LouAnna Smith Henton works as the Senior Tourism Sales Manager at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation and currently resides in Nashville, TN. She grew up in the Smoky Mountains and worked for her family owned and operated music theater for many years. She moved to Nashville to attend college at Belmont University in 2008 and earned a BA in Business Administration. After graduation, she went on to work for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum followed by a sales role with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. She began working for the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation (NCVC) in September 2015.