2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHAIR
Tricia Noel
Hopkins County Tourist & Convention Commission
 
CHAIR-ELECT
Brandon Pennington
Harlan Tourist & Convention Commission
 
TREASURER
Claude Bacon
Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp.
 
SECRETARY
Brian Fry
Box Set Advisory

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Jeff Crowe
Heaven Hill Distillery

DIRECTORS

ATTRACTIONS DIRECTOR
Kara Heissenbuttel
Keeneland
 
CVB DIRECTOR
Cleo Battle
Louisville Tourism
 
EVENTS DIRECTOR
Traci Cunningham

Oak Grove Tourism & Convention Commission/Valor Hall Conference & Event Center 

LODGING DIRECTOR
Sunil Patel
Rainmaker Hospitality
 
LODGING SALES DIRECTOR
JaKaye Martin
Thoroughbred Hospitality Group
 
MARINA DIRECTOR
Debbie Marstellar
Safe Harbor Marina, Jamestown
 
RESTAURANT DIRECTOR
Nancy Willhoite
BB Riverboats
 
SUPPLIER DIRECTOR
Laura Ballard
Expedia Group
 
TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR
Carey Fieldhouse
Pegasus
 
HOTEL & LODGING COUNCIL DIRECTOR
Brian Fry
Box Set Advisory
 
AT LARGE
Michelle Allen
Somerset-Pulaski County CVB
 
AT LARGE
Raelyn Adkins
Beam Suntory
 
AT LARGE
Troy Beam
Shepherdsville-Bullitt County Tourism
   
AT LARGE
Abby Dixon
Henderson Tourist Commission
 
AT LARGE
Julie Kirkpatrick
meetNKY
 
AT LARGE
Eddie Lutz
Ark Encounter
 
AT LARGE
Maggy Monhollen
Cumberland Parks State Resort Park
 
AT LARGE
Lori Murphy-Tatum
Richmond Tourism Commission
 
AT LARGE
Lori Saunders
Georgetown-Scott County Tourism

EX-OFFICIO

Secretary Lindy Casebier Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet
Commissioner Mike Mangeot Kentucky Department of Travel & Tourism
Commissioner Russ Meyer Kentucky Department of Parks
Stacy Roof Kentucky Restaurant Association
Lori Murphy-Tatum KACVB
Hank Phillips KTIA
All KTIA Past-Chairmen and Commonwealth Circle Members