Leon County Commission Approves Appointment to the Tourism Development Council

On November 19th, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners (Board) voted 7-0 to reappoint Michelle Personette to the Tourism Development Council to serve another four-year term. Ms. Personette’s previous terms expired at the end of October.

According to Ms. Personette’s resume, she’s worked several jobs including both Florida State University and Florida A&M in project manager and strategic planning positions. She brings twenty years of professional experience to the Tourism Development Council. She has been involved in the tourism industry through her work for FSU. She disclosed this conflict of interest, but the Board waived the employment conflict.

The Tourism Development Council is in charge of analyzing and making recommendations to the Board on any special projects. In total, there are nine members of the council.

The Tourism Development Council has been involved in many projects, including Tallahassee’s bicentennial celebrations. On November 10th, Tallahassee Mayor unveiled a replica log cabin of Tallahassee’s first capital at Cascades Park. This is a part of the Bicentennial Festival celebration. Other Bicentennial celebrations involve the renaming of a street for T-Pain, and a New Year’s celebration at Cascades Park.