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February 2014
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chamber Office
Jeanine McKenna
Prisdent/CEO
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Gloria Baxter
Receptionist
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Vanda Stephens
Office Manager
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Susan Rathke
Interim CVB Director
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Jessica Crumb
Public Relations Coordinator
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Christian Keisler
Admin/Marketing Assistant
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Officers
INSIDE
4 From the President
5 Website Help
6 Chairman’s Corner
7 Business of the Year
10 Committee of the Year
10 Lifetime Achievement Award
11 Volunteer of the Year
12 2013 Accomplishments
Ron Thomas
Chairman of the Board
KVOE 1400, Country 101.7 and Mix 104.9
Pete Euler
Vice Chairman
State Farm Insurance
Rich Avery
Chairman Elect
Pizza Ranch
Jim Sears
Vice Chairman
Olpe State Bank
Diana Kuhlmann
Treasurer
Emporia State University
Jose Feliciano, Jr.
Immediate Past Chairman
Flinthills Mall Merchant Assn.
20 Important Dates
Debbie Ash
Vice Chairman
Evergreen Design Build
President & CEO
Jeanine McKenna
22 Supporting Cancer Research
14 Bureau Business
15 RDA Happenings
16 New Doctors at NRH
20 Membership Update
21 Farmer’s Market
Board of Directors
Clark Allemang II
Helbert and Allemang Attorneys at Law
Chris Negrete
Walgreens
Julie Cooper
Flint Hills Technical College
Bill Persinger
Mental Health Center of East Central KS
Beth Hammond
Newman Regional Health
Jon Reed
Home Town Health Care
Bill Henricks
Insurance Planning Center
Jamie Sauder
Emporia Realty Group
Bre Johnson
Navrat’s Office Products
Dr. Micheal Shonrock
Emporia State University
Jim Maher
Simmons Pet Foods
Kari Stookey
Kari’s Diamonds & Bridal
Brandon McLey
American Electric Company
Jeff Williams
Emporia’s Home Team, Ek Real Estate
Jason Miller
Sutherland Lumber Company
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THE CHAMBER VISION
A monthly publication of the Emporia
Area Chamber of Commerce and
Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.emporiakschamber.org