A 30-year veteran of the Irving CVB, Maura was named executive director in October 2003. Maura is a former chair of Destinations International, and just finished chairing its Destination Marketing Accreditation Program board.  She recently completed a three-year term as the first chair of the Certified Destination Management Executive program, and championed and led the debut of the program’s first Elective in Economic Development.  She has served on DestinationNEXT task forces and is a DestinationNEXT facilitator. She has earned the designation of Fellow, Certified Destination Management Executive (FCDME).