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Lisa Barker

Lisa is Travel Tacoma + Pierce County's Sr. Tour + Travel Marketing Manager. She's a passionate traveler who will take any long weekend to explore somewhere new. While the Pacific Northwest has only been her home since 2012 she has fallen in love with the outdoor paradise this part of the nation is.

Volunteer Appreciation Month

By Lisa Barker on Apr. 04, 2016

As spring rolls in, April brings sunshine, blooming flowers, and volunteer appreciation week. As an organization that uses volunteers daily we find it to be an important time of the year. Our number…

Calista Klein, Travel Tacoma's new visitor experience coordinator

Five questions with our new Visitor Experience Coordinator

By Lisa Barker on Mar. 10, 2016

Travel Tacoma + Pierce County’s new Visitor Experience Coordinator, Calista Klein, started with us a few weeks ago, and her presence has brought a great vibe here at the Visitor Information Center. In…

Farewell to a much-loved volunteer

By Lisa Barker on Jan. 13, 2016

Mark Hardie is a name that brings a smile to our faces here at Travel Tacoma + Pierce County. It’s with fond memories and heavy hearts that we acknowledge his passing last weekend. He started…

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Volunteer Appreciation Month

Five questions with our new Visitor Experience Coordinator

Farewell to a much-loved volunteer

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