Chattanooga Chamber Of Commerce Announces New Board Members

  • Friday, August 25, 2017

The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce announces 30 new and returning board members for 2017-18. 

“Our board reflects the diversity of our region, and we’re grateful for the time our board members give to support our business community,” said Bill Kilbride, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Chamber. “They represent the full gamut of industry here — companies large and small focused on everything from healthcare and technology to finance, utilities, education, and more. ”
 
New Chamber board chair Larry Buie, regional director of Chattanooga Gas, spoke at his first Chamber event as chairman at this week’s Annual Meeting.

Read more about Buie here
 
New and returning 2017-18 board members are:
 
Rebecca Ashford, Chattanooga State Community College  
Rick Bishop, Food City
James Brantley, Chattanooga Zoo
Christi Broom, Hullco
Shelton Chambers, Elliott Davis Decosimo
Colleen Combs, Alexian Brothers PACE
Allison Darras, Alzheimer’s Association
Kenny Dyer, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Amanda Elmendorf, Mantra 
Matt Ferguson, Regions Bank
Justin Furrow, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC
Graham Harrell, MediTract
Susan Harris, See Rock City, Inc.
Deeanna Jeffreys, Loan Simple
Bryan Johnson, Hamilton County Deptartment of Education    
Tim Kelly, Kelly Subaru Mitsubishi
Ginny Kincer, Tennessee Solar Solutions, LLC
Jeana Lee, UNUM
Nick Macco, Southtree Digital Media
Chanda Maldonado, Chambers Welding and Fabrication
Jaime Melton, Baylor School
Jessica Oliva, Calderin & Oliva P.A.
Thomas Ozburn, Parkridge Heath System
Reggie Piercy, Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.
Janelle Reilly, CHI Memorial
Bess Steverson, McCallie School
Chris Topel, Northside Neighborhood House
Donna Van Natten, Accountability Measures
Darnell Walker, Command Center
Tom White, UNUM

Find the full board list here

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