Council on Travel & Tourism

Responsibilities

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

• 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 Kansas Dept of Wildlife Parks and Tourism 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.

Meetings are held quarterly from 9:00am to 12:00pm CST at the Kansas State Capitol, room 211B-N. Agendas and dates can be found on the GCTT meetings page.

Council Members

General Public Members

• Kate Goad
• Kevin Fern
• Diane Robinson
• Shonda Atwater
• Jennifer Haugh
• Karen Hibbard

Travel Association Member Representatives

• Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK)- Suzan Barnes
• Petroleum Marketers Association - Susie Coleman
• Sport Hunting Association – Representative Ken Corbet
• Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association – Lodging – open
• Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association – Restaurants - open

Legislative Members

• House Majority - Representative Shannon Francis
• House Majority - Representative Jan Kessinger
• House Minority - Representative Jason Probst
• Senator Minority - Senator Mary Ware
• Senate Majority - Senator Bud Estes
• Senate Majority - Senator Julia Lynn

Ex-Officio Members

• Kansas Dept of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism – Bridgette Jobe
• Kansas State Historical Society – Mary Madden
• Kansas Department of Commerce - Alex Rice
• Kansas Department of Transportation - Jeanny Sharp