Tim Newman
Chief Executive Officer
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

Tim Newman has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority since November 2004. In this capacity, Tim is responsible for the marketing efforts of the Charlotte region through Visit Charlotte and the management of Charlotte’s publicly owned assembly facilities. These include the Charlotte Convention Center, Bojangles’ Coliseum, Ovens Auditorium, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and specific services with the Time Warner Cable Arena. 

A native of Eden, North Carolina, Newman attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead Scholarship. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with Distinction in economics and political science from UNC in 1986. After working in an analyst program for The Prudential Investment Corporation, Newman attended Columbia Business School in New York as a Lawrence Wien Fellow, obtaining an MBA in 1991.

Newman worked for Morgan Stanley & Co.'s public finance unit from 1992 to 1994 in the Southeastern Coverage and Sports Transaction groups. He then returned to North Carolina, serving as Vice President for Public Finance with Wachovia Securities, where he covered the Carolinas in both tax-exempt and sports finance.

In 1997, Tim joined Beaver Sports Properties where he coordinated owner Don Beaver's interests in five minor league baseball franchises and represented Mr. Beaver in his Major League Baseball efforts. In 1999, he was named Vice President and General Manager of the Charlotte Knights, the position he held until becoming president of Charlotte Center City Partners in April of 2002. At Center City Partners, Newman was responsible for the marketing and management of Charlotte’s Central Business District.  

Mr. Newman currently serves on the following Boards of Directors: Charlotte Center City Partners, Charlotte City Club, the Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance, the Meineke Car Care Bowl, Victory Sports Outreach and Visit Lake Norman. He also serves as chair on the Board of Trustees for the Art Institute of Charlotte and Board of Visitors for Johnson C. Smith University. Tim is co-chair of the Charlotte Green Team, a consortium of organizations with a goal to pave the way for improving the environment through sustainable events and business practices.

Board Members Fiscal Year 2010:

Anthony Fox
(Chairman - CRVA)
Partner/Attorney
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP 

Derick Close 
(Vice Chairman - CRVA)
President, Creative Products Group
Springs Industries

Joseph F. Hallow "Joe"
(Treasurer - CRVA)
President & COO
Bissell Hotels

Viola Alexander Lyles "Vi"
(Secretary - CRVA)
Projects Facilitator
Lee Institute

Geoff Durboraw
Vice President/General Manager
Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Rai Glover
Rai Glover Consulting

Anthony Lindsey
Chief Executive
Globe Crossing

Tom Manno
General Manager
The Westin Charlotte

J. Michael McGuire
Managing Partner
Grant Thornton

Vinay Patel
Senior VP of Operations and Sales
SREE Hotels

Caldwell Ragan Rose
Executive Vice President
NAI-Southern Real Estate

Thomas Harper Sasser
President/Owner
Harper's Restaurants, Inc.

Tina Whitley
Executive Director
Matthews Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Advisory Committee (VAC):

Chaired by Bill McMillan of the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission and comprised of industry leaders throughout the region, this committee is given the opportunity to give feedback to the CRVA's leadership team to help in it success. Roles and responsibilities of the VAC include:

• Communicate to CRVA stakeholder organizations concerning CRVA activities
• Participate on CRVA taskforces and committees
• Offer feedback on CRVA performance and planning

Chuck Allen
US Airways

Clarke Allen
Charlotte Arrangements

John Boyer
Bechtler Arts Foundation

Frank L. Bryant
Poyner & Spruill

Robert Bush
Arts and Science Council

Steve Camp
Consultant, The Salvation Army

Fred Dabney

Steve DeGeorge
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson

Dee Dixon 
Pride Communications

Toni Freeman 
Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education 

Susan Freshcorn
Allen Tate Realtors

Tom Gabbard
NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Jim Garges
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

Kavita Gupta
Perkins & Will

Joseph F. Hallow "Joe" 
CRVA Board Representative
Bissel Companies

Mike Henninger 
Ipswich Shellfish Group

Larry Huelsman
Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation

Elizabeth Isenhour
The Mint Museum

Brad Janis
The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes

Mohammad Jenatian
Greater Charlotte Hospitality and Tourism Alliance

Erica Johnson
Charlotte Chamber

Harry Jones
Mecklenburg County Manager

Ron Kimble
City of Charlotte

Dennis Marsoun
Center City Realty

James Mitchell, Jr.  
Charlotte City Council

Ash Munro 
Total Event Production 

Jerry Orr
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport

Mary Presley
Lancaster Tours

Moira Quinn
Charlotte Center City Partners

Tyler Ream
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education

Jon Richardson
Panthers Stadium

Bill Russell
Lake Norman Chamber

Sid Smith
Charlotte Area Hotel Association

Todd Stewart
Show Pros Entertainment Services

Jim Taylor
Town of Matthews

Ann-Marie Weldon
Johnson & Wales University

Lynn Wheeler
Wheeler Communication Group

Marylaurel (Lauri) Wilks 

Jeff Wise
U.S. National Whitewater Center

Emily Zimmern
Levine Museum of the New South