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Tourism Advisory Committee
About the Tourism Advisory Committee
The Tourism Advisory Committee is a committee appointed by the Board of Supervisors that serves in an advisory capacity for the tourism community to the Tourism Manager, County Administrator, and the Board. The Committee works with and makes recommendations on matters pertaining to advertising, target marketing, and long-range plans for tourism in Orange County. This Committee also investigates, researches, and reports on the feasibility of adoption or implementation of ideas and initiatives to further tourism efforts and to increase tax revenues and visitation numbers.
The mission statement of the Orange County Tourism Advisory Committee is to inform and engage all tourism sectors and the community, creating a unified, dynamic consortium that increases tourism in Orange County for the benefit of the entire community.
The Tourism Advisory Committee is an advisory board, not a policy board. Therefore, it can make recommendations, but not set policy.
View the Tourism Advisory Committee Bylaws.
Tourism Advisory Committee Meetings
Regular meetings of the Tourism Advisory Committee are held on the second Wednesday of every other month, beginning in January, at 5:30 p.m. Meeting locations rotate between Orange County businesses.
Current Members
AgritourismEric HopwoodHonah Lee Vineyard Term Expires: December 31, 2023 | Arts, Theater & CultureAnna PillowThe Arts Center in Orange Term Expires: December 31, 2023 |
Chamber of CommerceJudi CooperExecutive Director Term Expires: December 31, 2023 | Community OrganizationJess CifizzariTerm Expires: December 31, 2024 |
Craft BeverageThomas BrooksTerm Expires: December 31, 2024 | Events ManagementDenise BenedettoTerm Expires: December 31, 2023 |
Historical Sites / National ParksRobert LookabillFriends of the Wilderness Battlefield Term Expires: December 31, 2024 | Historical SitesChristy MoriartyJames Madison's Montpelier Term Expires: December 31, 2023 |
HospitalityBarbara ParksTerm Expires: December 31, 2024 | MuseumsVacantTerm Expires: December 31, 2023 |
RecreationVacantTerm Expires: December 31, 2024 | RestaurantsMarty Van SantvoordBeggars Banquet Term Expires: December 31, 2023 |
RetailLena MurrayTerm Expires: December 31, 2024 | Town of Orange OrganizationVacantOrange Downtown Alliance Term Expires: December 31, 2024 |
Visitor's CenterDavid SolomonGordonsville Visitor's Center Term Expires: December 31, 2024 | WineriesKenny WhiteChateau Merrillanne Term Expires: December 31, 2024 |
Board of Supervisors' LiaisonLee Frame |
Agendas & Minutes
For More Information
For more information on the Tourism Advisory Committee, please contact Orange County Tourism at (540) 661-5324.