Mary Kerr

Mary Kerr is the doyen of destination marketing. As the doyen of destination marketing, she has led our travel and tourism bureau for the last 27 years putting the greater Ann Arbor area — including Washtenaw County arts and cultural attractions —on the travel and tourism map. Mary joins "creative:impact" host Deb Polich to talk about her career and her upcoming retirement.

Mary Kerr is the president and CEO of the nonprofit, Destination Ann Arbor. She announced Tuesday she will retire at the end of July. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has more on Kerr and her impact over nearly three decades or service.

Finding a hotel room in Washtenaw County might be a bit of a challenge this week, restaurants will be a little more crowded, and toilets will be racing…