Keeping the engine of New York State tourism humming along doesn't just happen – it takes the hard work of local tourism boards, big campaigns like "I Love New York," all of the businesses that cater to visitors, and coordination and cooperation among all of those entities. Keeping a finger on the pulse of all of that is more than a full-time job.

Mark Dorr is president of the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association, an industry trade group based in Albany. Mark previously served as vice president and communications manager for the group. The association advocates on behalf of the industry before state lawmakers and regulatory agencies and provides educational programs and online marketing exposure.

Mark graduated from the College of Saint Rose with a degree in Public Communications and received his master's degree in Journalism Public Communications from Murray State University in Kentucky. He previously worked as an editor and feature writer for a publishing company and was the editor of an award-winning weekly newspaper in the Catskills. He also spent three years as an editor-of-record in Troy, New York.

A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/mark-dorr/