Director of Community Relations Richmond Region Tourism
Tamera Wilkins Harris moved to Richmond, Virginia from Charlottesville, Virginia after earning a BA from the University of Virginia to pursue a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the Medical College of Virginia. While in graduate school she landed a position as a sales manager at Richmond Region Tourism. This was the starting point for her twenty-five-year career serving in various capacities within the organization.
No one can doubt that her current position as Director of Community Relations is her true calling. As the face of Richmond Region Tourism’s wildly popular I Am Tourism Ambassador program and Workforce Development initiatives, she strengthens tourism’s place in the community by strategically developing tourism and hospitality educational opportunities and mutually beneficial partnerships in the Richmond Region. She also manages Richmond Region Tourism Foundation events and sponsorships.
Tamera serves as a voice of the travel and tourism industry in the Richmond Region demonstrating its relevancy and value to the community. During her leisure time, Tamera revels in curating enriching family adventures within the Richmond Region and across the state, alongside her daughter Carter, and cherished companions Rza and Ghost, alongside her husband Dalen.
