Visit St. Pete Clearwater
Jimmy Fashner currently serves as an Interactive Content Specialist at Visit St. Pete Clearwater since April 2019. Additionally, Jimmy holds the position of Social Media Coordinator and Content Creator at Ciccio Restaurant Group since February 2018, while also working as a Freelance Photographer and Content Creator for Ayce Photography since 2015. Prior experience includes a role as a Digital Content Creator at PP+K from October 2017 to February 2018.
Visit St. Pete Clearwater
The Tourist Development Council (TDC) and staff of the Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater (VSPC) Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) are responsible for making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on matters relating to the Tourist Development Tax. This tax is used to strengthen the local economy and increase employment through the ongoing promotion and development of tourism, Pinellas County's major industry. VSPC Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is a department of Pinellas County Government and is the official tourism marketing and management organization for the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area. The CVB is charged with enhancing the county's economy by increasing direct visitor expenditures and job development, training and retention in the tourism industry. The organization works domestically and internationally to develop and enhance sustainable tourism for the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area in both the leisure and meetings markets and targets consumers, travel media, the travel industry, meeting and conference planners, sports promoters and film producers with research driven marketing programs touting beaches, sports, arts and culture and nature-based opportunities. The CVB also leads a community-based team to market the benefits of tourism to local residents while working with varied interests to assist in the development of new attractions and the redevelopment of others.