BRILL TO HEAD PARKS, REC. & TOURISM

ANDERSON COUNTY, SC--Anderson County is proud to announce Glenn Brill as the Director of the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Division. Brill accepted the position, which will have an annual salary of $82,000. The new division will encompass the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center and Civic Center, Special Populations, Senior Citizens, Museum, Parks & Recreation and the Farmers Market.

“I am excited to join the Anderson County team,” said Brill. “I feel the new Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department will pay big dividends to Anderson County residents.”

“This is an exciting day for Anderson County,” said Anderson County Council Chairman Eddie Moore. “Our County has much to brag about including events, parks and beautiful Hartwell Lake. Having a department in place that is dedicated to enhancing our parks and capturing the convention and tourism industry will reap great rewards for our County and the entire Upstate.”

“Focusing our parks, recreation and tourism efforts has been one of my goals on the Council,” said Anderson County Councilman Tommy Dunn. “Reorganizing departments that directly and indirectly contribute to this goal is a great start toward seeing that vision come into focus.”

Glenn Brill has served as Director of the Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) since December 2004. After graduating the University of Wisconsin Platteville in 1982 with a Bachelor’s in Radio/Television Management and minor in Business Administration, Brill spent 14 years working for two Convention and Visitors Bureaus in Wisconsin. He was the Director of Sales for the Fox Cities CVB and Executive Director of the Fond du Lac CVB. He is a member of the Hall of Fame for the Wisconsin Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. Brill is a frequent speaker and author on the tourism and convention industries. He currently serves as the president of the SC Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus and as secretary of the SC Travel and Tourism Coalition.