The Strategic Tourism Planning Board is an advisory board to the Tompkins County Legislature. Its mission is to provide oversight and strategic direction for tourism initiatives that promote economic development and enhance the quality of life in Tompkins County.
The STPB typically meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. If you plan to attend, please confirm the date, time, and place of the next meeting by contacting the Tourism Program Director by email or 607-274-5560.
Online meetings of the STPB are conducted on Zoom. Access instructions for each meeting are included in the agenda below.
STPB Membership
| Brett Bossard | Chair, Arts-Culture |
| Doug Levine | Vice Chair, Arts-Culture |
| Kelli Cartmill | Lodging |
| Laura Winter Falk | At-Large |
| Josh Friedman | Arts-Culture |
| Alexis Zaharis Grimm | Lodging |
| David Harker | Ithaca College |
| Ken Jupiter | At-Large |
| Kelly Makosch | Recreation |
| Rick Manning | At-Large |
| Greg Mezey | At-Large |
| Deb Mohlenhoff | TC3 |
| Barbara Romano | Cornell University |
| Monika Roth | Agriculture |
| Steve Stull | Arts-Culture |
| Jeremiah Swain | At-Large |
| Teri Tarsus | At-Large |
| Marian Levy Ware | At-Large |
| Megan Barber | Community Arts Partnership, Non-Voting |
| Peggy Coleman | Convention & Visitors Bureau, Non-Voting |
| Gary Ferguson | Downtown Ithaca Alliance, Non-Voting |
| Vacant | County Legislature, Non-Voting |
| Heather McDaniel | Ithaca Area Economic Development, Non-Voting |
| Jennifer Tavares | Chamber of Commerce, Non-Voting |
| Patty Poist | Transportation, Non-Voting |
| Carol Kammen | Associate Member |
| Michael Miller | Associate Member |
| Jon Reis | Associate Member |
| Wylie Schwartz | Associate Member |
| Chuck Tauck | Associate Member |
| Nick Helmholdt | Staff |
| Kristin McCarthy | Staff |
STPB Bylaws December 2020 update
STPB Diversity Statement September 2022 update
STPB Meeting Agendas and Minutes
| 2022 Agendas | 2022 Minutes | 2022 Presentations |
| January | January | |
| February | February | |
| March | March | 2021 CVB Annual Report |
| April | April | Downtown Ithaca Ambassadors Program |
| May | May | |
| June | June | |
| July | July | |
| August [cancelled] | August [cancelled] | |
| September | September | 2022 Annual Report: Community Arts Partnership |
| October | October | |
| November | ||
| December |
Agendas and minutes from 2020 and earlier are available upon request. Email tourism@tompkins-co.org for assistance. Thank you.