Dr. Maree Forbes Gaughan has worked for the past 35 years in or with every sector in the tourism and travel industry except the airlines. Within that time, she also served as Professor of Destination Management and Marketing at the Masters Level at Temple University for 8 years and managed an inbound receptive tour operator for 9. Today, as the Chief Strategist and CEO of decade-old National Travel Center, she manages a highly experienced team of 10, working to assist cities, towns, and communities all over the nation to increase their economic development prospects and strengthen their tourism to increase quality of life.