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  • About W.A.C.E.
    • Board of Directors >
      • Chairman's Message
      • Past Board Chairs
    • Emerging Leaders Council
    • W.A.C.E. Foundation
    • Links to Other Organizations
    • Contact
    • Ad Wizard Terms of Use
  • Conferences/Programs
    • Annual Conference >
      • Annual Conference Handouts
    • Academy >
      • Academy Testimonials
      • Academy Graduates
    • Webinars
    • Workshops
    • Calendar
  • Membership Info
    • Join
    • Scholarships
    • W.A.C.E. Survey Central
    • The Chamber Is... Ad Wizard
  • Awards/Recognition
    • Award Entry Forms
    • Accredited Chamber Executive
    • Communications Awards
    • Outstanding Chamber Award Program
    • Executive of the Year Award
    • Hammer Award
    • Hathaway Award
    • Pettit Award
    • Service Awards
  • COVID-19 Resources
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Board of Directors


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Glenn Morris, ACE   Santa Maria Valley (CA) Chamber www.santamaria.com
Chair of the Board
• Coordinate the fall webinar series


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Chris Romer   Vail Valley (CO) Partnership  www.vailvalleypartnership.com
Chair Elect
• Coordinate the 3rd annual Business Expansion & Retention (BRE) Boot Camp in conjunction with the May Board meeting in Tacoma


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Jeremy Harris, ACE   Long Beach Area (CA) Chamber  www.lbchamber.com
Vice Chair
• Chair the Program Committee for the February 2021 annual conference in Sacramento, CA


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Eddie McBride, ACE   Lubbock (TX) Chamber www.lubbockchamber.com
Vice Chair
• Help members embrace the 3Cs and “The Chamber Is…” ad campaign by developing and sharing “journey map” examples and consolidating all 3C-related materials in one location on the WACE website


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Kami Welch Arvada (CO) Chamber www.arvadachamber.org
Vice Chair
• Coordinate a workforce development workshop in Irvine, CA prior to the October 2020 Board meeting


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Brittany Quick-Warner Eugene Area (OR) Chamber www.eugenechamber.com
Vice Chair
• Academy-Plus training in conjunction with Academy in August 2020. Consider forming Academy Alumni group.  


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Todd Sanders   Greater Phoenix (AZ) Chamber www.phoenixchamber.com
Immediate Past Chair
• Coordinate a Political Action Boot Camp
​• ​Produce a Government Affairs/Political Action Best Practices White Paper and consider other communications to help more chambers excel in these areas


Directors

1 -Year Term
Joshua Bonner  Greater Coachella Valley (CA) Chamber  www.gcvcc.org
John Brewer  Billings (MT) Chamber  www.billingschamber.com
Paul Holden  Burnaby (BC) Board of Trade  www.bbot.ca
Eddie McBride  Lubbock (TX) Chamber  www.lubbockchamber.com
Heidi McCutcheon  Shelton-Mason County (WA) Chamber  www.sheltonchamber.org
Mike Neal, CCE, CCD, HLM  Tulsa (OK) Regional Chamber  www.tulsachamber.com
Nick Ortiz  Greater Bakersfield (CA) Chamber  www.bakersfieldchamber.org
Tom Pierson, ACE   Tacoma-Pierce County (WA) Chamber  www.tacomachamber.org
Chris Romer, ACE   Vail Valley (CO) Partnership  www.vailvalleypartnership.com

2 -Year Term
Lorraine Clarno, ACE   Kalispell (MT) Chamber & CVB  www.kalispellchamber.com
Colin Diaz   Culver City (CA) Chamber www.culvercitychamber.com
Jim Johnson, IOM   Georgetown (TX) Chamber  www.georgetownchamber.org
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

3 -Year Term
Anne Gill  Tempe (AZ) Chamber www.tempechamber.org
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

Staff

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


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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)
  • Mentor Program – make assignments to Board & ACEs
  • Engage and solicit input from the Emerging Leaders Council
  • Continue bi-monthly “Chamber Leadership Podcasts”
  • Continue add & update content to the Resource Library in the “members only” section of the association’s website
  • Partner with state exec associations including volunteer leaders training
  • Monthly newsletters – Insider – electronic & print versions & ICYMI e-news  
  • 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 and other annual surveys
  • Extensive awards and recognition programs
  • Monthly “Career Opportunity Bulletin”
  • Assist chambers and executives with other programs & resources including executive search
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Program Priorities Brochure (PDF)
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