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Destination Development Managers

The VTC Partnership Marketing Destination Development Team of the VTC Partnership Alliance Marketing Division provides guidance to needed resources, educational opportunities, planning, and technical assistance to municipalities, tourism organizations, and current and potential tourism businesses.

The Development Team core services – Business Development; Tourism Product Development; Industry Liaisons; and Funding Assistance – focus on developing and promoting new tourism businesses and the development of community-based tourism products throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, with special emphasis on high-growth potential areas such as Southwest Virginia, Southern Virginia, the Eastern Shore, and the Chesapeake Bay.

* Review this > Fact Sheet < for more on VTC’s Destination Development Managers

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Contact

Becky Nave
Director of Destination Development
bnave@virginia.org
276-791-9172
Kalen Hunter
Senior Destination Development Manager
khunter@virginia.org
276-213-0009
Michelle Workman
Senior Destination Development Manager
mworkman@virginia.org
276-722-0238
Katie Conner
Senior Destination Development Manager
kconner@virginia.org
540-676-4953
Laura Messer
Destination Development Manager
lmesser@virginia.org
804-278-7651
Kelli Weaver
Destination Development Manager
kweaver@virginia.org
540-679-6697
Sarah Austen Holzgrefe
Destination Development Specialist
sholzgrefe@virginia.org
804-545-5554

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