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

John Denker, Member at Large - Associate Vice President Marketing & Brand Management - University of Arizona

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

Nick Letson, 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

Josh Nicolson, Member - Oro Valley Town Council

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

Laura Shaw, Executive Vice President, Sun Corridor Inc.

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 Meeting

7:30 a.m., Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019

Tucson Convention Center, Apache/Cochise Rooms, 260 S. Church Avenue

• Call to order—Russ Bond
• Review and approval of Consent Agenda—Russ Bond (5 minutes)
  • Minutes of Feb. 7, 2019 board meeting
  • March 2019 financial statement
  • Executive Vice President’s report
  • President’s report
• Board nominating committee report, discussion and action—Richard Bratt (10 minutes)
• Mexico marketing update and discussion—Felipe Garcia (10 minutes)
• Tourism master plan update and next steps—Rick Cutting-Miller, Resonance and Vanessa Bechtol, Visit Tucson (30 minutes)
• Board small-group discussion and report-out of priorities for tourism master plan platforms—All (15 minutes discussion, 15 minutes report-out)
• New business—Russ Bond
• Adjourn—Russ Bond

Future Board Meeting Dates

• 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.

Future Executive Committee Meeting Dates

• 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.