Visitors bureau executive receives lifetime award

ALPHARETTA, Ga. —

Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Janet Rodgers was awarded the Tom Kilgore Lifetime Achievement Award Feb. 14 at the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus’ state tourism conference. Rodgers has held her role in the bureau for over 20 years, where she has promoted shopping, dining, entertainment and live music in the city.

“Her dedication to the industry, her community and her staff is unparalleled,” said Dotty Etris, former executive director of the Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau. “She is known for building strong partnerships, cooperative marketing efforts and skillfully executes a variety of programs that bring greater attention to the Alpharetta community, the state of Georgia and the region.”