Marson is Secretary of State Tourism Board

Janette Marson, the Tourism Director for the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission, has been elected as the 2020 secretary of the Kentucky Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus. KACVB is a not-for-profit organization that meets quarterly throughout the commonwealth. The organization’s goal is to improve the public awareness and understanding of the convention and visitor’s industry’s economic and social contribution to society as well as to monitor and influence government policies and programs affecting members, the convention and visitor industry. In addition, the organization encourages ongoing educational opportunities for members which enhance their proficiency and to support high standards if professional practices throughout the convention and visitor industry. KACVB works with sister organizations such as the Kentucky Department of Tourism, Kentucky Travel Industry Association, Kentucky Restaurant Association and the Kentucky Marina Association.