Richmond Region Tourism
Ashleigh Wilson is currently serving as a Sales Administrative Coordinator at Richmond Region Tourism since August 2023. Previously, Ashleigh held multiple roles at Durham Academy from August 2022 to August 2023, including DA Summer Director of Communications and Athletics Operations and Sports Information Intern. Prior experience includes a position as a Football Operations & Recruiting Intern at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from August 2021 to June 2023. Ashleigh is pursuing a Master's degree in Sport Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University, expected to be completed in May 2024, and holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Sport Administration and Advertising/Public Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, obtained in May 2023. Education also includes graduation from South Central High School in 2019.
Richmond Region Tourism
Each year, more than 16 million people visit the Richmond Region, and they contribute close to $2.9 billion to the local economy. Tourism generates almost 24,000 jobs in the Richmond Region. Richmond Region Tourism is a private, not-for-profit dedicated to promoting the Region to meeting, convention and sports event planners, tour operators and leisure travelers. The organization represents the cities of Richmond and Colonial Heights, the town of Ashland and four counties: Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and New Kent. Richmond Region Tourism operates Visitor Centers at the Robinson House at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Richmond International Airport. As the Region’s destination organization, we are experts who have a deep love for the community in which we live, work and play. We enrich the lives of our residents and visitors by sharing the unique culture and humanity that is the Richmond Region. We generate economic prosperity through tourism by attracting conventions, meetings, sports tournaments, and visitors and ensuring that all have an unforgettable experience. We enhance the quality of life for the people in our community by supporting the places that make the Richmond Region wonderful. We strengthen local programs that drive tourism through our Richmond Region Tourism Foundation. We do all of this through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion. Learn more about our mission and values: https://www.visitrichmondva.com/partners/about/.