| 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 | |