Charleston CVB Board Fires President

{Charleston, West Virginia}...During a special meeting Wednesday morning, the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau Board voted to fire President and CEO Patty Bradley who was placed on paid administrative leave in late November following the arrest of 38 year old Tracie Breedlove Dennis. Dennis was arrested in mid November and charged with forgery and uttering and embezzlement. The Convention and Visitors Bureau's annual budget is about $1.5 million. Police say $100,000 to $237,000 may be missing from its accounts. Board members say Bradley is not suspected of taking any money. CVB communications and operations director Jama Jarrett has been named interim director.