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Visit Fargo-Moorhead Hosts Annual Luncheon, Awards Ceremony

This was the first annual luncheon for new CEO Shirley Hughes since she took over for the departing Charley Johnson in September of 2025.

February 19, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Business owners, community organizers, and, of course, the leadership of Visit Fargo-Moorhead filled the Avalon Events Center on the afternoon of February 19. There was a lot to champion regarding tourism in 2025 and its impacts on the local economy. At the helm for her first-ever annual awards luncheon was the new CEO of Visit Fargo-Moorhead,…

Charley Johnson Officially Announces New Visit F M Ceo

Charley Johnson officially presents new Visit F-M CEO

September 10, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For the past thirteen years, Charley Johnson was the Chief Executive Officer of Visit Fargo-Moorhead. Starting next week, he will finish that journey. “I think it’s going to be wonderful, it’ll be a big change for me to not go to work every day. But it’s probably about time you know. You get to a certain…

Former CVB employee returns to Fargo after nearly 30 years as its CEO

September 2, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A former employee of what was known as the Convention and Visitors Bureau has been hired to replace Charley Johnson as Chief Executive Officer of Visit Fargo-Moorhead. Shirley Hughes will succeed Johnson, who’s retiring next week after heading the agency the past 13 years. Hughes has worked in marketing, organizational growth and brand development in travel,…