Tourism

Larry Barnett

Executive Director
Harrison County (Miss.) Development Commission
228-896-5020
lbarnett@mscoast.org
Expert on recreation/leisure industry development along the Gulf Coast; gaming impact economic analysis

Webster Franklin

President and CEO
Tunica (Miss.) Convention & Visitors Bureau
888-488-6422
wfranklin@tunicatravel.com
Growth of the gaming industry in Tunica, Miss., and in the state of Mississippi

Don Holacek, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Tourism Center, Michigan State University
517-432-0289
dholacek@msu.edu
Economics and marketing expert with specialization in survey research design and administration and has worked on a wide range of travel and tourism research topics ranging from global to local

Marshall Murdaugh

Principal
Marshall Murdaugh Marketing
901-336-9170
mmurdaughmktg@aol.com
Former executive director of convention and visitors' bureaus in Atlantic City, N.J., New York City and Memphis, Tenn. Currently serves as international strategic consultant with focus on gaming's impact on tourism and hospitality industries

Rossi Ralenkotter

President and CEO
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
702-892-0711
rralenkotter@lvcva.com
Directs and administers the national and international marketing, advertising, convention, tourism, public relations and research programs for the LVCVA

Jeffrey Vasser

President
Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
609-449-2031
jvasser@accva.com
Directs and administers the activities of the ACCVA; expert on the impact of gaming in New Jersey