The North Little Rock Tourism Bureau has promoted three team members, the tourism marketing organization announced Monday (June 24).
Stephanie Slagle has been promoted to vice president of marketing & communications, Heather Kouns is vice president of strategic sales, and Shelbey Morris is senior manager of sales & partnerships.
“We are proud to have these three women leading the sales and marketing efforts for North Little Rock Tourism,” said Karen Trevino, president and CEO. “Their track record of attracting new visitors, enhancing visitor experiences and promoting all that North Little Rock has to offer has helped North Little Rock stand out as a tourism destination.”
Slagle has over 16 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, including 11 years in communications for the North Little Rock Tourism Bureau. Slagle oversees and executes strategic communications, advertising, social media and marketing for the leisure travel, sports, meetings, groups and events destination marketing organization. A graduate of Hendrix College, Slagle holds a Master’s in Strategic Communications from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a Certified Travel Marketing Professional (TMP) from the Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College.
Kouns is a Florida State University graduate with over 12 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, working in destinations such as Miami Beach (FL), Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), Hebron (NH), Bentonville (AR) and currently North Little Rock. He currently manages the “Setting the Table” culinary initiative, group travel sales and Downtown Riverside RV Park. He is a Culinary Destination Marketer (CDM) with the World Food Travel Association and a Destination Management Specialist (PDM) with Destinations International.
Morris is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and has more than six years of experience in the tourism industry working with various destinations within Arkansas and tourism organizations across the country. He previously worked for the Arkansas Tourism Board. As senior manager of sales and partnerships, Morris will lead North Little Rock Tourism’s sales efforts in the sports and conference markets and manage the event grants program.
