Pendleton County CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
STAFF & BOARD
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD CHAIR
Melinda Brooks
Program Manager
Experience Learning & Sweetwater Farm Trail Center, Sugar Grove
BOARD VICE-CHAIR
Cory THomas
Owner and Operator
T&K Markets Grocery Store, Franklin
BOARD TREASURER
JANICE LANTZ
Executive Director
Pendleton County Senior & Family Services Center
BOARD SECRETARY
KATIE VANMETER
Co-Owner
VanMeter Real Estate & Rentals and The Heirloom Tea Room, Franklin
BOARD MEMBER
SAM YOKUM
Owner
Yokum's Adventure Land, General Store, & Grill, Seneca Rocks
BOARD MEMBER
BRYAN WILLIAMS
Climbing Guide
Seneca Rocks & Regionally
BOARD MEMBER
MELISSA GRIMES
Owner and Operator
Mountain Cajun Getaway & Farm, Circleville
BOARD MEMBER
Mike Alt
Proprietor
Shreve's Store, Smoke Hole
BOARD MEMBER
Jeff Rhodes
Owner and Operator
Country Rhodes Suites AirBnB, Franklin
OUR STAFF
Executive Director
Annie Humes
Annie has served as the PCCVB Executive Director since May 2025. She brings 20+ years of hospitality management and operations experience to the role, and is dedicated to providing the highest quality support to the businesses and visitors served by the organization.
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Always ready to share a story, or to hear a new one, Annie has a lifelong passion for history and culture, which led to double majors in History and Anthropology from the University of Virginia in 2009.
Since moving to Pendleton County in 2019, Annie has fallen in love with everything from the geology to the genealogy of the region. Her work to promote the county to visitors from near and far is both a job and a joy.
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If she doesn't have the answer to your question, just give her a few minutes! She's here to help.