Authentic America

Cheryl Hargrove is the National Trust for Historic Preservation's first Director of Heritage Tourism and the author of Cultural Heritage Tourism. Previously, she served as Associate Director of National Geographic's Center for Sustainable Destinations and taught Cultural Tourism courses at the University of British Columbia. She is an instructor for the Gateway Communities Initiative and a Certified Interpretive Guide with the National Association for Interpretation. Hargrove holds a Master's from George Washington University and is a graduate of the University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism. She lives on St. Simons Island, Georgia.