Mission Statement
Visit Tucson's mission is to drive economic development by connecting visitors with their ideal travel and meeting experiences in Tucson. 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.
2020-21 Board Of Directors
Executive Committee
Nancy Kluge, Chair – President, Reid Park Zoological Society
Amber Harkin, Secretary – Regional Director-Operations, Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group
Glenn Grabski, Treasurer – General Manager, Tucson Convention Center
TJ Morgan, Member-At-Large – President & CEO, Gray Line Tours Tucson
Laura Shaw, Member-At-Large – Senior Vice President, Sun Corridor Inc.
Andrew Stegen, Member-At-Large - General Manager, Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa
Board Members
General Business
Carol Blomstrand, CEO – Trumpet Social Media
Dan Cavanagh, Consultant – Lloyd Construction
Steve Earnhart, Market President, iHeartMedia
Evan Feldhausen, Tax Shareholder – BeachFleischman
Bob Hoffman, President – Tucson Roadrunners
Hospitality/Visitor Services
Hillary Louarti, Owner, Diamond Transporation
Chris Squires, Managing Partner – Ten 55 Brewing & Sausage House
Otton Suarez, General Manager, El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort
Laura True, Owner – White Stallion Ranch
Bryan Tubaugh, Executive Vice President – Focus Hospitality
Members at Large
David Hatfield, Senior Director of Air Service Development and Marketing – Tucson Airport Authority
Amber Smith, President & CEO – Tucson Metro Chamber
Government
Elaine Becherer, Mayor's Chief of Staff - City of Tucson
Sharon Bronson, Member – Pima County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Joe Winfield, Mayor – Oro Valley Town Council
Next Board Meeting Date & Agenda
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
Visit Tucson Board Meeting 7:30 a.m., Thursday, December 10, 2020
Via Zoom Conferencing
- Call to order—Nancy Kluge
- Review and approval of consent agenda—Nancy Kluge (5 minutes)
- Minutes of Oct. 22, 2020 board meeting
- Executive Vice President’s report
- President’s report
- Review and provide feedback on November 2020 financial statement—Glenn Grabski and Roni Thomas (5 minutes)
- Legislative update—Barry Aarons (10 minutes)
- Solicit input on Visit Tucson board retreat topics and format—Brent DeRaad & Felipe Garcia (20 minutes)
- Visit Tucson marketing update—Lee McLaughlin (20 minutes)
- Visit Tucson communications update—Mary Rittmann (15 minutes)
- Board open discussion—Nancy Kluge and Brent DeRaad (10 minutes)
- New business—Nancy Kluge (5 minutes)
- Adjourn—Nancy Kluge
Future Board Meeting Dates
- *Thursday, February 11, 2021
- Thursday, April 22, 2021
- Thursday, June 24, 2021
Board meetings will be held at 7:30 a.m. on the dates listed above.
*This will be Visit Tucson's annual board of directors retreat. It will be held from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at a location to be determined.
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