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Officers 2009 - 2011

CHAIR:
Rob Varley,
Executive Director,
Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism

VICE-CHAIR:
Susan Bryant Thomas, Vice President
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and VCB

TREASURER:
Kelly Miller,
Executive VP & Executive Director
Asheville CVB

SECRETARY:
Karen Trevino,
Executive Director,
North Little Rock CVB


STATE VICE CHAIRS
ALABAMA: Judy S. Ryals, Huntsville-Madison County CVB MISSISSIPPI: James Tsismanakis, Columbus CVB
ARKANSAS: Terry W. Cook, Harrison CVB NORTH CAROLINA: Mary Jane Ferguson, Cherokee Tribal Travel
FLORIDA: Mark Jackson, Central Florida VCB SOUTH CAROLINA: Fran Willis, Pee Dee Tourism Commission
GEORGIA: Dotty Etris, Historic Roswell CVB TENNESSEE:David Perella, Gatlinburg Dept. Tourism & Conv. Center
KENTUCKY: Kay Berggren, Kentucky Tourism Council VIRGINIA: Ron Kuhlman, Virginia Beach CVB
LOUISIANA: Sharon Alford, Houma Area CVB WEST VIRGINIA: Marianne Moran, CVB of Marion County

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