State Tourism Association Task Force
The State Tourism Association task force is an appointment only volunteer group, compromising of Executive Directors from US State Tourism Associations who are members of Destinations International. The group will guide Destinations International’s engagement with destination organizations in their state with particular insight in assisting smaller organizations not currently members of Destinations International. The group will work together to assist in their own organizations growth and strengthen Destinations International’s engagement from a professional development perspective. The group is tasked at growing membership from additional State Tourism Associations in the USA.
2025 State Tourism Association Task Force Members
- Amanda Dyson-Thornton, Executive Director, Georgia Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
- Barbara Newton, CEO, California Travel Association
- Carrie Lambert, Executive Director, Indiana Tourism Association
- Celina Sinclair, Executive Director, Utah Tourism Industry Association
- Chris Landry, President & CEO, Louisiana Travel Association
- Danielle Morgan, Executive Director, Mississippi Tourism Association
- Jillian Simpson, President and CEO, Alaska Travel Industry Association
- Julia Hertel, Executive Director, Destinations Wisconsin
- Kathleen Davis, Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (Co-Chair)
- Kristen Jarnagin Reynolds, President & CEO, New York State Association of Destination Marketing Organizations
- Larisa Draves, Executive Director, Michigan Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
- Melyssa Reeves, President & CEO, One West Tourism Alliance
- Monica Smith, President & CEO, Southeast Tourism Alliance
- Robert Provost, President & CEO, New York State Tourism Industry Association
- Suzanne Hurst, Deputy Director, Destinations Florida
Destinations International Staff Liaison
- Julie Holmen, Vice President of Membership Engagement