布鲁斯李. 汤普森
布鲁斯李. 汤普森 was appointed to the 参观委员会 on July 1, 2024, by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Mr. 汤普森 is Chief Executive Officer of Gold Key | PHR Hotels. He has been a leader in the travel industry for more than 30 years. His first venture grew to become the largest ski operator on the East Coast. That company evolved into Professional Hospitality 资源 (PHR), as 汤普森 expanded into hotels and restaurants. In 1986, he entered the vacation ownership industry, co-founding the highly successful Gold Key Resorts. 今天, his companies generate annual revenues exceeding $140 million and employ over 2,400年的同事. 汤普森's companies own and manage hotels, 度假村, commercial real estate and restaurants in Virginia and North Carolina.
汤普森 has been an ardent supporter of the travel industry, serving as a director of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and on the board of many tourism and development organizations. 汤普森 served for seven years on the Governor's Travel Advisory Committee, American Resort Development Association Board, Resort Area Advisory Commission, Resort 领导 Council, Virginia Beach Festivals Committee and the Virginia Small Business Financial Authority. He was Chairman of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's Transition Team for Film and Tourism and was appointed to the Governor's Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission. 2010年7月, 汤普森 was appointed by the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Foundation Board of Trustees to serve on the EVMS 参观委员会. In recognition of his accomplishments in the timeshare industry, 汤普森 was awarded "Best Industry Leader" in 2012 by Perspective Magazine, the leading trade publication for the timeshare and fractional ownership industry.
汤普森 is a vocal proponent of community service. 自2008年以来, he has organized the largest Walk to Defeat ALS efforts in that organization's history, raising more than $5 million to support the ALS Society, patient care and medical research. In 2009, he designed and secured funding for the world's first fully accessible oceanfront park for the disabled, JT's Grommet Island Beach Park and Playground for EveryBODY, which opened on the Virginia Beach oceanfront in May 2010. 汤普森 received the 2009 ARDA Ace Philanthropic Award, the 2009 Outstanding Community Visionary Award from Amerigroup Foundation and the Virginia Center of Inclusive Committees Humanitarian Award, and Gold Key Resorts (a company piloted by 布鲁斯·汤普森) received the 2010 ARDA Ace Community 服务 Award. After many years in support of the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, 汤普森 was crowned King Neptune XXXVIII in 2010. He is a member of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. In 2012, 汤普森 received the Lenora B. Matthews Lifetime Achievement Award from Volunteer Hampton Roads, recognizing his continued commitment to the community. 最近, 汤普森 was honored by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce as the 2023 Hampton Roads First Citizen identifying 汤普森 as a key leader working tirelessly to lead the region to fruitful partnerships and greater prosperity.