By DAVID PENDERED / www.ajc.com
The board that oversees Alpharetta's travel industry has named as its chairman the city official who helps manage growth and development.
Diana Wheeler, Alpharetta's director of community development, was named chairman of the board of directors of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Wheeler has served as the city's development director for 15 years. During that period the city has sought to balance the growth of residential and commercial land uses. The city now is participating in long-term efforts that aim to reduce traffic congestion by promoting developments that are easier for people to walk around, rather than requiring them to travel by car.
Wheeler has served on the city's hospitality board for nine years. Before Wheeler moved to Alpharetta and became the city's development director, she held similar jobs in two south Florida cities. Wheeler is a member of the American Planning Association, the board that oversees the Georgia Planning Association, and the Georgia Regional Leadership Institute.
Alpharetta and Roswell are devoting considerable attention to fostering the tourism and convention industry in north Fulton.
Roswell is in the midst of evaluating the economic impact of the city's travel business, which is thought to generate about $7 million a year for local shops, restaurants, hotels and other consumer-based businesses
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