Members of the Middletown Convention and Visitors Bureau recently elected officers to serve during 2014 year. Re-elected for a fifth term was Linda Moorman, president, BeauVerre Riordan Studio. Joining her will be Doug Blazer, vice president, Data Recognition Corporation and community volunteer; Jeff Milbauer, treasurer, The Milbauer Law Firm and former Juvenile Court Magistrate, and Frances Sack, secretary/publicity, Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices.

New MCVB Board Members serving a three year term are: Laura McNeil Desmond, Miami Machine; Sondra Ross, Community Volunteer and Mike Scorti, Community Volunteer.   

They will be joining other MCVB members; Fred Gibson, retired Cox Media Group editor and Community Volunteer, Kent Bradshaw, Miami University Middletown Ass. Professor;  Rob Hoffman, Alpha Dog Records and Think Middletown Digital Magazine ; Gracie Gregory, Middletown City  School System, and Deborah Garitson, Middletown City Board liaison and Mark Hecquet, Executive Director, Butler County Visitors Bureau. Joe Mulligan, Middletown City Vice Mayor will serve as the CVB’s liaison to City Council.

Outgoing Board Members Melinda Armbruster, Armbruster Florist; Maria Langendorf, MidPointe Library System and Kevin Long, Drury Inn & Suites were thanked for community support and their years of service on the committee. 

Later this month the Middletown CVB will be sending out a news release about the upcoming grant process for 2014.

Meetings dates for 2014 have been set and are as follows:  February 17, March 17, May 19, July 21; September 15; and November 17. Some meetings will be held at area Middletown businesses that will be posted; otherwise all meetings will be held at the BeauVerre Riordan Studio on Central Avenue at 5:30 pm and are open to public.