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Results & Recognition

Finger Lakes Visitors Connection small staff of four brings over 75 years of tourism experience to the table. In addition, the board of directors, representing businesses across Ontario County bring a great variety of backgrounds and experiences to the table. The staff and the board have fostered their partnership with the industry to produce some pretty impressive results for Ontario County.

Finger Lakes Visitors Connection Program Recognition

The bottom line measure of results is tourism growth – in terms of payroll, sales tax, jobs, and quality of life amenities. Our job is to create jobs with higher payroll values, to create sales tax, and to advocate for quality of life for our residents and visitors. Take a look at the charts in our Research & Resources section to see how well that has worked.

Tourism is big business with big benefits for Ontario County and its residents. Our organization follows its strategic plan and makes decisions which have produced results. These results are a reflection of our high quality staff and board members.

Finger Lakes Visitors Connection staff and board are often called upon to speak at travel industry professional conferences about the trends impacting tourism and about our successful marketing programs. These programs bring attention to our area and its vibrant travel and tourism economy.

Presentations on Travel and Tourism

To learn more about the professional recognitions that the organization and its staff members have received click on the names below. To see the professional profiles of the staff click here.

Valerie Knoblauch, President

Pat Charland, Vice President Marketing

Sue Schmidt, CMP, Director of Sales

Meg Colombo, Projects Coordinator

Susan Gelder, Information Services 

Peggy Boggan, Visitor Services

Joey Norsen, Marketing Research Assistant

 

  

 

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Tourism Fact
Wizard of Clay's Bristoleaf line, pottery designed with impressions from real indigenous leaves, is made and sold in one place in the world, on Route 20A in Bristol. The potters at Wizard of Clay are unique among only 200 potters in the world to produce a line of crystalline glazed porcelain.
Featured Program
Need to know how to market your tourism related business more effectively? Come to Marketing Day on November 17th at the Inn on the Lake. A look ahead to 2005 will set the stage for successful tourism promotion.
Featured Partner
It's holiday time and a great time to tour the Canandaigua Wine Trail. To get their newest trail map brochure, give us a call at 877-FUN-IN-NY.
Trivia
During the time of building of Belhurst Castle, an old woodworker’s tradition was to carve your fellow workers. So, yes, we do have faces in the wood – there are 2 on the main staircase, 2 on the great hall fireplace, 2 in the castle lounge, 2 in the music room and 1 under the porte cochere

 
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