STEVENS POINT, Wis.  (January 31, 2017)  -- The Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (SPACVB) have named its new board members and officers for 2017. Amy Boston, Hampton Inn, has been named Chair, Pete Theisen, Portage County Bank, has been named Vice Chair, Richard Holden, Village of Plover, has been named Treasurer and Noall Silvester, Holiday Inn, has been named Secretary.

Two new board members were elected including, Brad Duckworth, UWSP and Sarah Jo More, The Main Grain. One outgoing board member, Layne Cozzolino, Central Rivers Farmshed, was thanked for her years of service to the Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is an economic and community development organization whose purpose is to expand Portage County’s economy by attracting conventions, sporting events and leisure tourists to Portage County. Millions of dollars from visitor spending and increased tax revenues are generated to increase commerce, sustain jobs and to create a desirable destination.

For more information on the Stevens Point area, visit StevensPointArea.com. You can also find the Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau on Facebook (facebook.com/StevensPointArea), Instagram (instagram.com/stevenspointarea/), Twitter (twitter.com/StevensPtArea), Youtube (youtube.com/user/SPACVB)  and Pinterest (pinterest.com/StevensPtArea).

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