Gretchen Hall, president and CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gretchen Hall, president and CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, will serve as board chair of Destinations International, effective July 1.
Destinations International is a professional advocacy group representing about 600 member organizations including almost 6,000 destination professionals from around the globe. She chair the group for one year.
Hall has worked for the LRCVB since 2001 and has served as president and CEO since 2011.
At Destinations International, she will focus on research and tools to help its membership recover from the pandemic, according to a news release.
Hall is also a member of the organization’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and will expand on its goals as well as work to grow the organization’s international presence and increase its educational opportunities.
“I’m humbled to be one of only six women and the first Arkansan to serve in this position over the course of the association’s 107 years,” Hall said in the release. “The tourism industry represents such a diverse group of people from different walks of life and cultures, and it’s satisfying to see more leadership roles within the industry reflect that.
“And, in my role as board chair, I’m also eager to expose Little Rock to tourism professionals across the globe who may not realize all we have to offer here in central Arkansas.”
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