Courtney Spiess is the Executive Director of Visit Marietta, GA otherwise known as the Marietta Visitors Bureau and Welcome Center. Her main job is to promote Marietta as a premier tourist destination. Before becoming Executive Director in May 2021, Courtney served as the Marketing and Public Relations Manager for over three years. In addition to her role with the Marietta Visitors Bureau, Courtney is part of the planning behind Marietta’s popular events, Taste of Marietta and the Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour. Courtney’s love of the tourism industry started with her internship at the Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Athens, Ohio and her post-grad job working at a public relations agency promoting travel clients. Courtney graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism.