Heritage Tourism Development Officers with the North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development assist the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area with coordinating initiatives in the region's twenty-five counties.

These state employees assist communities and organizations with locating funding and other resources to develop heritage projects and promote heritage tourism.

Assisting Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Buncombe, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey Counties

Kaye Myers
Tourism Development Officer
PO Box 1235
Fairview, NC 28730
(828) 712-8687 (cell)
kmyers@nccommerce.com

Assisting Polk and Rutherford Counties

Frankie McWhorter
Tourism Development Officer
PO Box 303
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
(828) 447-4379 (cell)
fmcwhorter@nccommerce.com