Board of Directors
The charge of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board of Directors is to develop and coordinate visitor services in Orange County and to implement marketing programs that enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community.
Current Members
- Paris Miller-Foushee (Chapel Hill Town Council)
- Donald (D.R.) Bryan, Chair (Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce)
- Craig Lloyd (Orange County/Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce)
- Allison Reid (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Lisa Kaylie (Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board)
- Karen DeHart, (North Carolina High School Athletic Association)
- Matt Hughes Treasurer (Town of Hillsborough Board of Commissioners)
- Creston Woods Vice-Chair (Orange County Lodging Association)
- Randee Haven-O'Donnell (Carrboro Town Council)
- Ben Marklin (Alliance for Historic Hillsborough)
- Heidi W. Dawson (Orange County Lodging Association)
- Wendy Smith (Orange County Arts Commission)
- David Putnam (Chapel Hill Economic Development)
- Jon Hartman-Brown (Town of Carrboro Economic Development)
- Seat Open, Ex Officio (Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership)
- Meredith Sabye (At Large)
- Sally Greene (Orange County Board of Commissioners)
2026 Meeting Schedule Dates and Locations
- January 21, 2026. The meeting will be held at Blue Hill Event Center, 200 South Elliott Road in Chapel Hill.
- February 18, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Hotel, 100 Marriott Way in Chapel Hill.
- March 18, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Drakeford Complex, 203 S. Greensboro Street in Carrboro.
- April 15, 2026. The meeting will be held at the The Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street in Chapel Hill.
- May 20, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Graduate Hotel, 311 West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.
- June 17, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, One Europa Drive in Chapel Hill.
- August 19, 2026. This meeting will also be held at the Sheraton Hotel, One Europa Drive in Chapel Hill.
- September 16, 2026. This meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 370 East Main Street in Carrboro.
- October 21, 2026. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place in Southern Village, 3690 South Columbia Street in Chapel Hill.
- November 18, 2026. The meeting will be held at The Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street in Chapel Hill.