Cultural Heritage Tourism Program Staff
Amy Jordan Webb, Heritage Tourism Program Director
Amy Webb joined the National Trust's Heritage Tourism Program in 1993 and has served as the program's director since 1995. She is an active advocate for heritage tourism at the national level through her work with Partners in Tourism. She is a sought after presenter and has spoken at conferences in 41 states, two U.S. territories and Canada on national trends, success stories, and the principles of successful heritage tourism. Ms. Webb began the Share Your Heritage initiative in 1999, completing two success story publications, developing training materials and designing the Share Your Heritage training workshops. She helped to launch a new how-to website for cultural heritage tourism practioners at www.culturalheritagetourism.org in 2005.
Prior to coming to the National Trust, she worked as the Director of Tourism and Education for the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) in Providence, Rhode Island. During her eight year tenure she developed heritage education programs, organized an annual tour of historic homes, coordinated walking and motorcoach tours of historic Providence and created packaged itineraries and other collaborative marketing initiatives showcasing Providence's historic and cultural attractions.
Amy Webb holds a Master's degree in Architectural History and Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree in Architectural History from Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Her Masters thesis focused on the interpretation of historic sites in America between 1850 and 1950.
Amy Webb is based in Boulder, Colorado. She can be contacted at amy_webb@nthp.org.
Carolyn Brackett, Senior Program Associate, Heritage Tourism Program
Carolyn Brackett has been a Senior Program Associate for the Heritage Tourism Program since 2002, providing heritage tourism consulting services to clients across the country. Ms. Brackett has conducted numerous assessment visits and assisted communities and regions in developing cultural heritage tourism plans. She also conducts workshops on various cultural heritage tourism topics and speaks about cultural heritage tourism at preservation and tourism conferences. Ms. Brackett's involvement in the tourism industry began in 1988 when she joined the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.
From 1990-1992, Ms. Brackett served as the department's State Coordinator for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Heritage Tourism Initiative. In 1993, Ms. Brackett served as Executive Director of Historic Nashville Inc., Nashville's nonprofit preservation organization. From 1994-1996, Ms. Brackett served at Director of Statewide Projects for Tennessee 200, Inc., the state's bicentennial organization. From 1997-2001, Ms. Brackett served as Director of Marketing for The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson. Ms. Brackett has a Bachelor of Science degree in historic preservation from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.
Carolyn Brackett is based in Nashville, Tennessee. She can be contacted at carolyn_brackett@nthp.org.
