The Reps responsibility was to serve as a liaison for the Department, sharing information and education on the value of tourism, the importance of cooperative efforts and State Tourism office programs. In the eighties, research recommended realignment to nine travel regions.
 

As the Georgia travel industry has grown, the efforts of the Regional Representatives have evolved to meet the needs of the industry and their regions. While still providing the services of those earlier years, they have become more proactive in the development of new tourism products and packaging to attract visitors. Shifting from a strictly destination marketing agent, they have embraced interest-based marketing and the creation of statewide initiatives.
 

Working with communities they assist in the creation of tourism programs that are vital economic development factors for local, regional and state entities. The Regional representatives are a vital communications link between the Department and the Georgia Travel Industry for the future development of the state's tourism economy.

To review the latest news from each region, view our Monthly Regional Reports page.

View our Travel Region Map.

For More Information Contact:

    DIRECTOR

    Fay Tripp
    P.O. Box 13404
    Macon, GA 31208
    200 MLK Blvd.
    Macon, GA 31201
    P: 478-752-3254 F: 478-752-3255
    C: 678-640-4364
    ftripp@georgia.org
    

    ATLANTA  METRO

    Brittney Warnock Gray
    75 Fifth Street, NW
    Suite 1200
    Atlanta, GA 30308
    P: 404-962-4084 F: 404-962-4093
    C: 678-640-4338
    bgray@georgia.org
    Region: Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry
    
    THE GEORGIA COAST

    Carey Ferrara                     

    212 Pierpont Ave.
    Savannah, Ga 31404
    P: 912-644-5975F: 912-644-5976
    C: 678-640-4357
    cferrara@georgia.org
    Region: Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware

    CLASSIC SOUTH

    Jeannie Buttrum
    PO Box 204068,

    Augusta, GA 30917-4068
    3023 River Watch Parkway, Suite A, (30907-2016)
    P: 706-210-2025    F: 706-210-2032
    C: 678-640-4350
    jbuttrum@georgia.org
    Region: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes

    HISTORIC HEARTLAND

    Mandy McCullough
    305 N. Madison Avenue
    Eatonton, GA 31204
    P: 706-484-2952, F: 706-484-2983
    C: 404-357-7582
    mmccullough@georgia.org
    Region: Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Clarke, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Peach, Putnam, Rockdale, Twiggs, Walton, Wilkinson

    MAGNOLIA MIDLANDS

    Lori Wiggins Hennesy
    100 West College Park Drive

    Collins Hall, Room 117

    Douglas, GA 31533
    P: 912-389-4821 F: 912-389-4822
    C: 678-640-4342
    email: lhennesy@georgia.org
    Region: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Bleckley, Bulloch, Candler, Coffee, Dodge, Evans, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Long, Montgomery, Pulaski, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox

    NORTHWEST GEORGIA HISTORIC HIGH COUNTRY

    Janet Cochran

    145 Shadow Rock Dr.

    Tunnel Hill, GA 30755
    P: 706-516-0287 F: 706-516-0291
    C: 404-276-9142
    jcochran@georgia.org
    Region: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

    NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS

    Cheryl Smith
    PO Box 3116

    Gainesville, GA 30503
    Lanier Technical College

    2990 Landrum Education Drive.

    Bldg. 500

    Oakwood, GA 30566-3405
    P: 770-535-5757 F: 770-535-5732
    C: 678-640-4355
    csmith@georgia.org
    Region: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White

    PLANTATION TRACE

    Jeff Stubbs

    5584 Mill Store Road
    Lake Park, GA 31636
    P: 229-559-8336 F: 229-559-8337
    C: 404-274-1405
    jstubbs@georgia.org
    Region: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Worth

    PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS

    Maggie Potter

    P.O. Box 2768

    Columbus, GA  31902 

    900 Front Ave.

    Columbus, GA 31901

    P: 706-649-1306 F: 706-649-1303
    C: 404-556-5764
    mpotter@georgia.org
    Region: Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Heard, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson, Webster