Join for a panel discussion about tourism’s role in place-keeping and place-making at the state and local levels.

Organized by Sonoma County Tourism
Wednesday, May 15 6:30 –  8:00
Hampton Inn Petaluma
450 Jefferson Street Petaluma, CA 94952
Cost $5
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Place Making: Preservation & Tourism

Join us at the rehabilitated Carlson-Currier Silk Mill, now operating as Petaluma’s newest “old” hotel, the Hampton Inn, for a lively panel discussion about tourism’s role in place-keeping and place-making at the state and local levels.

Refreshments, tours and a brief historical presentation by Petalumans of Yesteryear included
For full information about our moderator and panelists, please visit: https://www.sonomacounty.com/partners/place-making-preservation-tourism-event/
(*please note $5.00 ticket fee will be donated directly back to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum)

Moderated By: Katherine J. Rinehart
Katherine is the author of Petaluma: A History in Architecture and a consulting historian who holds an MA in History from Sonoma State University. She was the former Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library manager and is currently co-chair of the Advocates for the Sonoma County Archives.

About Our Panelists:
Amanda Elliott

Senior Program Officer and Director of California, Main Street America

Amanda is a Senior Program Office and Director of California Programs at the National Main Street Center (NMSC). She is responsible for delivering comprehensive commercial district revitalization technical services to partner communities and coordinating programs across the country and acting as Director of the California Main Street program administered by the NMSC.

Amanda Elliott is a graduate of St. Mary’s College with a master’s degree in organizational leadership. She also holds a BA in Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary studies from San Francisco State University.

She is the former Executive Director of the Richmond Main Street, Initiative in Richmond, California where she was responsible for managing and supervising the activities, operations and services of the organization; developing strategies for enhancing the downtown economy; establishing working relationships with the community, city and county government; and maintaining ongoing collaborative relationships with community agencies.

In 2012, she worked with key stakeholders to develop an outreach strategy to implement the first and only Property Business Improvement District in the City of Richmond and West Contra Costa County which was renewed in 2017 and has leveraged over $200 million dollars in public and private investments that provided sustained funding for the organization through 2022. Amanda is most proud of her collaborative work with partners to fill a long-standing vacancy at the Richmond BART garage on Macdonald Avenue with a new co-working business incubator, coffee shop, and restaurant.

Marie McCusker, Executive Director, Petaluma Downtown Association and Visitors Program
Claudia Vecchio, President and CEO, Sonoma County Tourism

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Event Sponsors:
Hampton Inn Petaluma
Hen House Brewing Company
Petaluma Downtown Association & Visitors Program
Petaluma Museum Association
Sonoma County Tourism