Shannon Daut
I have long valued my membership with Americans for the Arts. A couple of years ago, Bob Lynch came to Alaska for the National Lieutenant Governor's Association meeting, and we at the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) hosted a variety of community meetings and receptions with him during his visit. One of these meetings was with the director of the Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA), where we discussed a Cultural Tourism Resolution that Americans for the Arts presented and had approved by the Lt. Governors Association. Because of this initial work, in the ensuing years ASCA adapted the cultural tourism resolution for the state which was later adopted by ATIA resulting in a cultural tourism chapter in 2015. We now have a framework to strengthen and enhance Alaska's cultural tourism efforts, which would not have happened without our membership!
Shannon is the Executive Director for Alaska State Council on the Arts.
