Board of Directors

Chris Romer Vail Valley (CO) Partnership www.vailvalleypartnership.com
Chair of the Board

Jeremy Harris, ACE, IOM Long Beach Area (CA) Chamber www.lbchamber.com
Chair Elect
• Coordinate Fall Webinar Series

John Brewer Billings (MT) Chamber www.billingschamber.com
Vice Chair
• Chair the 2022 Annual Conference Committee

Mary Beth Sewald Vegas (NV) Chamber www.vegaschamber.com
Vice Chair
• Coordinate an Executive Leaders Roundtable session to be held in conjunction with the October Board meeting planned for Irvine, CA.

Kami Welch Arvada (CO) Chamber www.arvadachamber.org
Vice Chair
• Coordinate a Chamber Resiliency Workshop

Gail Zurek, ACE Visalia (CA) Chamber www.visaliachamber.org
Vice Chair
• Audit, add and update content in the Resource library housed in the “Member Portal” section of the association’s website

Glenn Morris, ACE Santa Maria Valley (CA) Chamber www.santamaria.com
Immediate Past Chair
• Investigate possibilities of implementing an Academy Plus training program and an Academy alumni group.

Directors

1 -Year Term
Lorraine Clarno, ACE   Kalispell (MT) Chamber & CVB  www.kalispellchamber.com
Colin Diaz, IOM   Culver City (CA) Chamber www.culvercitychamber.com
Jim Johnson, IOM   Pearland (TX) Chamber  www.pearlandtexaschamber.us
Jill Lagan, ACE   Boulder City (NV) Chamber www.bouldercitychamber.com
Glenn Morris, ACE   Santa Maria Valley (CA) Chamber  www.santamaria.com
Mark Turner  Gilroy (CA) Chamber www.gilroy.org
Jessica Welch, ACE, IOM Greater Irvine (CA) Chamber www.irvinechamber.com
Kami Welch   Arvada (CO) Chamber www.arvadachamber.org
Gail Zurek, ACE   Visalia (CA) Chamber  www.visaliachamber.org

2 -Year Term
Whitney Diver-McEvoy  Yountville (CA) Chamber www.yountville.com
Jeremy Harris, ACE   Long Beach Area (CA) Chamber www.lbchamber.com
Lisa Krueger, ACE, IOM  Lake Havasu Area (AZ) Chamber  www.havasuchamber.com
Jake Mangas  Redding (CA) Chamber  www.reddingchamber.com
Derek Miller  Salt Lake (UT) Chamber  www.slchamber.com
Brittany Quick-Warner  Eugene Area (OR) Chamber  www.eugenechamber.com
Mary Beth Sewald  Las Vegas Metro (NV) Chamber  www.lvchamber.com
Donnette Silva Carter  Tulare (CA) Chamber  www.tularechamber.org

3 -Year Term
Scott Ashton   Oceanside (CA) Chamber www.oceansidechamber.com
John Brewer   Billings (MT) Chamber www.billingschamber.com
Bridget Dixson  Santa Fe (NM) Chamber  www.santafechamber.com
Patrick Ellis, ACE  Murrieta/Wildomar (CA) Chamber  www.murrietachamber.org
Paul Holden  Burnaby (BC) Board of Trade  www.bbot.ca
Mike Neal, CCE, CCD, HLM  Tulsa (OK) Regional Chamber  www.tulsachamber.com
Guy Occhiogrosso  Bellingham (WA) Regional Chamber  www.bellinghamchamber.com
Tom Pierson, ACE  Tacoma-Pierce County (WA) Chamber  www.tacomachamber.org

Staff

Dave Kilby CalChamber www.calchamber.com
President/CEO
dave.kilby@calchamber.com
(916) 930-1202

Jennifer Johnson, IOM CalChamber www.calchamber.com
Vice President
jennifer.johnson@calchamber.com
(916) 930-1241

Program & Services (unless otherwise indicated items below will be largely staff driven)

New CEO Mentor Program – make assignments to Board & ACEs
Engage and solicit input from the Emerging Leaders Council
Continue bi-monthly “Chamber Leadership Podcasts”
Partner with state exec associations and regional chamber groups to provide programming including volunteer leaders training
Monthly issues of the Insider newsletter
Continue regular electronic polling of members on chamber issues and trends
Chamber Survey Central – conduct “Chamber Performance” e-surveys for W.A.C.E. members of their chamber business members
Conduct CEO salary & benefits survey
Extensive awards and recognition programs
Monthly “Career Opportunity Bulletin”
Assist chambers and executives with other programs & resources including executive search