Smith elected

Phillip S. Smith, President & CEO of the Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau (WCCVB) has been elected President of the Ohio Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (OACVB).

Smith, who previously served as both Secretary and Vice President for the OACVB, was elected President by his peers at a December OACVB meeting. He is the organization’s first President from Warren County.

Once the long-time director of marketing and communications for the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Smith took over as President & CEO of the WCCVB in 2010 after previously serving as Treasurer on the Bureau’s Board of Directors. A graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and a Certified Destination Management Executive, Smith resides in Mason.