Dann Lewis

Dann Lewis has done similar work for New York and the Virgin Islands, as well as tourism consulting.
A Texan with a background in the tourism and airline industries was named Tuesday to head Maine’s state tourism office.
Dann H. Lewis is a former director of tourism development for New York state and the U. S. Virgin Islands, and has worked as a marketing consultant for several major clients, the King administration said. He is currently executive vice president of Cirrusair, an air-ground courier service, where he oversaw a corporate restructuring after the company had been sold in a bankruptcy proceeding.
Lewis was one of 13 candidates interviewed and one of only two from outside of Maine, state economic development Commissioner Thomas McBrierty said at a State House news conference. Tourism is Maine’s largest industry.
“He’s been here as a visitor. What he brings is tremendous experience in the tourism industy,” McBrierty said. Governor Angus King, who joined McBrierty in making the announcement, said he wants Lewis to concentrate on coordinating the state’s tourism promotion efforts with private groups that share its goals such as the Maine Publicity Bureau. ”
I would like to see the industry speak with one voice” King said. “I want to change the idea that there is only one ‘tourist season’,” the governor said, referring to ongoing campaigns to lure more visitors to Maine during the traditional off-seasons, to ski in the winter, or take in fall foliage.
Maine spends roughly $2 million a year on tourism promotion. McBrierty said he does not know how that compares with neighboring states but added, “my sense it that it’s relatively low.”
Dann Lewis, who did not attend the news conference, holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

From: Associated Press, June 1995

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