Rural Tourism Conference Program

SPEAKERS 2018 Rural Tourism Conference
“Reaching Millenials”
Neville Bhada is the founder and CEO of Tourism Skills
Group, a company that focuses on strategic planning,
research and marketing needs of the travel and
tourism, and association industries. Find out more at
tourismskillsgroup.com
Neville Bhada
neville@tourismskillsgroup.com | 770-693-2988
“Events: Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers”
Amy Doherty
Amy Doherty is the events manager for the City of
Suwanee, Georga. Over ten years ago she started as a
part-time employee with 27 events. She now oversees
40 plus events a year. Under her leadership, Suwanee’s
events have won many awards and continue to grow
and diversify each season. Amy has spoken at Southeast
Festivals and Events Association one-day seminars and
annual conferences for several years. She also speaks
each year at the Southeastern Tourism Society’s Marketing
College where she is at TMP graduate addressing the
second year students on the Festivals and Events track.
adoherty@suwanee.com | 770-904-3387
“Team Building & Leadership”
Dr. Bruce Pieper
Dr. Bruce Pieper is a leadership speaker, trainer, and
consultant with Emerge2Lead. For over two decades,
he has provided customized teaching, training and
coaching for those in government, education, churches,
nonprofits, and business & industry. Find out more at
Emerge2Lead.com
Bruce@Emerge2Lead | 256-690-7309
“Social Media Strategy”
Randa Simpson Hovator is the Media Relations Manager
at Visit Florence. Prior to working with the Florence/
Lauderdale Tourism Bureau, Randa was the Relational
Marketing Specialist and Graphic Designer for a web
design firm in Birmingham.
Randa Simpson
Hovator
randa@visitflorenceal.com | 256-740-4141‬
2018 Alabama • Mississippi • Tennessee Rural Tourism Conference