Ohio hired hospitality professional as new tourism director

 Monday, November 27, 2017 

Ohio has named a hospitality professional as its new tourism director.

Ohio Development Services Agency Director David Goodman said that Matthew MacLaren will begin the job in January.

MacLaren, an Ohio native, most recently served as a senior vice president for the industry trade group American Hotel & Lodging Association where he oversaw membership, business development, partner-state association relations and research.

As director of TourismOhio, MacLaren will work with an advisory board to build brand recognition and support for the state’s current tourism slogan: “Ohio. Find it Here.”

He will succeed Mary Cusick, who left the position in August.

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