Tourism Advisory Board

The Tourism Advisory Board was created in October, 2005 to serve as an advisory body and suggest policies to the Tourism Development Authority, the County Manager, and the Department of Travel and Tourism.

The Advisory Board serves as a liaison to the County and its citizens.

The Advisory Board consults with and advises the Tourism Development Authority, the County Manager, and the Department of Travel and Tourism in the matters affecting tourism:

(a) the creation of a yearly tourism marketing plan;

(b) the allocation of county occupancy tax;

(c) the acceptance of any grant, gift, bequest or donation, any personal or real property offered or made available for tourism purposes and which is judged to be of present or possible future use for tourism. Any gift, bequest of money or other property, any grant , devise of real or personal property so acquired shall be held by the County of Currituck and finally disposed of in accordance with the terms under which such grant, gift, or devise is made and accepted;

(d) the construction, equipping, operation, and maintenance of visitor centers and any other buildings and structures necessary or useful to department function, and will advise in regard to other tourism facilities, which are owned or controlled by the Board of Commissioners or leased or loaned, to the County;

(e) the recommendation of tourism events including: selection, participation, advertising, and other components of the Travel and Tourism Department’s interaction with tourism related events.

The Tourism Advisory Board is made up of seven (7) members appointed by the Tourism Development Authority. The County Manager, the Travel and Tourism Director, and the Marketing Coordinator are permanent, non-voting members of the Advisory Board. The Tourism Development Authority appoints a member from the Authority to serve as a non-voting representative to the Advisory Board.

The current Tourism Advisory board members are:

• Petrina Ramey
    Twiddy & Company

• Leslie Daughtry 
    Sun Realty

• Don Cheek, Chairman
    Corolla Light Community Association

• Jeff Nelson
    Grimm's Sandwich Shack

• Ted Jagucki
    Outer Banks Popcorn Factory 

• Paul Robinson Vice Chairman
    Currituck BBQ

• Lori London
    Gateway Realty

Tourism Development Authority Appointee:

Paul O' Neal, Commissioner

Ex-officio Staff Members:

Dan Scanlon, County Manager

Diane Nordstrom, Director, Department of Travel & Tourism

Irina Coccetti, Marketing Coordinator, Department of Travel & Tourism