Decatur Tourism Bureau Hires Visitor Center Manager
Decatur Metro | November 29, 2011 | 3:55 pm
The city’s Linda Harris sends along this press release…
The Decatur Tourism Bureau recently hired Sherry Jackman as the Visitors Center Manager. Sherry is a Decatur resident who has been in the travel and tourism business for the past 20 years.
In 1995, Sherry co-founded Conyers Travel and grew the business from a start-up to over $1.5 million in sales within three years. She managed large corporate accounts, including a professional umpire’s league for the American Basketball League, the American Heart Association and Snapple Beverages, group tours as well as individual travelers and managed a staff of five travel agents.
While in Conyers, Sherry was active in the community, serving on the board for two non-profits. She served as Vice President of Project Renewal, a domestic violence shelter and intervention facility and Rockdale Emergency Relief, which supported families with unexpected emergencies. She chaired several fund raising activities including a golf tournament which raised over $25,000 – the largest in its history to that date.
Sherry was also an active member of the Conyers Kiwanis Club and served on their Board of Directors, the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce serving on several fund raising committees, and was nominated as Small Business Person of the Year in 2002.
In 2002, Sherry and her husband became foster parents for Rockdale Department of Family and Children Services and eventually adopted three siblings in 2004, all of whom currently attend the 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue.
Sherry and her husband moved back to Decatur in 2006 for the Decatur school system and community environment. Sherry has been an active volunteer and tutor at the Decatur schools and their family participates in many of the Decatur Special Events.
As Visitors Center Manager, Sherry is busy establishing the Visitors Center and building a team of volunteers to help in a variety of positions. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sherry at 678-615-0915 or [email protected]
The Visitors Center will open in early 2012.
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One of my all-time favorite people in Decatur! Congrats to Sherry and the City of Decatur!
Where is the Visitors Center?
or where will it be?
Great news! And what a wonderful person for the position!
She sounds like a perfect fit. Welcome aboard! I’m pretty sure the Visitors Center will be in the Old Courthouse on the Square.
Yay for Sherry!
Congrats Sherry!
Decatur is fortunate to have Sherry for this position. She will do a fantastic job!
A wise hire. The Jackmans have been a valuable asset to our community and schools. I look forward to visiting the Visitor Center.
Sherry is an amazing, smart person who is dedicated to this community. Great hire, Decatur!
What an exciting thing for Decatur. Good for business. Good for for our community to have such an experienced manager. Onward and upward.