Fuia started in her role as Controller in early August, joining the NTCA following 16 years with Tahoe City-based Tahoe Luxury Properties. Photo courtesy of NTCA

NORTH LAKE TAHOE, CA (MPG) - The North Tahoe Community Alliance has welcomed two new staff members to its leadership team. Christine Horvath joins as Marketing Director, and Nadia Fuia as Controller. Both will help guide the direction and efforts of the organization. The organization also announced the shift of long-time staff member Anne-Karin Atwood into the role of Event and Operations Supervisor for the North Tahoe Chamber.

“After a robust search, I’m excited to have our highly qualified senior leadership team in place. The professional experience both Christine and Nadia bring, along with their deep knowledge of and passion for North Lake Tahoe, will make them tremendous assets to our organization and our community,” said Tony Karwowski, NTCA president and CEO. “And, I’m absolutely thrilled to have our most tenured staff member, Anne-Karin, who has excelled within our organization in a variety of different roles for the past 30 years, in her new role with the North Tahoe Chamber.”

Horvath started in her new role as Marketing Director with the NTCA on Sept. 8. Photo courtesy of NTCA

Horvath is an experienced, highly collaborative and results-driven marketing professional who has served as the Director of Marketing at Palisades Tahoe for 20+ years. She has also been a longtime volunteer on committees convened by the NTCA, and will now lead multi-faceted marketing efforts for the NTCA, North Tahoe Chamber, and Lake Tahoe Travel that drive community vitality, economic health and resiliency and destination stewardship.

Horvath earned her MBA in marketing at Pepperdine University, and a Master of International Business from IESE Business School. During her tenure at Palisades Tahoe, she developed expertise in multi-channel communications and brand strategy, tourism, hospitality and destination management, visitor driven insights and performance marketing analytics, strategic alliances, executive communications and strategic programming to optimize visitor patterns and mitigate impacts. She started in her new role with the NTCA on Sept. 8.

Fuia started in her role as Controller in early August, joining the NTCA following 16 years with Tahoe City-based Tahoe Luxury Properties. An experienced Financial Controller and CPA with an M.S. in Accounting from California State University-Sacramento, she brings deep knowledge and experience in the North Lake Tahoe real estate and vacation rentals industries, as well as an understanding of lodging, TOT and TBID tracking and remittance to her role.

Fuia oversees all accounting operations for the NTCA and the North Lake Tahoe Marketing Cooperative and is responsible for preparing and presenting financial reports to management, the Finance Committee, the Board of Directors and Placer County. A key member of the management team, she collaborates closely with department leaders to support informed decision-making that aligns with community priorities.

The organization also announced the shift of long-time staff member Anne-Karin Atwood into the role of Event and Operations Supervisor for the North Tahoe Chamber. Photo courtesy of NTCA

Atwood began her career with the organization in 1993 as a Reservationist for the Tahoe North Visitors and Convention Bureau. Since that time, she has held roles that have included Property Liaison, Quality Control Manager and Central Reservations Call Center, Marketing Executive Assistant and Office Manager.

In her new role as Event and Operations Supervisor for the North Tahoe Chamber, she will play a vital role in strengthening member engagement by coordinating communications, membership services, and over 22 member-focused annual events. Atwood will also work to build trusted relationships with local businesses, event producers, and community partners while supporting event sponsorships, economic development initiatives, and the Chamber’s commitment to caring for the North Lake Tahoe business community.

On Sept. 22, the North Tahoe Chamber will host a Coffee Connect at the North Tahoe Visitor Information Center in Kings Beach that is open to the community from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. to welcome and congratulate Anne-Karin, Christine and Nadia.

Learn more about the NTCA and its work to invest tourism-generated funds in support of community priorities at www.northtahoecommunityalliance.com.