- Collection:
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- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release, 2021 September 2A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
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- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Date of Original:
- 2021-09-02
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- Call Number GA G600 .P1 P7 2021/9-2A
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- Language:
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- Holding Institution:
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Governor Appoints 20 to the Georgia Tourism Foundation
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For Immediate Release Thursday, September 2, 2021
Governor Appoints 20 to the Georgia Tourism Foundation
Atlanta, GA Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced 20 appointments to the Georgia Tourism Foundation. Governor Kemp highlighted the important role of the Georgia Tourism Foundation Board of Directors during his remarks Wednesday at the 2021 Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference presented by Explore Georgia, the tourism division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD).
"I'm excited to announce these leaders from various segments of Georgia's tourism industry who will be focused on directing the development of innovative and entrepreneurial strategies designed to improve Georgia's position as a destination for travel," said Governor Kemp. "Under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner for Tourism Mark Jaronski, this Board of Directors will work as a team with the Georgia Department of Economic Development and our Explore Georgia state tourism office to increase Georgia's competitiveness and grow the tourism industry back stronger than ever."
Joseph Akers serves as RaceTrac's Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, overseeing the company's Legal, Risk Management, Environmental, Internal Audit, and Compliance functions. Akers joined RaceTrac in 2005, and before becoming General Counsel in 2012, spent seven years working to protect the company when litigated. He earned a bachelor's degree in political economy from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1994 and a J.D. from the University of Georgia in 1997. Before joining RaceTrac, he was an associate at the Miami-based firm of Greenberg Traurig. In addition to his work at RaceTrac, Akers is active in several civic and legal organizations. He has been married to his wife Nancy since 2002, and they have two children.
Jake Carter is the Owner and Operator of Southern Belle Farms. Carter graduated from the University of Georgia in 2003 with a degree in business management. After graduation, he returned to the family farm in McDonough and began transforming the dairy operation into the 330-acre agritourism destination that it is today. Carter also serves on the Board of Directors at Snapping Shoals EMC. In 2019, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Carter to
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Governor Appoints 20 to the Georgia Tourism Foundation
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