Ohio's Appalachian Country, Inc.
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For the past 15 years, Ohio's Appalachian Country, Inc. (OAC) has worked to draw attention and visitors to Ohio's Appalachian Region. Our organization operates as a non-profit tourism association working with the 32 Appalachian Counties of Ohio to promote tourism. We believe tourism is the most sustainable form of economic development for this region.
Our partners include the Governor's Office of Appalachia, tourism organizations operating in the region, along with attractions, parks, shopping, dining and lodging businesses.
In addition to producing this website, OAC also produces a bi-annual Travel Guide, available for viewing on this website. Cooperative marketing opportunities, networking, group tour marketing and professional workshops are also offered to members.
Ohio's Appalachian Country serves as the representative for the State of Ohio on the Appalachian Regional Commission's Tourism Council, which produced a Civil War 150 Map and Promotional Section in American Heritage Magazine, Bon Appetite Appalachia, and two previous features on the Appalachian Region in National Geographic magazine.
Membership is $100 annually. For more information, contact any of the officers listed below.
Ohio's Appalachian Country 2018 Board of Trustees
Diane Lautenschleger, President
Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Marilyn Tanious, Vice President
Great Lakes Publishing
Jan Myers, Secretary
Junction Enterprises
Melody Young, Treasurer
Ross/Chillicothe County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dixie Wyler, Immediate Past- President
Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors and Convention Bureau
Amy Rutledge, Northeast
Carroll County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lori Kappes, Eastern Representative
Muskingum County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Audrey Martin, Central Representative
Hocking Hills Tourism
Sonya Cropper, Western Representative
Brown County Ohio Tourism
Lisa Underwood, Member at Large
Ohio Travel Pavillon
Destiny Bryson, Member at Large
Highland County Convention and Visitors Bureau
