Visit Tucson Board of Directors
Mission Statement
Visit Tucson's mission is to drive economic development by connecting visitors with their ideal travel & meetings experiences in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Visit Tucson is financially supported by the City of Tucson, Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley and more than 400 individual and business partners. See how Tourism Powers Southern Arizona.
2018-19 Board Of Directors
Executive Committee
Russell Bond, Chair - General Manager, JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort
Richard Bratt, Past-Chair - CPA, Shareholder, COO, BeachFleischman PC
Craig Ivanyi, Vice Chair - Executive Director, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Amber Harkin, Secretary - General Manager, Hilton Tucson East
Nancy Kluge, Treasurer - President, Reid Park Zoological Society
TJ Morgan, Member at Large - President & CEO, Gray Line Tours Tucson
Board Members
General Business
Carol Blomstrand, CEO - Trumpet Social Media
Dan Cavanagh, Consultant - Lloyd Construction
Glenn Grabski, General Manager - Tucson Convention Center
Steve Rosenberg, Owner & Publisher - BizTucson Magazine
Hospitality/Visitor Services
Ghee Alexander, Senior Vice President of Operations, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Laura Cortelyou, President - Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance
Neil Shah, Owner & General Manager - Best Western Plus Royal Sun
Andrew Stegen, General Manager - Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa
Laura True, Owner - White Stallion Ranch
Charles Wetegrove, Past President - Southern Arizona Lodging & Resort Association
Government
Sharon Bronson - Pima County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Shirley Scott, Member - Tucson City Council, Ward 4
Members at Large
David Hatfield, Senior Director of Air Service Development and Marketing, Tucson Airport Authority
John Hinderaker, Judge, Pima County Superior Court
Meeting Notices
2018-19 board meetings will be held at 7:30 a.m. on the dates listed below in the Apache/Cochise Rooms of the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. Free parking is available to you in Lot A, which can be accessed off of Church Avenue, approximately two blocks south of Broadway.
2018-19 executive committee meetings will be held at 4 p.m. on the dates listed below at BeachFleischman, 1985 E. River Rd.
Next Board Meeting Date & Agenda
Visit Tucson Board Retreat
8 a.m.-3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
Lodge on the Desert, Palm Room, 306 N. Alvernon Way
7:30-8:00 a.m. – Complimentary breakfast available in the Palm Room
8 a.m. – Welcome (Russ Bond and Brent DeRaad)
8:10-9:40 a.m. – Tourism Master Plan overview with board input (Chris Fair and Rick Cutting-Miller, Resonance Consultancy)
9:40-9:50 a.m. – Break
9:50-10:50 a.m. – Strategic Plan overview with board input (Brent DeRaad)
10:50-11:20 a.m. – Overview and discussion regarding plans for Southern Arizona Heritage and Visitor Center at the Historic Pima County Courthouse (Vanessa Bechtol and Pima County officials)
11:20-11:30 a.m. – Break
11:30 a.m. – Working lunch (board meeting)
- Call to order—Russ Bond
- Review & approval of consent agenda—Russ Bond
- Minutes of Jan. 7, 2019 board meeting
- Executive Vice President’s report
- CEO’s report
- Review & approval of January 2019 financial statement—Nancy Kluge
- Visit Tucson bylaws discussion and possible action—Brent DeRaad
- New business—Russ Bond
- Adjourn—Russ Bond
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Tourism and economic development discussion with Chuck Huckelberry, Pima County Administrator; Michael Ortega, Tucson City Manager; and Mary Jacobs, Oro Valley Town Manager (facilitated by Felipe Garcia)
1:30-1:40 p.m. – Break
1:40-2:30 p.m. – Small-group board discussions focused on Visit Tucson’s priorities for 2019-20 (facilitated by Visit Tucson’s executive staff)
2:30-3 p.m. – Small groups report out (facilitated by Russ Bond)
Future Board Meeting Dates
- April 18, 2019
- June 20, 2019
2018-19 board meetings will be held at 7:30 a.m. on the dates listed in the Apache/Cochise Rooms of the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. Free parking is available to you in Lot A, which can be accessed off of Church Avenue, approximately two blocks south of Broadway.
*Indicates full-day board retreat, location TBD.
Future Executive Committee Meeting Dates
- February 5, 2019
- April 9, 2019
- May 7, 2019
- June 11, 2019
2018-19 executive committee meetings will be held at 4 p.m. on the dates listed BeachFleischman, 1985 E. River Rd.
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