Chattanooga Tourism Co. Board of Directors
The Dream Team, The Avengers, The Beatles... child’s play. The Chattanooga Tourism Co. Board of Directors is literally the greatest assembly of people in the history of the planet. These super Chattanoogans dedicate their free time to volunteer on our board of directors. Their reward is seeing the quality of life for Hamilton County residents improve by growing and strengthening the visitor economy. That’s it. They volunteer to make the lives of the people who live in and around Chattanooga better. Pretty great, right?
Please feel free to reach out to our board of directors with any questions, concerns or feedback about the work of the Chattanooga Tourism Co. If you’d like to become a super Chattanoogan and dedicate your time to improving the quality of life of Chattanoogans, please reach out to our Chairman and express your interest.
Rebecca Ashford President | Chattanooga State Community College
Chip Baker* Chair | Hamilton County Commission
Darik Dawes CEO | Dawes Hospitality Group
Ken Defoor Owner | Defoor Developments
Evann Freeman Director of Governmental Relations | EPB
Emily Mack* President | River City Company
Lisa Maragnano Executive Director | CARTA
Patty Martinez Regional Director of Operations | Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.
Hugh Morrow President | Ruby Falls
Erik Neil Owner/Restauranteur | Easy Bistro / Main St. Meats
John O'Brien Owner | Contemporary Healthcare, LLC
Keith Sanford President | Tennessee Aquarium
Weston Wamp* Mayor | Hamilton County
Elizabeth Williams Chief Development Officer | Chattanooga Preparatory School
Barry White** CEO | Chattanooga Tourism Co.
* Ex-officio
** Ex-officio, non-voting