President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Visit Tri-Cities, a non-profit destination marketing organization in eastern Washington with 800 members and 15 staff, is seeking its next President and CEO to lead the organization. The Mission is to promote and market the Tri-Cities region as a desirable leisure and business travel destination.
Visit Tri-Cities (aka Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau), a premier Destination Marketing Organization with more than 800 members and 15 staff, is seeking its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Tri-Cities is a unique place where science, agriculture, and the arts come together. Known for its scientific achievements, National Laboratory, and the Manhattan Project National Historic Park, along with hundreds of premier wineries, the WSU Wine Science Center, and endless recreational activities, the Tri-Cities is poised for significant visitor growth. The Tri-Cities’ centralized Northwest location, 75,000 square foot convention center and exceptional venues, make it an ideal destination for conventions and sports tournaments. The departing Visit Tri-Cities President & CEO has positioned the organization through relationship building to exploit Tri-Cities’ attributes. Visit Tri-Cities’ new leader will build on successes as a community conduit in expanding visitor opportunities in new areas such as science tourism to complement traditional visitor attractions, and convention & sports tournaments sales.
This position operates as the President & CEO of a 501(c)6 non-profit destination marketing organization representing the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland in Washington State. The President & CEO is employed by and responsible to the Board of Directors.
This position is responsible for the leadership, development, management, and administration of programs and activities; financial management and fundraising; supervision of employees and the hiring process of staff; and long-range planning for the continued success of Visit Tri-Cities. The President & CEO is responsible for leading the teams/departments to ensure a high level of service related to operations, convention & sports tournament sales, promotion/advertising, finance, human resources, publications, product development, etc. and achievement of the Board of Director’s mission, goals and objectives.
The ability to lead and manage in a multi-jurisdictional and diverse environment with focus on client and customer service, entrepreneurship and building and growing a strong destination marketing organization is essential to success in this role. Ability to communicate effectively with the Visit Tri-Cities Board, Tri-City Regional Hotel/Motel Commission, elected officials, city managers and support staff is critical. Profit and loss accountability and/or contract-managed service experience is required.