DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that she has appointed Alabama’s next Tourism Director after the state’s longest-serving director of the department has retired.
Lee Sentell has been Alabama’s Tourism Director since 2003 when he was appointed by Governor Bob Riley. In a release, Gov. Ivey said that since Riley began serving at the Department of Tourism, Alabama’s tourism revenue has grown from $6 billion to $25 billion.
(Photo: Lee Sentell. Courtesy of Tourism Alabama.)
“Lee should certainly be commended for his passion for our state and for its many attractions,” said Governor Ivey…