WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – Wade Weaver, owner of Dream Weaver Marketing, was honored on December 15 during Visit Wabash County’s end of the year board meeting, which took place at The Main View Inn in North Manchester, IN. Weaver, who served as Visit Wabash County’s board president during 2016 was presented with a Distinguished Leadership Award for his level of service and dedication to the organization.
Presenting the award on behalf of the full board of directors and staff was Howard Kaler, incoming 2017 Board President for Visit Wabash County. “On behalf of Visit Wabash County, we would like to honor your service as President for the past year,” said Kaler. “During your tenure you have represented Visit Wabash County with professionalism, positive leadership, and strength. You have led the board and staff with vision, wisdom and care. We thank you so much for your service to this Board and to the Wabash County Community. Thank you.”
During the past year, Visit Wabash County has aggressively accomplished an advanced scope of work which included the completion of large scale programming projects; the Dam to Dam Wabash County Century Ride, the Taste of Wabash Foodie Tour, Trolley No. 85 tours, a digital kiosk installation plan, and support for the Small Business Revolution project, along with numerous operational improvements.
“The leadership of Visit Wabash County is in strong & very capable hands,” said Weaver. “It has been rewarding to act as President for the organization and it has been an honor to serve alongside an incredible group of community leaders.”
The Visit Wabash County board will say goodbye Beverly Vanderpool and Dylan Reynolds, both have completed three, two-year terms and have served as past presidents for the organization. Susie Hampton will retire from the board one year shy of completing three, two-year terms. Weaver has agreed to serve one final year to complete Hampton’s incomplete last term.
In addition to approving Weaver to complete Hampton’s term, the Wabash County Commissioners approved the appointment of Sarah Lochner to the Board of Directors. Mayor Scott Long approved the appointment of Anne Titus and Steve Shumaker to the Board of Directors.
Members of the 2017 Tourism Commission are President, Howard Kaler (Charley Creek Inn); Vice President, Jan Roland (Community Volunteer); Treasurer, Brady Burgess (BIT Computers); Secretary, Wade Weaver (Dreamweaver, LLC). Additional directors include Tod Minnich (Honeywell Foundation) Laura Rager (Community Volunteer), Sarah Lochner (Wabash County Probation); Steve Shumaker (Community Volunteer) and Anne Titus (Parkview Wabash Hospital).
Office staff includes Christine Flohr, executive director of tourism, Whitney Millspaugh, marketing manager, Jennifer Long-Dillon, tourism manager and Margery Justice, visitor services.
