2024 - 2025 Board of Directors

 

Executive Board

  • John Friebele

    John Friebele

    Executive Director, Destination Bryan

    Chair

  • Kurt Fournier

    Kurt Fournier

    Chief Financial Officer, Visit Fort Worth

    Chair-Elect

  • Jorge Franz

    Jorge Franz

    Senior VP of Tourism and Industry Relations, Houston First Corporation / Visit Houston

    Secretary

  • Blaire Friar

    Blaire Friar

    Main Street & CVB Assistant Director, Seguin Convention & Visitors Bureau

    Treasurer

Directors

  • Heather Egan

    Heather Egan

    Director of Leisure and International Sales, Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau

    Director

  • Jose Garcia

    Jose Garcia

    President/CEO, Destination El Paso

    Director

  • Wesley Lucas

    Wesley Lucas

    Director of Communications, Austin, Visit

    Director

  • Tracy Rohrbacher

    Tracy Rohrbacher

    Executive Director, Visit Pearland

    Director

  • Aaron Werner

    Aaron Werner

    MPA

    Executive Director, Visit McKinney

    Director

One Year Appointees

  • Lisa Bethea

    Lisa Bethea

    Director of Destination Services, Frisco, Visit

    One Year Appointee

  • April Brown

    April Brown

    Sr. Marketing & Communications Manager, Visit South Padre Island

    One Year Appointee

  • Alysha Carse

    Alysha Carse

    Director of Sales, Visit Plano

    One Year Appointee

  • Joel Novosad

    Joel Novosad

    Director, Discover Victoria, Texas

    One Year Appointee

Past Chair

Staff (non-voting)

  • Kathleen Davis, CDME

    Kathleen Davis, CDME

    CDME

    President & CEO, TACVB

    Staff (non-voting)

Ex-Officio

  • Scott Joslove

    Scott Joslove

    President & CEO, Texas Hotel & Lodging Association

    Ex-Officio

  • Erika Boyd

    Erika Boyd

    President & CEO, Texas Travel Alliance

    Ex-Officio