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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
    • Steve Rose Memorial Scholarship Award
    • Service Awards
  • COVID-19 Resources
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Board of Directors


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Jeremy Harris, ACE, IOM   Long Beach Area (CA) Chamber  www.lbchamber.com
Chair of the Board
• Co-Chair the task force to investigate "modernization" of association's logo



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Lorraine Clarno, ACE   Kalispell (MT) Chamber  www.kalispellchamber.com
Chair Elect
• Lead the effort to develop CEO Peer Groups for association members


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John Brewer   Billings (MT) Chamber  www.billingschamber.com
Vice Chair
• Investigate options for delivering a Chamber Board Basics program to W.A.C.E. members (ideas include a webinar and/or video series)


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Colin Diaz, ACE, IOM   Tempe (AZ) Chamber www.tempechamber.org
Vice Chair
• Lead an effort to "build the bench" and expand the association's Emerging Leaders Council
• ​Coordinate the Academy-Plus program, which will be held in conjunction with Academy in August


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Whitney Diver-McEvoy Yountville (CA) Chamber www.yountville.com
Vice Chair
• ​Chair the Program Committee for the annual conference in Sacramento February 13-15, 2023


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Kami Welch, ACE Arvada (CO) Chamber www.arvadachamber.org
Vice Chair
• Coordinate the association's fall webinar series


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Chris Romer, ACE   Vail Valley (CO) Partnership  www.vailvalleypartnership.com
Immediate Past Chair
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• Co-Chair the task force to investigate "modernization" of the association's logo
• Coordinate the Political Action Boot Camp to be held in Las Vegas on May 19 in conjunction with the May Board meeting


Directors

1 -Year Term
Whitney Diver-McEvoy  Yountville (CA) Chamber www.yountville.com
Jeremy Harris, ACE, IOM   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
Maria Salinas   Los Angeles Area (CA) Chamber www.lachamber.com
Mary Beth Sewald  Las Vegas Metro (NV) Chamber  www.lvchamber.com
Donnette Silva Carter  Tulare (CA) Chamber  www.tularechamber.org

2 -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
Tallia Hart  Healdsburg (CA) Chamber & Visitors Bureau   www.healdsburg.com
Paul Holden  Burnaby (BC) Board of Trade  www.bbot.ca
Eli Matthews, IOM  The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County (OR)  www.medfordchamber.org
Mike Neal, CCE, CCD, HLM  Tulsa (OK) Regional Chamber  www.tulsachamber.com
Guy Occhiogrosso  Bellingham (WA) Regional Chamber  www.bellinghamchamber.com

3 -Year Term
Lorraine Clarno, ACE   Kalispell (MT) Chamber & CVB  www.kalispellchamber.com
Colin Diaz, ACE, IOM   Tempe (AZ) Chamber www.tempechamber.org
Jim Johnson, IOM   Pearland (TX) Chamber  www.pearlandtexaschamber.us
Glenn Morris, ACE   Santa Maria Valley (CA) Chamber  www.santamaria.com
Sherry Taylor   Mason Deerfield (OH) Chamber www.madechamber.org
Mark Turner  Gilroy (CA) Chamber www.gilroy.org
Sarah Watts  Gilbert (AZ) Chamber  www.gilbertaz.com
Jessica Welch, ACE, IOM Greater Irvine (CA) Chamber www.irvinechamber.com
Kami Welch, ACE   Arvada (CO) Chamber www.arvadachamber.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)
  • Expand & update the Resource Library
  • Do "mentor calls" via Zoom with new chamber CEO's include at least one Board member and/or an ACE on each call
  • 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
  • Produce “Career Opportunity Bulletins” as needed announcing job openings
  • Assist chambers and executives with other programs & resources including executive search
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