Dare County Tourism Board — Directors, Committees, and Meeting Records

Board of Directors

The Dare County Tourism Board (dba Outer Banks Visitors Bureau) is made up of 13 members. Its mission is to increase overnight leisure, business, and other travel to Dare County’s Outer Banks during the less-than-peak months.

• Town of Duck: Councilwoman Brenda Chasen
• Town of Southern Shores: Councilman Mark Batenic
• Town of Kitty Hawk: Jeff Pruitt
• Town of Kill Devil Hills: T. Dillon Heikens
• Town of Nags Head: Megan Vaughan
• Town of Manteo: Tod Clissold
• Member At Large: Tess Judge
• Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce: Richard Hess
• Outer Banks Association of Realtors: John Head
• Outer Banks Restaurant Association: Summer Copeland
• Outer Banks Hotel/Motel Association: Tonia Cohen
• Dare County Commissioners: Rob Ross
• Hatteras Island At Large: Dennis Robinson

2026 Steering Committee

• Chair: Dennis Robinson
• Vice Chair: John Head
• Secretary: Tonia Cohen
• Treasurer: Tod Clissold
• Asst. Treasurer: Tess Judge
• Personnel Committee Chair: Brenda Chasen

Unless otherwise noted, regular meetings of The Dare County Tourism Board take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. The location is the Curtis H. Creech Memorial Boardroom at Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Administrative Offices, Manteo, NC 27954.

The next meeting will be November 19, 2026. In December, the meeting will be Wednesday, December 16th at 9 a.m.

Agendas and Minutes

2026

• January 15, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• February 19, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• February 27, 2026: Special Meeting Minutes
• March 26, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• April 16, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• May 21, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• June 18, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• July 2026: No Meeting in July.
• August 20, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• September 24, 2026: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
  This meeting was changed to September 28 due to weather.
• October 15, 2026: Meeting Packet | Video Recap

2025

• December 18 2025: Meeting | Minutes | Video Recap
• November 20, 2025: Meeting | Minutes | FY 2024-2025 Audit Report | Video Recap
• October 16, 2025: Meeting | Minutes | Video Recap
• September 18, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes
• August 28, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• July 2025: Packet
• June 19, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• May 15, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• April 17, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• March 20, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• February 27, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• January 16, 2025: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap

2024

• December 19, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• November 21, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | VideoRecap
• October 17, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• September 19, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• August 15, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• June 20, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• May 16, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• April 18, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• March 21, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• February 15, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• January 18, 2024: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap

2023

• December 14, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• November 16, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• October 19, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• September 21, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• August 17, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• July: No July Meeting
• June 15, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• May 24, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• April 20, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• March 23, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• February 16, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• January 19, 2023: Meeting Packet | Minutes

2022

• December 15, 2022: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• November 17, 2022: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• October 20, 2022: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• September 15, 2022: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• August 18, 2022: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• June 30, 2022: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• May 19: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• April 28: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• March 17: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap | National Park Service Presentation
• February 17: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• January 20: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap

2021

• December 16: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Nominating Committee | Video Recap
• November 18: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• October 21: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• September 16: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• August 19: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• July 15: Special Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• June 17: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap | Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget Ordinance
• May 20: Meeting Packet | Public Comment Presentation 5/20/21 | Minutes | Video Recap
• April 15: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap | NPS Year in Review Presentation
• March: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• February: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• January: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap

2020

• December: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• November: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• October: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• September: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• August: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• July: No Meeting | Video Recap | Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Ordinance
• June 18: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• May 21: Meeting Packet | Minutes | Video Recap
• April: Video Recap
• March: Video Recap
• February: Video Recap | Board Packet
• January: Video Recap | Board Packet

2019

• December: Video Recap
• November: Video Recap
• October: Video Recap
• September: Video Recap
• August: Video Recap
• July: Special Meeting | Video Recap
• June: Video Recap
• May: Video Recap
• April: Video Recap
• March: March Video Recap
• February: Video Recap
• January: Video Recap

2018

• December: Video Recap
• November: Video Recap
• October: Video Recap
• September: Video Recap
• August: Video Recap
• July: No Meeting
• June: Video Recap
• May: Video Recap
• April: Video Recap
• March: Video Recap
• February: Video Recap
• January: Video Recap

2017

• December: Video Recap
• November: Video Recap
• October: Video Recap
• September: Video Recap
• August: Video Recap
• July: No Meeting
• June: Video Recap
• May: Video Recap
• April: Video Recap
• April 6: Special Meeting
• March: Video Recap
• February: Video Recap
• January: Video Recap

2016

• December: Video Recap
• November: Video Recap
• October: Video Recap
• September: Video Recap
• August
• July: No Meeting
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January

2015

• November
• October
• September
• August
• July: No Meeting
• June
• May
• April
• April: Special Meeting
• March
• February
• January

2014

• December
• November
• October
• September
• August
• July: No Meeting
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January