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Washington Tourism Alliance
Mission
To advocate, promote, develop and sustain the economic well-being of the Washington Tourism Industry.
History and Background
The WTA was born of tourism industry advocacy initiatives to sustain the Washington State tourism program. The WTA was created in February 2011 following the announcement of the closure of the Washington State Tourism office at the end of the 2009-2011 biennium. The WTA immediately set forth to protect and preserve a number of ongoing state tourism programs and valuable marketing assets of great importance to the industry. In addition, the WTA began to create a long-term strategy for funding, development and marketing of a new, industry driven state destination tourism initiative.
Leadership
The WTA Board of Directors represents industry stakeholders who have invested in past statewide tourism marketing and industry advocacy efforts, and may also have direct investment in, or concern for, Washington State Tourism programs. The WTA Board of Directors includes:
Executive Committee Members
Kevin Clark, Board Chair
Cheryl Kilday – Vice Chair
Jane Kilburn, Secretary
John Bookwalter, Treasurer
Past Board Chair - Andy Olsen
Washington Tourism Alliance Board of Directors
Kim Bennett, Vancouver Regional CVB, Southwest Regional Representative
David Blandford, Visit Seattle, At-Large Representative
John Bookwalter, Bookwalter Winery, Wine Representative
Darrell Bryan, Clipper Vacations, Puget Sound Representative
Donna Cappa, Tulalip Resort Casino, Resorts Representative
John Cedergreen, Ancient Lakes Brewing Company, North Central Regional Representative
Kevin Clark, Argosy Cruises, Attractions Representative
John Cooper, Yakima Valley VCB, South Central Regional Representative
Cara Egan, Seattle Art Museum, Arts & Culture Representative
Leslie Johnson, Squaxin Island Tribe Tourism Department, Tribal Representative
Jane Kilburn, Port of Seattle, Transportation Representative
Cheryl Kilday, Spokane Regional CVB, Northeast Regional Representative
Jennifer Leavitt, The Bellevue Square Collection, Retail Representative
Dan Moore, EverGreen Escapes, Adventure/Recreation Representative
Andy Olsen, Columbia Hospitality, Lodging Representative
Christina Pivarnik, City of Port Townsend/CP Communications, Economic Development Organizations Representative
Drew Schmidt, San Juan Cruises, Northwest Regional Representative
Diane Schostak, Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, Olympic Peninsula Regional Representative
George Schweitzer, Red Lion Hotels, At-Large Representative
George Sharp, Olympia-Lacey-Tacoma VCB, Destination Marketing Organizations Representative
Skip Thompson, The Boeing Company, Corporate Representative
Monique Trudnowski, Adriatic Grill, Restaurants Representative
