Destination Development
The Destination Development team works with communities, businesses and agencies across Oregon to help them realize their tourism potential and a stronger presence in Oregon’s tourism economy.
The primary focus of this team is to activate community-based and statewide networks to advance tourism-related projects that lead to new visitor experiences in the outdoor recreation, culinary and agritourism and cultural heritage spaces, and support better management of destinations through activities that reduce congestion and inspire visitor stewardship.
• Oversees development and delivery of Rural Tourism Studio
• Oversees development and delivery of sustainable tourism efforts including Travel Oregon Forever
• Oversees Product Niche Development efforts
Favorite Oregon Activity: Backcountry skiing and hiking in the Wallowas
• Serves as liaison between the Destination Development team and external agency partners, contractors and stakeholders
• Provides executive support to Vice President, Destination Development
• Coordinates departmental reporting including quarterly commission reports, departmental strategic plan updates and Travel Oregon's Annual Report
• Coordinates department accounting, budgeting and contracting needs
Favorite Oregon Activity: Discovering Oregon's best slopes to ski and swimming holes to jump in
• Spearheads Oregon’s bicycle tourism development initiative including the Bicycle Tourism Studio
• Spearheads active transportation projects
• Supports the development of an outdoor recreation strategy
• Supports sustainable development initiatives including Travel Oregon Forever and the Rural Tourism Studio
Favorite Oregon Activity: Mountain Biking in Central Oregon, pub crawling by bike in Portland and walking the beaches on the coast.
• Provides program coordination and overall support to Product Development Studio, which includes topics of outdoor recreation and bicycle tourism, culinary and agricultural tourism, and visitor transportation
• Assists with content development for the Oregon Tourism Studio product development workshops and other destination trainings
• Coordinates and manages the daily operations of the Bike Friendly Business program and other projects related to program outreach and execution
Favorite Oregon Activity: Backpacking and alpine lake swimming in the Wallowas.
• Responsible for oversight and management of the Oregon Outdoor Recreation Network and related initiatives.
• Main point of contact for outdoor recreation business development and training
• Supports outdoor recreation product development, including bicycle tourism
• Supports community-based tourism studios tied to outdoor recreation
Favorite Oregon Activity: Trail running solo, backcountry skiing with friends, backpacking with my family.
• Supports the implementation of sustainable travel and bicycle tourism development initiatives, including running the business recognition programs
• Serves as the Destination Development lead for team communications
• Serves as the Destination Development team liaison to Global Marketing for all projects that flow through the Global Marketing studios
Favorite Oregon Activity: Soaking in primitive hot springs
• Coordinates and delivers culinary and agritourism development programs
• Convenes and facilitates community-led action teams
• Collaborates with internal and external teams on rural business initiatives
Favorite Oregon Activity: Seeking Oregon’s best hidden culinary experiences from farms, ranches, and historic downtowns in rural Oregon
•Coordinates production of the Oregon Tourism Studio programs, including trainings on outdoor recreation, bicycle tourism and agritourism.
•Provides general project management support on key community-based service initiatives.
•Serves as a point of contact and liaison for the industry on community-based planning and capacity resources.
Favorite Oregon Activity: Frolicking on remote forest trails and kayaking through wetland vegetation
• Coordinates on-going efforts to support capacity, knowledge and technical assistance to Oregon Tourism Studio communities
• Supports and connects local leaders to amplify the impact and outcomes of community-based programming
• Connects community tourism development projects back into Travel Oregon channels
Favorite Oregon Activity: Hiking in Cascades and discovering Oregon's best culinary experiences.