Experience Columbia SC debuts 2022 ambassadors
January 21, 2022
Experience Columbia SC announced the new group of ambassadors for 2022 yesterday in conjunction with the launch of this year’s Columbia SC Insider’s Guide publication.
The Columbia SC ambassador program, now in its fourth year, allows prospective visitors to see the Columbia region through the eyes of its locals. These locals each champion the region through a home grown, authentic point of view, share a common love for Columbia and represent makers, entrepreneurs, parents, professionals, foodies, creatives and so much more in the community.
The new ambassadors include Michael Mayo, Angela Yong Sellers, Preach Jacobs and Ashley Cady Elsey. Mayo is the executive director of Palmetto Outdoor, a tubing and kayaking outfitter. Sellers owns Fit Columbia in Five Points and is also a trainer, bodyworker and adjunct professor at UofSC. Jacobs is a local Hip-Hop artist, as well as a columnist for Free-Times/ Post & Courier Columbia. Elsey works as a brand and communications consultant. Each ambassador offers unique perspectives, experiences and interests that drive their passion for Columbia.
“At Experience Columbia SC, we work to inspire travel to our region. We know that when people travel, they want to go where the locals go. They want to know where locals eat and what their typical Saturday looks like,” said Kelly Barbrey, ECSC VP of Marketing & Communications. “Our ambassador program provides potential visitors the opportunity to see how locals enjoy the Columbia area and shows them how to create those experiences during their trip. We aim to feature ambassadors who draw strong connections with our potential visitors and are so excited about our 2022 group.”
The ambassadors who precede this year’s group are Shanika Pichey, Anthony Goldman, Lynn Luc, Vanessa Bialobreski, Kim Jamieson Crafton, Mark Rapp, Rita Patel, Milo Putnam, Merrell Johnson, Ashley Jenkins Wood, Lee Snelgrove and CJ Lake Tamasco.
To read more about the program and previous ambassadors’ favorite things to do and places to go around town, please visit www.experiencecolumbiasc.com/ambassadors.
About Experience Columbia SC
Experience Columbia SC is the region’s destination marketing organization. We’re responsible for all marketing efforts intended to help more visitors discover all that makes Columbia the real Southern hot spot. Think of us as the biggest cheerleader for the heart of South Carolina. For more information, please visit www.experiencecolumbiasc.com.
