Executive Board

President
Gregg Mervis
Akron/Summit CVB

Gregg MervisPresident-Elect
Scott Dring
Dublin CVB

Tim WalshTreasurer
Tim Walsh
Cedar Point

Secretary
Debbie Robinson
Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB

Larry_fletcherImmediate Past President
Melinda Huntley
OSU Sea Grant Extension
Lake Erie Coastal Ohio

Northeast
Lute Harmon Jr.
Great Lakes Publishing

Southwest
Diana Thompson
Miami County VB

Northwest
Michelle Doyle
Toledo Zoo

Tricia Kidd
Dresden Village Association

Karen Eylon
Gahanna CVB

Marc McQuaid
Ohio Travel Association

Trustees and Chairs

Northeast
Lee Tasseff (2010)
Mansfield/Richland County CVB

Lute Harmon, Jr. (2008)
Great Lakes Publishing

Virgil Lengel (2009)
Lakefront Lines

Northwest

Dawn Weinhardt (2010)
Sandusky/Erie County VCB

Kim Krieger (2008)
Sauder Village

Michelle Doyle (2009)
Toledo Zoo

Central

Susan Peters (2010)
COSI

Pat Crow (2008)
Woodward Opera House

Karen Eylon (2009)
Gahanna CVB

Southeast
Tricia Kidd (2010)
Dresden Village Association

Kyrsten Vogel (2008)
Ross-Chillicothe CVB

Kelly Blazosky (2009)
Marietta, Washington County CVB

Southwest
Violet Rae Downey (2010)
Cincinnati Museum Center

Diana Thompson (2008)
Miami County VB

Mark Schutte (2009)
Northern Cincinnati CVB

At-Large

Louise Mikesell-Wireman (2010)
Center for Innovative Food Technology

Debbie Stamper (2008)
Clinton County CVB

Tom Hampton (2009)
Creative Coach Company

Randie Adam (2009)
Hocking Hills Tourism Association

Committee Chairs
Conference on Tourism
Mary Vlahos
Canton/Stark County CVB

Education
Debbie Stamper
Clinton County CVB

Legislative
Lee Tasseff
Mansfield/Richland CVB

Membership
Kelly Blazosky
Marrietta, Washington County CVB

Mark Winchell
Ashtabula County CVB

Heartland Travel Showcase
Gregg Mervis
Akron/Summit CVB

Marketing
Randie Adam
Cincinnati USA CVB

Karen Eylon (2009)
Gahanna CVB

Nominations & Elections
Debbie Robinson
Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB

Paul Sherlock Award
Vicky Branson
Ohio Historical Society

Public Relations
Lute Harmon, Jr. (2008)
Great Lakes Publishing

Jim Mahon
Akron/Summit CVB

Scholarship/Student Affairs
Kim Krieger (2008)
Sauder Village

Michelle Doyle (2009)
Toledo Zoo

Code of Regulations
Pat Crow
Woodward Opera House

Long Range Planning
Melinda Huntley
OSU Sea Grant Extension
Lake Erie Coastal Ohio

*Information in parentheses denotes the year the board member's terms expires. Board members are elected at Conference on Tourism and serve three-year terms.

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