TIAK BOARD SPOTLIGHT
Our May board member spotlights feature folks from Great Bend and Rooks County! Read more below and be sure to say hello at a future TIAK event.
Be sure to check back monthly as we shine the spotlight on other members of the board throughout the year.
Christina Hayes, Director – City of Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau
What do you love most about working in the tourism industry?
I love being able to promote the communities that I love and help families create memories in our wonderful state!
Tell us a little fun fact about yourself?
I love gardening and make an average of 98 big jars of salsa each summer!
Best tip for a new member of TIAK?
Don’t be afraid to ask questions and make suggestions and be willing to help, cause it’s fun!
Favorite book, movie, music, food or vacation?
I love almost all music, all food, and love ANY vacation in the sun!
Anything else you’d like to share?
I’m a proud mom of an 11 year old boy who loves football, baseball and being a boy mom is the BEST JOB EVER!!!
Roger Hrabe, Director – Rooks County Economic Development
What do you love most about working in the tourism industry?
The thing I love most about working in the tourism industry is the people. Tourism people are so fun to be around and are always looking to have a good time. I used to teach Geography, so I also really enjoy traveling and seeing new places and historic attractions.
Tell us a little fun fact about yourself?
I have visited over 50 micro breweries and collected coasters from most all of them. Someday I will have a shirt with all of them on it. It will look like a refrigerator at a brewery. I was also Homecoming King at Plainville HS in … a couple years ago.
Best tip for a new member of TIAK?
Get to know as many TIAK members as possible and stay after hours.
Favorite book, movie, music, food or vacation?
I have had some great trips, but my favorite was visiting a classmate in Europe. We traveled to Venice, Rome, Paris and Geneva. But what I enjoy the most is sitting by the stream and having a glass of wine at a rental cabin in Estes Park, CO.
Anything else you’d like to share?
I always look forward to meeting with all my TIAK and Tourism friends and helping promote the great state of Kansas! To The Stars!!!