Council on Travel & Tourism

Responsibilities
In 1987 the Kansas Legislature formed the Council on Travel and Tourism. The duties of the Council are:

• Advise the Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism in the development and implementation of the state's tourism marketing and business development program including, but not limited to, long-range strategies for attracting visitors to the state
• Report to the Department of Commerce information for preparation of the annual budget for the division of Tourism
• Identify and review tourism related issues and current state policies and programs which directly or indirectly affect tourism in the state
• Recommend the adoption of new, or the modification of existing, policies and programs, as needed
• Prepare and submit as part of the annual report of the Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5049, and amendments thereto, a report of findings and recommendations of the Council concerning the promoting of travel and tourism in Kansas and related matters as the Council deems appropriate
• Perform such other acts as may be necessary in carrying out the duties of the council

Voting Council Members

• Shelia Lampe - Lampe Heritage Farm & Pumpkin Patch
• Bridgette Jobe - Kansas City KS Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Suzan Barnes - Grand Central Hotel & Grill (TIAK)
• Susie Coleman - Triplett, Inc. (Petroleum Marketers)
• Ken Corbet - Ravenwood Lodge (Sport Hunting Association)
• Jennifer Haugh - Topeka Civic Theatre
• Kate Goad
• Shonda Atwater - LaPlata Consulting
• Diane Robinson -
• Representative Shannon Francis
• Representative Jan Kessinger
• Representative Jason Probst
• Senator Mary Ware
• Senator Bud Estes
• Senator Julia Lynn

Ex-Officio Members

• Kelli Hilliard - KDWPT
• Mary Madden - Kansas Historical Society
• Kansas Department of Commerce
• Kansas Department of Transportation
• Kansas Department of Agriculture