Speaking Engagments Alliance of National Heritage Areas, Heritage Development Institute, Asheville NC, 2008- "Cultural Conservation: The Basics and Getting Started." National Trust Main Street Conference, Philidelphia, 2008- "Heritage Retailing and Your Community."  International Ecotourism Conference, Madison, WI, 2008- "AgriCultural Tourism: A Place- Based Economy." HandMade Tourism Institute, Asheville, NC, Spring 2008- Tourism training for two-day institute.  Franklin Matters! (TN)- "How to Make Heritage Trails Work Best for your Community."- 2008. and "Heritage Tourism and Battlefield Preservation: Know Your Visitor, Know Your Community, Know Your Future." 2007. North Carolina Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus, Annual Governor's Conference,2007- Regional Tourism one-on one sessions. ·