Executive Committee CHAIRMAN Betty Nokes Bellevue (WA) Chamber of Commerce CHAIRMAN ELECT Tom Baldrige, CCE Lancaster (PA) Chamber of Commerce & Industry PAST CHAIRMAN Roy Williams, CCE Greater Oklahoma City (OK) Chamber of Commerce TREASURER Jim Tollefson Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii VICE CHAIRS Tim Giuliani Gainesville Area (FL) Chamber of Commerce Kelly Hall, CCE, IOM Longview (TX) Chamber of Commerce Joe Reagan St. Louis (MO) Regional Chamber 2013-2014 ACCE Board of Directors Jay Chesshir, CCE Little Rock (AR) Regional Chamber of Commerce ACCE Board 1 2013-2014
MEMBERS Ellen van der Horst Cincinnati (OH) USA Regional Chamber Joe Roman Chief Executive Officer Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership PRESIDENT Mick Fleming American Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors DISTRICT I Oz Griebel MetroHartford (CT) Alliance Chip Hallock Newark (NJ) Regional Business Partnership Jean McPheeters Tompkins County (NY) Chamber of Commerce Laurie Moran, CCE Danville Pittsylvania County (VA) Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Wendy Northcross, CCE, IOM Chief Executive Officer Cape Cod (MA) Chamber of Commerce Todd Shimkus, CCE Saratoga County (NY) Chamber of Commerce ACCE Board 2 2013-2014
DISTRICT II Leonardo McClarty DeKalb (GA) Chamber of Commerce Bob Morgan, CCE Charlotte (NC) Chamber of Commerce Aaron Nelson Chapel Hill-Carrboro (NC) Chamber of Commerce Bob Rohrlack Jr Greater Tampa (FL) Chamber of Commerce Ralph Schulz Nashville Area (TN) Chamber of Commerce Blake Wilson Mississippi Economic Council DISTRICT III Rick Baker Grand Rapids Area (MI) Chamber of Commerce Matthew Ballard Charleston Area (WV) Alliance 2013-2014 ACCE Board of Directors Ken Brengle, Jr., CCE, IOM Terre Haute (IN) Chamber of Commerce ACCE Board 3 2013-2014
DISTRICT III, continued Ginny Fanning Jacksonville Area (IL) Chamber of Commerce Shannon Full Fox Cities (WI) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Patrick MulQueeny, IOM Eden Prairie (MN) Chamber of Commerce DISTRICT IV John Brewer, CAE Billings (MT) Chamber of Commerce; Convention and Visitors Bureau Jay Byers Chief Executive Officer Greater Des Moines (IA) Partnership Richard Dayoub Greater El Paso (TX) Chamber of Commerce Amb. James Oberwetter Dallas (TX) Regional Chamber Gary Plummer Wichita (KS) Metro Chamber of Commerce George Swift, Jr. Alliance Southwest Louisiana ACCE Board 4 2013-2014
DISTRICT V Bill Connors Boise (ID) Metro Chamber of Commerce Dave Hauser, CCE, IOM Eugene Area (OR) Chamber of Commerce Chris Messina Napa (CA) Chamber of Commerce 2013-2014 ACCE Board of Directors Julie Pastrick Flagstaff (AZ) Chamber of Commerce Steve Van Dorn Santa Clara (CA) Chamber of Commerce & Convention-Visitors Bureau Mike Varney Tucson (AZ) Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce ACCE Board 5 2013-2014
Canada Francoise Bertrand La Federation des chambres de commerce du Quebec Adam Legge Calgary (ALB) Chamber of Commerce At-Large Directors Kelly Brough Denver (CO) Metro Chamber of Commerce David Brown Greater Omaha (NE) Chamber of Commerce Chip Cherry, CCE Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville-Madison County (AL) Kit Cramer, CCE CEO Asheville Area (NC) Chamber of Commerce Jim Heeter Greater Kansas City (MO) Chamber of Commerce Cindy Larsen Muskegon Area (MI) Chamber of Commerce ACCE Board 6 2013-2014
Staff Professional Directors Rebecca Brubaker Vice, Membership Development and Fundraising Metro Atlanta (GA) Chamber of Commerce Wendy Gramza, CCE Executive Vice Toledo (OH) Regional Chamber of Commerce Chuck Meadows Vice, Economic Development Policy Metro Atlanta (GA) Chamber of Commerce Carlos Phillips Vice of Membership and Marketing Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Patrick H. Sheeran Vice, Downtown Council Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber OTHER DIRECTORS Alliance for Regional Stewardship Chair Paul Matthews Executive Director 495/Metro West Corridor Partnership (MA) Audit Committee Chair Cathy Burwell Helena Area (MT) Chamber of Commerce CCE Commission Chair Raymond Burns, IOM, CCE Rogers-Lowell Area (AR) Chamber of Commerce CGEF Foundation Chair Barbara McNees Greater Pittsburgh (PA) Chamber of Commerce OTHER DIRECTORS, continued Education Attainment Task Force Co-Chair Dan Colantone, CCE Greater Akron (OH) Chamber Emerging Cities Chair Linda Rabe, CCE, IOM Rapid City Area (SD) Chamber of Commerce Fringe Benefits, Inc. Chair Michael Dalby, CCE, IOM Columbus (OH) Chamber of Commerce Major Cities Council Chair Eddie McBride Lubbock (TX) Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber Board of Directors Representatives Dave Adkisson, CCE Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Rich Studley Michigan Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber Staff Representatives Tom Donohue United States Chamber of Commerce Rob Engstrom Senior Vice, Political Affairs & Federation Relations and National Political Director United States Chamber of Commerce ACCE Board 7 2013-2014