Michael Thomas will join the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority as executive director of marketing on Sept. 24.
Thomas most recently served as the director of investor development for the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada. Before joining EDAWN, Thomas served as the director of business development at Twelve Horses North America, as founding executive director for the Tech Alliance and as a reporter and anchor at KTVN news.
Thomas earned a communications degree from Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif.