Andrea Manning joined the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut as the Administrative Partnerships Manager on February 26, 2024. She comes to the Chamber from Mitchell College where she served as Administrative Coordinator for Academic Affairs. She also brings 5 years of experience in nonprofit management and arts administration from her role as Program Manager at the Art League of Long Island, and over a decade of experience in cultural production.
Andrea plays a pivotal role in overseeing the Students from eight high schools – Academy of the Holy Family, Bacon Academy, Lyman Memorial High School, Norwich Free Academy, Montville High School, RHAM High School, Waterford High School, and Wheeler High School – convened in the Crozier Williams Student Center at Connecticut College on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 for the 18th Annual Money Madness seminar presented by Chelsea Groton Bank.
The half-day seminar opened with keynote speaker, Rachel Lenda, Director of Tourism for the State of CT. Prior to CTM Media Group
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Called the Regional Marketing Partnership Program, it is a one-to-one match for deserving organizations in the 41-town region that have satisfied all grant requirements, including the ability to match their grant funding request.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 15, 2024.
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Good afternoon. My name is Rachel Lenda, and I am employed by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut as the Administrative Partnerships Manager.
I spend the majority of my time providing the daily operations and business management for the Eastern Regional Tourism District. Additionally, I write grants for the Chamber, too. On top of my daily work schedule, I’m also a musician and a leader in Connecticut’s live music culture.
My testimony today is in reference to Raised Bill number 6692, An Act March 5, 2021
TO: Commerce Committee
RE: SB 430 An Act Concerning Regional Tourism District Boards of Directors
Dear Committee members:
I am writing today on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut in support of SB 430 An Act Concerning Regional Tourism District Boards of Directors. As a former member of the Board and current administrative partner to the Eastern Regional Tourism District, I fully support this legislation that will improve representation and increase the TO: Commerce CommitteeRE: HB6119 Dear Committee Members:On behalf of the Eastern Regional Tourism District, I am writing in support of An Act Concerning Arts, Culture and Tourism Funding, HB 6119. These areas and adjacent hospitality industry represent a significant sector of the eastern Connecticut economy and an essential area of economic recovery and growth following the devastating COVID downturn.Traditionally, tourism and related industries represent $14.7B in sales revenues, $1.7B in tax revenues, and Over $200,000 in grant funding has been allocated to market eastern Connecticut tourism
Waterford, Conn. (December 10, 2020) – The Eastern Regional Tourism District (ERTD) today announced the final funding recipients for the 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program. 9 additional programs were approved for marketing grants to promote tourism and hospitality opportunities in Eastern Connecticut. The total funding of all projects, including the initial projects announced in September totaled $202,267 in
The Eastern Regional Tourism District (ERTD) today announced the first two funding recipients for the 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program. ThinkMystic, a project formed in partnership between Mystic tourism entities and attractions, and Wide Open, a program organized by the Last Green Valley Heritage Corridor, each received funding to promote tourism opportunities for their respective regions. The ERTD has been allocated $180,000 for the 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program by the New program to provide matching funds to support tourism opportunities and venues in eastern ConnecticutThe Eastern Regional Tourism District (ERTD) today announced the 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program, a program that will provide funding to support eastern Connecticut’s tourism economy. Eastern Connecticut businesses non-profits and municipalities are encouraged to develop marketing plans, which could then be funded by the program if approved. Plans should focus on marketing eastern
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6692: An Act Authorizing Certain Arts, Culture, and Tourism Grants.
SB 430: An Act Concerning Regional Tourism District Boards of Directors
HB 6119 An Act Concerning Arts, Culture and Tourism Funding
Eastern Regional Tourism District Announces Final Awardees for 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program
Eastern Regional Tourism District Announces First Awardees for 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership
Eastern Regional Tourism District Launches Regional Marketing Partnership Program
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