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Getting to Know Your
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Recognizing the important strategic and economic role that tourism has in our region’s development, the Rabun County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) Authority was established by a legislative act of the Georgia General Assembly in 2005 for the purposes of promotion and the long-term development of tourism in Rabun County.
The CVB is the single entity that brings together the governmental tourism interests of our county, and its incorporated cities, with private sector attractions and events, our artisans and growers, and individual hospitality industry suppliers. The CVB’s role is to coordinate the development efforts and consolidate the marketing and promotion of Rabun County’s tourism assets in order to maximize economic impact.
Board of Directors
Carron Grist
Helen Kleiber
Katheryn Granberg
John Dillard, Jr.
Frank Lastra
Gayle Darugh, Secretary
Linda Webb
Dave Jensen
Lewis Lane
Nancy Plate
Wayland Moore
Curtis Haban
Pam Thompson, Assistant Secretary
Leckie Stack, 1st VP
Cecile Thompson
Danna Wright
Greg Brown, Chairman
Neal Davies, 2nd VP
Barbara Cantrell
Liz Hopper
The Board of Directors is an appointed group of 22 members, representing a diverse cross-section of civic and hospitality industry leadership:
- Clayton City Council
- Dillard City Council
- Sky Valley City Council
- Rabun County Board of Commissioners
- Rabun County Chamber of Commerce
- Rabun County resort properties
- Dillard hotel and motel industry
- Clayton hotel and motel industry
- Rabun County bed and breakfast industry
- Clayton merchants
- Dillard merchants
- State or Federal government; such as
U.S. Forest Service or state parks
- Outdoor recreation industry
- Agricultural tourism industry
- Environmental or conservation groups
- Rabun County restaurants, including
at least one major restaurant
- Rabun County utilities, such as Georgia Power
- Rabun County banking industry
- Rabun County realtors
- Rabun County property rental companies
- Major resorts in Rabun County
- At Large
The CVB is committed to the highest professional and industry standards and represents our area in partnership with state and regional organizations such as the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Association (NEGTA), Tourism Development Alliance of Georgia (TDAG), Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (GACVB), the Georgia Tourism Foundation, and the Southeast Tourism Society (STS).
We look forward to hearing your ideas and welcome your volunteerism. Please get to know us!
Rabun County Convention & Visitors Bureau
25 Courthouse Square, Rm 137
P.O. Box 788 . Clayton, GA 30525
706.212.0241
Teka Earnhardt, Executive Assistant
teka@gamountains.com
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