HomeMy WebLinkAboutTDA Executive Board meeting March 24 2025
NEW HANOVER COUNTY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
March 24, 2025
PRESENT: Tom Ullring – Chairman
Kim Hufham – President/CEO
Angela Rhodes -Vice- Chairman
Eric Credle- Treasurer/NHC CFO
Nicole Jones- Past President
Lynn Barbee– Secretary
STAFF: Kim Little - Admin. Services Manager/Recording Secretary
Linda Brothers – Senior Financial Analyst, NHC
NHC TDA Board Chairman Tom Ullring called the Executive Committee Meeting
to order at 3:00 pm. The virtual WebEx meeting was initiated at the offices of the
CVB.
ITEM I: APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES-
October 24, 2024– Tom Ullring
\[Motion made by Lynn Barbee, seconded by Angela Rhodes and
unanimously accepted to approve October 24, 2025, by Executive
Committee minutes.\]
ITEM II: SLATE OF OFFICERS DISCUSSION- Kim Hufham
Kim Hufham stated due to NHC TDA By-Laws that Angela
Rhodes has served her limit on the NHC TDA Executive
Committee. With Angela Rhodes vacating the Vice-Chairman
position Lynn Barbee will move into that position. Tom Ullring
will remain as Chairman. Eric Credle will remain in Treasurer
position per the enabling legislation.
Discussion narrows the list for the Secretary position to Zach
Brigman, Ross Pitman, LeAnn Pierce. Tom Ullring will contact the
nominees and let Kim, and the executive board know who accepts.
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The 2025 NHC TDA Slate of Officers will be presented to the NHC TDA
Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
ITEM III: TOURISM MASTER PLAN/CEO UPDATES-Kim Hufham
The final report of the Tourism Master Plan will be presented to the full
board meeting this week. The CVB will move forward in direction to the
strategies that the Tourism Master Plan revealed. Some of the actions will
have an impact on the budget. Tourism Master Plan revealed that the CVB
will need to engage the community to show the value of tourism.
CVB updates: Megan Buchbinder has started as the Executive Vice
President of Marketing & Strategy. She hit the ground running.
John Sneed left to lead Brunswick County TDA. Molly Johnson was
promoted to replace John Sneed as the Vice President of Sales & Visitors
Bureau.
ITEM III: Old Business/New Business- Tom Ullring
ITEM IV: Adjournment
_____________________________ ___________________________
Kim Hufham, President/CEO Lynn Barbee, Secretary
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