The Chattanooga Tourism Co. has hired Allison Wolfe as a partner director who will work closely with Chattanooga attractions, restaurants, hotels and tourism companies to improve collaboration and the local tourism economy. Ms. Wolfe joins Chattanooga Tourism Co. from theCO, an entrepreneurship center for 60 rural counties in Tennessee.

Before that she was part of the founding team of CO.LAB. During her nine years there, Ms. Wolfe helped run the organization to serve over 1,000 entrepreneurs and host more than 500 public events. She is the founder of Startup Week Chattanooga, board member of the UNFoundation, and the first winner of the 2018 Charlie Brock Ecosystem Impact Award.

Ms. Wolfe was born and raised in Chattanooga. After graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in finance, she was promoted to a CreateHere Scholar and focused on business, artistic, and community service. Outside the office, Ms. Wolfe lives on the Southside with her husband Sam and their rescue dogs Maggie and Birdie.

For more information about Chattanooga Tourism Co. and information about partnerships, please visit www.visitchattanooga.com/partnership.