HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-07-28 Allison Wood Named Leesburg’s Small Business Development & Tourism Specialist
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2022
Media Contact:
Kara Rodriguez, Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-669-1425
Allison Wood Named Leesburg’s Small Business Development
& Tourism Specialist
Wood’s first day with the Town will be August 8.
Leesburg, VA (July 28, 2022) - Allison Wood has joined the Town
of Leesburg as its new Small Business Development & Tourism
Specialist.
Wood assumes a new position for the Economic Development
Department. Her responsibilities will include working directly
with the Town’s small businesses, entrepreneurs, and local
tourism industry. Wood will also oversee the possible
development of a comprehensive Main Street program for the
Town.
A Loudoun native, Wood began her career in the local wine
industry, both as a distributor to Leesburg’s restaurants, and later in winery operations. As the
Director of Sales and Marketing for Tarara Winery, she was part of the team that took home the
2019 Destination of the Year Award and 2019 People’s Choice Award for the Loudoun Chamber
of Commerce’s Small Business Awards.
Due to shifts in the hospitality industry during 2020, she pivoted in roles and has since worked
in marketing as the Director of Operations for E.L. Strategic. Wood is a Certified Tourism
Ambassador for Loudoun County and holds a position with the Young Professionals Committee
of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
“I am pleased to welcome Allison to the Town of Leesburg,” stated Economic Development
Department Director Russell Seymour. “I believe her experience working with small b usinesses
and her tourism background will add a new and important dimension to the services provided
by the Town’s Economic Development Department.”
Wood earned a degree in Geography from Virginia Tech, with a concentration in Culture,
Regions, and International Development and a minor in International Studies. She currently
lives in Harpers Ferry with her family.
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