2026 Board

2026 Dare County Tourism Board

The Dare County Tourism Board (dba Outer Banks Visitors Bureau) is a 13-member governing board with the mission to increase overnight visitation of leisure, business, and other travel to Dare County’s Outer Banks in the less-than-peak months.  

 

Brenda Chasen DCTB

Town of Duck

Councilwoman Brenda Chasen

 

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Town of Southern Shores

Councilman Mark Batenic

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Town of Kitty Hawk

Jeff Pruitt

 

 

Commissioner T. Dillon Heikens

Town of Kill Devil Hills

T. Dillon Heikens

Megan Vaughan

Town of Nags Head

Megan Vaughan

DCTB - Tod

Town of Manteo

Tod Clissold

 

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Member At Large

Tess Judge

2023 tourism board

Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce

Richard Hess

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Outer Banks Association of Realtors

John Head

 

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Outer Banks Restaurant Association

Summer Copeland

 

 

DCTB - Tonia

Outer Banks Hotel/Motel Association

Tonia Cohen

Rob Ross

Dare County Commissioners

Rob Ross

 

Dennis Robinson DCTB

Hatteras Island At Large

Dennis Robinson

 

2026 Steering Committee

  • Chair - Dennis Robinson
  • Vice Chair -  John Head
  • Secretary -  Tonia Cohen
  • Treasurer -  Tod Clissold
  • Asst. Treasurer -  Tess Judge
  • Personnel Committee Chair - Brenda Chasen

Unless otherwise noted, The Dare County Tourism Board meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m., in the Curtis H. Creech Memorial Boardroom, at Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Administrative Offices, Manteo, NC 27954.   The next meeting will be May 21, 2026.  

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public hearing will be conducted by the Dare County Tourism Board on the proposed budget for Fiscal year 2026-2027 at 9:15 A.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2026.  The meeting will be held at the Sarah Owens Welcome Center on Roanoke Island, One Visitors Center Circle, Manteo, North Carolina 27954. All interested persons are invited to make comments at that time. Written comments maybe submitted to the Board Clerk (wood@outerbanks.org) no later than 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

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