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Contact: Molly Gilbert, Director of the METTC
(865) 771-2970  vacationeasttennessee@yahoo.com
METTC (Middle East Tennessee Tourism Council) offers marketing support for a 16-county region including: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union

Anderson County

Stephanie Wells, Director, Anderson County Tourism Council, 115 Welcome Lane, Clinton, TN 37716 stephaniewells@yallcome.org 865.457.4547 www.yallcome.org

Katy Brown, President, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, 102 Robertsville Road, Suite C, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 katy@oakridgevisitor.com 865.482.7821 www.oakridgevisitor.com

Lissa Clarke, Public Information Officer, American Museum of Science and Energy, 300 South Tulane Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830 lclarke@amse.org 865.576.3218 www.amse.org

Blount County

Herb Handly, Executive VP of Tourism, Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau, 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882 hhandly@smokymountains.org 865.448.6134 www.smokymountains.org

- Deborah Nye, Special Events Coordinator dnye@smokymountains.org 865.448.6134

Campbell County

Tim Knight, Kanobi Communications, Campbell County Tourism Council, 1016 Main Street, P.O. Box 305, Jacksboro, TN 37757 tim@norrishighlandsagency.com Cell: 865.919.0415 Tourism Council: 423.566.0329 www.visitcampbell.com www.norrislakemarinas.com

Claiborne County

Dennis Shipley, Executive Director, Claiborne County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 649, Tazewell, TN 37879 dshipley@communicomm.com 423.626.4149 www.claibornecounty.com/tourism-pages/index.htm

- Zeka Brooks, Executive Assistant zbrooks@netcommander.com 423.626.4149

Cocke County

Linda Lewanski, Tourism Director, Newport/Cocke County Tourism, 433 B Prospect Ave., Newport, TN 37821 tourism@cockecounty.com 423.625.9675 Cell: 423.608.3028 www.cockecounty.com

Grainger County

Jennifer Little, Director of Tourism, Grainger County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 101, Rutledge, TN 37861 jilittle@frontiernet.net 865.767.2008 www.graingerchamber.com

Hamblen County

Maria Fisher, Director of Tourism, Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 9, 825 West First North Street, Morristown, TN 37815 tourism@morristownchamber.com 423.586.6382 www.morristownchamber.com

Jefferson County

Don Cason, President and CEO, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 890, Dandridge, TN 37725 dcason@jeffersoncountytennessee.com 865.397.9642 www.jefferson-tn-chamber.org

Knox County

Kim Paul, SVP Sales and Marketing, Knoxville Tourism and Sports Council, 301 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902 kpaul@knoxville.org 865.342.9123 www.knoxville.org

- Erin Burns-Freeman, Director of Communications ebfreeman@knoxville.org 865.342.9137

- Wes Cate, Dir. of Advertising wcate@knoxville.org 865.342.9136

Loudon County

Mary Bryant DiGangi, Exec. Dir., Loudon County Visitors Bureau, 1075 Hwy. 321 North, Lenoir City, TN 37771 mbryant@visitloudoncounty.com 865.986.6822 www.visitloudoncounty.com

- Becky Watkins, Executive Assistant bwatkins@visitloudoncounty.com 865.986.6822

Monroe County

Julie McDaniel, Director, Monroe County Department of Tourism, 105 College Street, Suite 6, Madisonville, TN 37354 info@monroecounty.com 423.442.9147 www.monroecounty.com www.cherohala.org

Lisa McCord, General Manager, Lost Sea, 140 Lost Sea Road, Sweetwater, TN 37874 lostsea@earthlink.net 423.337.6616 www.thelostsea.com

Morgan County

Gigi Schooler, Executive Director, Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, 415 N. Kingston Street, Room 101, P.O. Box 539, Wartburg, TN 37887 gigi@morgancountychamber.com morgancotn@yahoo.com 423.346.5740 www.morgancountychamber.com

Roane County

Beverly Stroh, Director, The Roane Alliance, 1209 N. Kentucky Street, Kingston, TN 37763 tourism@roanealliance.org 865.376.5572 www.roanealliance.org

Scott County

Almeda Peavyhouse, Exec. Dir., Scott County Chamber, 12025 Scott Hwy., P.O. Box 766, Helenwood, TN 37755 scchamber@highland.net 423.663.6900 www.scottcountychamber.com

Sevier County

David Perella, Executive Director, Gatlinburg Dept. of Tourism and Convention Center, 303 Reagan Drive, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 perelladavidp@ci.gatlinburg.tn.us www.gatlinburg-tennessee.com www.gatlinburg.com

- Walter Yeldell, Tourism/PR Mgr. waltery@ci.gatlinburg.tn.us 865.430.1052

- Jim Davis, Public Relations Coord. jimd@ci.gatlinburg.tn.us 865.436.0509

Leon Downey, Executive Director, Pigeon Forge Dept. of Tourism, P.O. Box 1390, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868 ldowney@mypigeonforge.com 865.429.7333 www.mypigeonforge.com

- Sue Carr, Marketing Manager scarr@mypigeonforge.com 865.429.7333

Brenda McCroskey, CEO, Sevierville Chamber of Commerce, 110 Gary Wade Blvd., Sevierville, TN 37862 bmcroskey@scoc.org 865.453.6411 www.visitsevierville.com

- Amanda Maples-Marr, Marketing Coordinator, marketing@scoc.org amarr@seviervillechamber.org 865.453.6411

Union County

Julie Graham, President & CEO, Union County Chamber, 4369 Mayrnardville Hwy., P.O. Box 848, Maynardville, TN 37807 jgraham702@aol.com 865.992.2811

Regional

Molly Gilbert, Director, Middle East TN Tourism Council, 304 East Lake Forest Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920 vacationeasttennessee@yahoo.com 865.771.2970 www.vacationeasttennessee.org

Trudy Carpenter, Research Dir., East TN Development District, P.O. Box 249, Alcoa, TN 37701 tcarpenter@etdd.org 865.273.6003 www.korrnet.org/etdd

Dave Jones, East Tennessee Regional Manager, TN Dept. of Tourist Development, 10215 Technology Drive, Suite 203, Knoxville, TN 37932 dave.jones@state.tn.us Cell: 865.335.9142 www.tnvacation.com

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