LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Michele Carson, client relations manager at Strong Financial Network, has been named the “CTA of the Year” by the Tourism Ambassador Institute.

Who founded Flint, Michigan? How many acres of land are part of the Genesee County Parks system? What cities border the southernmost part of Genesee County? These questions and many more are answered in the Explore Flint & Genesee Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) Program. 

Join us in congratulating Heather Cooper-Kim on receiving the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (GLCVB) Certified Tourism Ambassador of the year award.

Noisemakers, balloons, and cupcakes from Crazy Quilt Farms were all part of the celebration on February 10, 2023, as the first class of high school students in the nation became Lake County Certified Tourism Ambassadors (CTAs).

CTA Founder, Mickey Schaefer CAE CTA, is featured in USAE's Leading Ladies Series.