Members

Board of Directors (2026)

Alamance County Visitors Bureau - Grace VandeVisser

Biltmore - Melody Rigdon

Cabarrus County CVB - Donna Carpenter

Carolina Hurricanes - Nigel Wheeler

Carolina Panthers - Jake Burns

Charlotte Hornets - Shannon Gilligan

Charlotte Motor Speedway - Greg Walter

Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority - Gina Sheridan

Crystal Coast Tourism Authority - Jim Browder, Karen Gould

Discover Durham - Susan Amey, Cara Rousseau

Explore Asheville - Vic Isley

Explore Nash County - Barbara Green

Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau - Denny Edwards

Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau - Tony Cordo

Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau - Amber Scarlett

Live Nation - Kevin Appler

Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau - Randy DuTeau

North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association - Allen Thomas, Isabel Villa-Garcia

NC Vacation Rental Managers Association/NC Realtors - Dave Roberts, Pam Melton

Orange County Visitors Bureau - Laurie Paolicelli

Pinehurst Resort & Spa - Dick Higginbotham

Rutherford County Tourism Development Authority - Don Cason

Summit Hospitality Group, Ltd. - Doyle Parrish

The Omni Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa - Gary Froeba

Turnpike Properties, Inc. - Kelly Wise

Visit Lake Norman - Sally Ashworth

Visit NC - Wit Tuttell

Visit Winston-Salem - Stephanie Brown

Wilmington and Beaches CVB - Kim Hufham