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Molly Deese for Convention Center and Tourism Authority @ LCC 2013-06-10



Do we have designated positions for specific local businesses on our appointed boards?
It sure looks like it, at least for Wild Adventures.


5.a. Valdosta/Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority



At the Work Session 10 June 2013
County Manager Joe Pritchard said Commissioners had a letter of resignation
from Bob Montgomery from VLCCCTA,
and a letter (he didn’t say from whom)
recommending Molly Deese to replace Montgomery.
Pritchard said Deese had been “filling in” for Montgomery at VLCCCTA.
Interesting. So Wild Adventures can send someone unappointed to fill in
on an appointed board?



He didn’t say who Deese is, but she is Continue reading

3 Appointments to VLC Conference Center and Tourism Authority LCC 2012 Jan 9-10



Who is on the Tourism Authority Board, and why do they have
such rapid changeover in executive directors?

The Commissioners considered Monday 9 January and made Tuesday 10 January
three appointments to the Tourism Authority:
Commissioner Joyce Evans (reappointment),
Jerome “Andy” Anderson (reappointment),


and Greg Charbeneau apparently to replace
Linda Jenson (who had been appointed to fill a vacancy for ? Montgomery).

5.a. Valdosta/Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority

County Manager Joe Pritchard said at the Tuesday Regular Session that
Greg Charbeneau is a Vice President at Wild Adventures.
Here’s

video of that session:




3 Appointments to VLC Conference Center and Tourism Authority LCC 2012 Jan 10

Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 January 2012.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.



According to

Wild Adventures’ own press release
of 29 July 2011
and

the VDT 14 August 2011
,
Greg Charbeneau is also their general manager.

We learned a little more at the Monday Work Session, but not much.
Here’s

video:




3 Appointments to VLC Conference Center and Tourism Authority LCC 2012 Jan 9

Work Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 9 January 2012.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

VLCCCTA’s own

webpage

has no indication that such a board even exists,
much less

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