Jessica Merrill - Tourism Director
Biography:
Jessica Merrill is the Tourism Director for Davis County. A Utah native, Jessica was raised in Logan, Utah and has lived in various regions throughout the state. She graduated cum laude from Dixie State University with her B.S. in communications and has spent her career in the marketing and advertising industry. For 6 years she worked at an advertising agency as the Media Director where she managed many award-winning media campaigns with several Utah tourism organizations. Most recently she managed a $35 million annual media strategy for Utah-based eCommerce giant Overstock.com. Because of Jessica’s love for the Tourism industry she left the private sector in 2019 and seized the opportunity to lead the Tourism office for Davis County.
In 2018, Jessica was honored as one of Utah Business magazine’s 30 Women to Watch. She was also responsible for the media plan and execution of the “Best Ad Campaign” awarded to the Garfield County Office of Tourism at the Utah Tourism Conference in 2015.
Jessica loves traveling the world, hanging out in the mountains, reading as much as possible, attending concerts and sometimes playing the occasional round of golf. She and her daughter live in Kaysville with their two cats.
Area Of Responsibility: Tourism & Events, Davis Conference Center & Legacy Events Center
801-451-3237
jessicam@co.davis.ut.us