Wes Rhea, CEO of Visit Stockton, was elected to serve as the President of the Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (WACVB) at its annual conference in Albuquerque. The association is a professional association serving 150 destination marketing organizations in eleven western states and two western provinces of Canada. Rhea is a Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) and Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) and has led Visit Stockton since 2005.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors held its annual reorganizational meeting this morning at the Administration Building Board Chambers in Stockton.

Bob Elliott, representing the Fifth District, was elected Chairman with Carlos Villapudua, representing the First District, as Vice Chairman.

In September Stockton Councilwoman Kathy Miller is expected to take a lead role in the League of California Cities, an educational and advocacy coalition of 481 large and small cities.

At a recent league meeting, Miller, a second-term Stockton City Council member, was ratified as second vice president. Once ratified next year, she'll be first vice president and after that would be in line for the league's presidency.

Miller has said that she will run in June of next year for a seat on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors. If she wins, she will leave the City Council midterm and give up her place in the league's rotation.

This role in the league's leadership gives Stockton a seat at the table shaping policy, Miller said.

"We have a really unique perspective on unique issues of the day," she said, mentioning municipal finances, pension reform and water. "There's tremendous value there in sharing that with other cities in California."