cooper, Commissioner | Kentucky Dept. of Travel |
| Jeff Crowe, President/CEO | Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association |
| LOUISIANA | |
| Sharon Alford, Executive Director | Houma Area CVB |
| Paul Arrigo, President & CEO | Baton Rouge Area CVB |
| Jim Hutchinson, Assist. Secretary | Louisiana Office of Tourism |
| MISSISSIPPI | |
| Richard Forester, Executive Director | Mississippi Golf Coast CVB |
| Craig Ray, Director | Mississippi Development Authority/Tourism |
| James Tsismanakis, President & CEO | Columbus (Mississippi) CVB |
| NORTH CAROLINA | |
| Mary Jane Ferguson, Director | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians |
| Lynn Minges, Executive Director | North Carolina Div. Tourism, Film & Sports Dev. |
| Mary Jaeger-Gale, General Manager | Chimney Rock Park |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| Bennish Brown, Executive Director | Rock Hill/York County CVB |
| Amy Duffy, Chief of Staff | South Carolina Dept. Parks, Recreation & Tourism |
| Fran Willis, Executive Director | Pee Dee Tourism Commission |
| TENNESSEE | |
| Marty Marbry, Manager | Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |
| David Perella, Executive Director | Gatlingburg Dept. of Tourism |
| Susan Whitaker, Commissioner | Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |
| VIRGINIA | |
| Alisa Bailey, Director | Virginia Tourism Corporation |
| Cindy Brouillard, Director of Tourism | Newport News Tourism Development Office |
| Ron Kuhlman, Dir. of Tourism Marketing & Sales | Virginia Beach CVB |
| WEST VIRGINIA | |
| Tim Brady, Executive Director | Greater Bridgeport CVB |
| Justin Gaull, Marketing Representative | West Virginia Division of Tourism |
| Marianne Moran, Director | CVB of Marion County |
| CORPORATE PARTNERS, CHAIRS | |
| Mark Browning, President | TRIPinfo.com |
| Leon Downey, Executive Director | Pigeon Forge Dept. of Tourism |
| Bill Hardman, President Emeritus | Southeast Tourism Society |
| Bill Hardman, President & CEO | Southeast Tourism Society |
| John Hudak, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief | Madden Preprint Media |
| Betty Huskins, Sr., V.P. External Relations | AdvantageWest |
| Trent Mercer, Sales Manager | Streeter Printing & Graphics, Inc. |
| Judy Randall, President | Randall Travel Marketing |
| Bill Syrett, Southeast Travel Manager | Southern Living |
| Charlotte Tallent, Regional Director of Marketing | Wyndham Hotel Group |
| Scott Templeton, Publisher & National Sales Director | Miles Media Group, LLLP |
| Jerome Trahan, Sr. Officer, Field Marketing | AMTRAK |
| Michael Weaver, VP Strategic Services | SMITH |
| Leah Woolford, Founder & CEO | USDM.net |
Advisory Council
Objective: To give advice and assistance to STS staff in the planning of Society programs and events related to Membership, Marketing and Communications. To act as one conduit for ideas and communications between STS members within the advisory council member's state and the STS office.
| Advisory Council chair: STS Vice-Chair | |
| Advisory Council members: State Vice-Chairs | |