Board of Directors

A department of the City of Irving, the Convention and Visitors Bureau reports to a Board of Directors appointed by the Irving City Council annually in November. Board terms are two-year commitments; appointees may serve a maximum of three consecutive terms. The Board of Directors makes recommendations to the City Council about convention facilities, assists with attracting visitors to the city and hires the executive director; it is a policy-making board.

In November of each year, the Board elects its new Chairman and Vice Chairman, and committee positions are established following that meeting. The board meets the fourth Monday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at an Irving hotel or other location. Correspondence to Board members may be directed in care of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau, 222 W. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 1550, Irving, Texas, 75039. 

The Convention and Visitors Bureau represents the $1.5 billion dollar year hospitality industry in our community, the benefits of which allow the average Irving household to save $587 annually in taxes. Funded solely by hotel/motel tax collections, the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau targets corporate, convention and leisure visitors to our Hospitality Industry Partners - the city's hotels, restaurants, attractions and shops, as well as attractions throughout Dallas /Fort Worth. The strength of the visitor industry and the city's hotel/motel tax collections also provide the funding resources for the city's vibrant Irving Arts Center, and the Preservation and Redevelopment Program.

VOTING MEMBERS

DR. CARLTON TURNER
Chairman

JAMES CASSELS
Vice Chair

CHRIS ARRINGTON
Director 

MICHAEL BARNS 
Director

BOB BULA
Director

GAIL JACKSON
Director

ROBERT MARTINEZ
Director

RAYMOND McCARTY 
Director

ROLAND MEDINA 
Director

JACK SPURLOCK 
Director

LISA STURGEON
Director

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

RICK BIDNE
Las Colinas Association 

ANDREW CASPERSON
Area Managing Director, Omni Hotels

TOMMY GONZALEZ
Irving City Manager

RICK LINDSEY
Director - Chamber Chair

SUSAN SKAGGS
Director

CHRIS E. WALLACE
Director - President and CEO, Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce

CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS

ROSE CANNADAY
Councilwoman

SAM SMITH
Councilman