MACC Member Celebration & Awards
The Monticello Area Chamber of Commerce Board and Staff cordially invite you and your staff to our MACC Member Celebration & Annual Banquet on Thursday, January 26th, 2023 at the Eagles Club. The theme of the celebration is TACKY TOURIST! Come dressed as a tourist for a night of FUN! Let’s celebrate all the Monticello Area Attractions!5:30 p.m. - Social Hour & Monti-opoly Board Sales
6:15 p.m. - Dinner
7:00 p.m. - Keynote Speaker: Lora Friest / Tourism Liaison
Presentation of Lifetime Achievement and Community Pride Awards
Tickets are $25.00 per person.
Please call the MACC office to purchase your tickets and make your reservations at 319.465.5626 or email [email protected]
Keynote Speaker:
Lora Friest was hired in 2022 by the Iowa tourism office as one of two tourism liaisons. She works with tourism industry partners across Iowa to maximize their tourism potential by making sure they understand the Iowa Tourism Office’s programs, initiatives, and tools. She also works to engage industry partners in the implementation of the Iowa Tourism Office’s innovative marketing plan for the expansion of Iowa’s Tourism industry, which generated $9.1 Billion in total economic impact in 2021. Lora came into her current position with nearly 25 years of experience in economic development and tourism, including over 20 years as the Executive Director of Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development and two years with Winneshiek County Development and Tourism.
Lora Friest was hired in 2022 by the Iowa tourism office as one of two tourism liaisons. She works with tourism industry partners across Iowa to maximize their tourism potential by making sure they understand the Iowa Tourism Office’s programs, initiatives, and tools. She also works to engage industry partners in the implementation of the Iowa Tourism Office’s innovative marketing plan for the expansion of Iowa’s Tourism industry, which generated $9.1 Billion in total economic impact in 2021. Lora came into her current position with nearly 25 years of experience in economic development and tourism, including over 20 years as the Executive Director of Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development and two years with Winneshiek County Development and Tourism.
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