Western KY executive to head state convention bureau

Western Kentucky will be represented on tourism matters by the new president of the The Kentucky Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus.

Traci Cunningham, executive director of the Oak Grove Tourism & Convention Commission, was elevated to the position at the organization’s December meeting in Corbin.

The group’s goal is to improve understanding of Kentucky’s tourism industry, and monitor and influence policy in Frankfort that impacts the convention and visitor industry.

KACVB works directly with the Kentucky Department of Tourism, the Kentucky Travel Industry Association, the Kentucky Restaurant Association, the Kentucky Hotel Association and the Kentucky Marina Association.

Other executive officers include Vice President Lori Murphy-Tatum of the Richmond Tourism Commission, Secretary Michelle Allen of the Somerset-Pulaski CVB, Treasurer Lori Saunders of Georgetown/Scott County Tourism, and Immediate Past President Janette Marson of ShelbyKY Tourism.