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2022 Board of Directors

Executive Board
​
Chair                                                                                                               
Jackie Leatherwood, The Greystone Lodge on the River                                      

Secretary/Treasurer                                                                                      
Hugh Anderson, Loews Hotel Nashville                                                                                                                                 
​Past Chair - 2nd Year                                                                                     
Hugh Morrow, Ruby Falls                                                                                            

Lodging Advisory Board Chair                                                                    
Cornelia Dobbins, Gatlinburg Hospitality Association
                                                                                                                          
Restaurant Advisory Board Chair                                                                
Mike Miller, Patricks                                                                                                              
Tourism Advisory Board Chair                                                                    
Brenda Whitson, Johnson City CVB                                                                            
     
Government Relations Committee Chair                                                                Shawn Danko, Kooky Canuck Restaurant                                                                          
Communications & Marketing Committee Chair                                        
Carol Agee, Dollywood                                                                                                  
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HTN PAC Chair   
Martha Axford, ABC Design 



Tourism Advisory Board

Region 1 (Northeast Tennessee)                                                      
Jud Teague, Kingsport CVB                                                                     
Brenda Whitson, Johnson City CVB                                                       

Region 3 (East Tennessee)                                                                 
Kim Mitchell, Blount County Tourism & SMTDA                                  
Dana Hart, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 
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Region 5 (Middle Tennessee/Nashville)                                    
Deana Ivey, Nashville CVC                                                                       
TBA                                                                                                             

Region 7 (SW Tennessee/Memphis)                                                
Regena Bearden, Memphis Tourism                                                     
Nick Harmeier, Memphis Zoo                                                                 

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Lodging Advisory Board

Region 1 (Northeast Tennessee)                                                      
Joel Dahlhauser, Carnegie Hotel                                                            
Bronson Williams, General Morgan Inn                                                

Region 3 (East Tennessee)                                                                 
Michelle Arline, M Gibson Hotels                                                           
Bradley Granger, Residence Inn Cedar Bluff                                        

Region 5 (Middle Tennessee/Nashville)                                    
Tom Boyer, Renaissance Hotel Nashville Downtown                         
Leesa LeClair, Greater Nashville Hospitality Association                   

Region 7 (SW Tennessee/Memphis)                                                
Patrick Jordan, Marriott - Memphis East                                            
Doug Browne, The Peabody Hotel - Memphis                                      

Local Association Representatives
Cornelia Dobbins, Gatlinburg Hospitality Association
Eric Treadway, Sevier County Hospitality Association
Wayne Tabor, Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association
Jimbo Whaley, Smoky Mountain Vacation Lodging
Jacob Hall, Rutherford County Hospitality Association
Paul Jordan, Greater Knoxville Hospitality Association



​Restaurant Advisory Board

Region 1 (Northeast Tennessee)                                                       
Ted Tipton, Captain's Table/Lakeshore Marina                                   
​Thom Crosby, Pal's #1                                                                              

Region 3 (East Tennessee)                                                                
Girish Desai, El Chico Café                                                                      
Michael Riley, The Oliver Hotel Restaurant                                           
                  
Region 5 (Middle Tennessee/Nashville)                                   
Steven Smithing, Mere Bulles                                                                 
Lyle Richardson, A. Marshall Hospitality                                               

Region 7 (SW Tennessee/Memphis)                                              
Ben Brock, 4 Top Hospitality                                                
Ernie Mellor, Hog Wild BBQ & A Moveable Feast Catering                
​
Local Association Representative
Amanda Barnes, Sevierville Hospitality Association ​
Mike Miller, Memphis Restaurant Association


Ex-Officio

Jill Thompson, Greater Knoxville Hospitality Association
Dee Lundy, Lundy Thomas






Vice Chair
Shawn Danko, Kooky Canuck Restaurant

Immediate Past Chair
Andy Marshall, A. Marshall Hospitality

​Past Chair - 3rd Year
Wayne Tabor, Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association

Lodging Advisory Board Co-Chair
Chuck Pinkowski, Pinkowski and Co.

Restaurant Advisory Board Co-Chair
Ben Brock, Amerigo

Tourism Advisory Board Co-Chair
Barry White, Chattanooga Area CVB

Membership Committee Chair 
Chris Massie, Titanic Museum Attraction

​HTN Education Foundation Chair
Michael Gibson, M. Gibson Hotels​








​Region 2 (Sevier County)
Brenda  McCroskey, Sevierville Chamber of Commerce
​Chris Massie, Titanic Museum Attraction

​Region 4 (Southeast Tennessee)
Barry White, Chattanooga Area CVB
​Keith Sanford, Tennessee Aquarium

​Region 6 (West Tennessee)
Lori Nunnery, Jackson CVB
​Scott Williams, Discovery Park of America

​Supplier
Susan Chappell, Journal Communications​
​Mary Blair, Designsensory





​Region 2 (Sevier County)  
Karl Thomas, The Ramsey Hotel & Convention Center
​​Jackelyn Schafer, The Park Vista, A Double Tree Hotel by Hilton

Region 4 (Southeast Tennessee)
​
Jeff Mochell, Humanist Hospitality
Andrea Anderson, Humanist Hospitality

Region 6 (West Tennessee)
TBA
TBA

Supplier
Chuck Pinkowski, Pinkowski & Co.​
​Vail Ross, STR

National Association Representatives
AHLA Representative: TBA
AAHOA Representative: TBA









​​​Region 2 (Sevier County)  
​Gina McReynolds, Collier Restaurant Group
​Ken Maples, Buddy's Bar BQ of Sevierville

Region 4 (Southeast Tennessee)
​Graci Burnett, Puckett's Chattanooga
​Darik Dawes, Dawes Hospitality

Region 6 (West Tennessee)
TBA
​TBA
​
​Supplier
Will Wright, Anderson Benson Insurance & Risk Management
​​Steve Ellis, Gordon Food Service

National Association Representative
Mike Whatley, NRA
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