| Name of Board/Commission |
Tourism Development Authority
(City and Forsyth County) |
Date 9/19/16 |
| Authority for Creation |
The authority for establishing the Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority is Chapter 908 of the 1983 Session Laws. |
| Purpose/Function |
The purpose of the Authority is to further the development of travel, tourism, and conventions in the county through state, national, and international advertising and promotion. |
| Method of Appointment |
The members are appointed as follows: four members by the City Council upon the recommendation of the Mayor, four members by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, four members by the Tourism Development Authority, and one member by the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. |
| Number of Members |
Thirteen voting members |
| Terms of Office |
Three years except for initial terms which vary from one to three years |
| Meeting Date and Time |
Third Tuesday of each month - 2:00 p.m. |
Chief Staff Person
Richard Geiger |
Title
President,
Visit Winston-Salem |
Telephone Number
(336) 728-4231 |
| Current Membership - Tourism Development Authority |
| Name |
Race/Gender |
Term |
Expiration |
| City Council Appointments |
Vivian H. Burke, TDA Vice-Chair (12/08)
(City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tempore-
Ex-Officio) |
BF |
N/A |
N/A |
RaVonda Dalton-Rann
(Tourism) |
BF |
1 |
10/18 |
|
Jim Keller
(Hotel-Motel 100 rooms or less)
|
WM |
1 |
11/16 |
James Williams
(Hotel-Motel 100 rooms or less) |
BM |
1 |
10/18 |
| County Appointments |
|
|
|
Dana Bryson
(Hotel-Motel 100 rooms or less) |
WF |
1 |
10/16 |
Tom Ferrell
(Hotel-Motel over 100 rooms) |
WM |
1 |
10/16 |
| Ricky Shore, Co-Chair |
WM |
1 |
10/16 |
Gloria Whisenhunt
(Commissioner - Ex-Officio) |
WF |
N/A |
N/A |
Ricky Shore
(Tourism) |
WM |
2 |
10/16 |
| Chamber of Commerce Appointment |
|
|
Joe Potter
(Tourism) |
WM |
1 |
10/16 |
Special Notes:
1* = Serving more than 50% of an unexpired term (more than two years & one month of
the term has been served).
0* = Serving less than 50% of an unexpired term (less than two years of the term has
been served).
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