To the Editor:June 14, 2017

It is both with a touch of sadness, but also a heart full of gratitude, that I have stepped down as destination marketing manager for the LBI Chamber of Commerce.

Though I grew up here and learned a full appreciation of what it truly means to be from the LBI region, the way the local community welcomed me back with arms extended – after a 20-year stint away while I worked in the big city – truly warmed my heart.