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STS Board of Directors 2008 - 2009

Board meetings schedule

Officers & Board of Directors 2008 - 2009

CHAIRMAN:
Leon Downey,
Executive Director,
Pigeon Forge Dept. of Tourism

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

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

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sharon Alford, Executive Director Houma Area CVB
Alisa Bailey, Director Virginia Tourism Corporation
Stacy Brown, President Shreveport-Bossier CTB
Mark Browning, President TRIPinfo.com
Liz Chewning, Director West Virginia Division of Tourism
Ed Clark, President & GM Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mike Cooper, Commissioner Kentucky Dept. of Travel
Kara Dense, Executive Director Greenbirier Co. CVB
Cecilia Derrington, Executive Director Pontotac County Chamber of Commerce
Amy Duffy, Chief of Staff South Carolina Dept. Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Dotty Etris, Executive Director Historic Roswell CVB
Mary Jane Ferguson, Director Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Bill Hardman, President Emeritus Southeast Tourism Society
Bill Hardman, President & CEO Southeast Tourism Society
Bob Hendrix, Executive Director Dothan Area CVB
John Hudak, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Madden Preprint Media
Betty Huskins, Sr., V.P. External Relations AdvantageWest
Mark Jackson, Director of Tourism/Sports Central Florida VCB
Vicki Kidd, President/CEO Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association
Ron Kuhlman, Dir. of Tourism Marketing & Sales Virginia Beach CVB
Kevin Langston, Assist. Commissioner of Tourism Georgia Dept. of Economic Development
Perrin Lawson, Deputy Director Charleston Area CVB
Carol Lohr, Executive Director Crystal Coast Tourism Authority
Marty Marbry, Manager Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Rosalee Maxwell, Director of Tourism Danville Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Trent Mercer, Sales Manager Streeter Printing & Graphics, Inc.
Lynn Minges, Executive Director North Carolina Div. Tourism, Film & Sports Dev.
Mariann Moran, Director CVB of Marian County
Chuck Morse, Assistant Secretary Louisiana Office of Tourism
Bud Nocera, CEO VISIT FLORIDA
Tina Osceola, Executive Director The Seminole Tribe of Florida
Victor Profis, Director, Travel & Tourism Southern Living
Judy Randall, President Randall Travel Marketing
Craig Ray, Director Mississippi Development Authority/Tourism
Patrick Reed, Superintendent Mammoth Cave National Park
Joe David Rice, Tourism Director Arkansas Dept. Parks & Tourism
Rick Rodriguez, Director Wilson County CVB
Judy Ryals, President and CEO Huntsville/Madison County CVB
Lee Sentell, Director Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel
Gary Smith, CEO and President SMITH
Charlotte Tallent, Regional Director of Marketing Wyndham Hotel Group
Dennis Tracy, Director of Sales & Marketing Little Rock CVB
Jerome Trahan, Sr. Officer, Field Marketing AMTRAK
Karen Trevino, Executive Director North Little Rock CVB
James Tsismanakis, President & CEO Columbus (Mississippi) CVB
Georgia Turner, President Georgia Turner Group
Susan Whitaker, Commissioner Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Fran Willis, Executive Director Pee Dee Tourism Commission
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