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November & December 2017
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chamber Office
Jeanine McKenna
President/CEO
[email protected] Susan Rathke
CVB Director
[email protected]
Vanda Stephens
Office Manager
[email protected] Kelly Mayer
CVB Public Relations Manager
[email protected]
Jessica Crumb
Events Coordinator
[email protected] Lori Siebenaler
Administrative Sales & Service
Coordinator
[email protected]
Kathryn Martin
Public Relations Coordinator
[email protected]
INSIDE
3 Community Calendar
4 From the President
6 Chairman’s Corner
8 Current Board Members
8 New Employees
10 New Board Members
13 Peer Coaching
22 2018 Plan of Work
26 Bureau Business
Officers
Chairman of the Board
Jeff Williams
Emporia’s Home Team – Ek Real Estate Vice Chairman
Kala Maxfield
Valu-Net LLC
Chairman Elect
Russ Bonitatibus
Lyon County State Bank Vice Chairman
Dean Hollenbeck
Flint Hills Technical College
Immediate Past Chair
Pete Euler
State Farm Insurance President & CEO
Jeanine McKenna
27 AirBnB Panel Discussion
31 National CRNA Week
32 RDA Happenings
36 Farmer’s Market
37 Membership Update
Treasurer
Bryon Rosine
Wright CPA Group PA
Board of Directors
Carla Barnett
Community National Bank & Trust Carolyn Risley
The Arnold Group
Doug Bjerkaas
Dynamic Discs Nik Roth
PrairieLand Partners John Deere
Troy Estes
Vektek, LLC Gretchen Russell
Subway
Justin Mallon
Evergreen DESIGN-BUILD Garret Seacat
Home Town Health Care
Adela Maynez
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Steve Vaughn
Clint Bowyer Autoplex
Kim Redeker
Sweet Granada Dr. Jim Williams
Emporia State University
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Chamber & Visitors Bureau
Office Hours
Our office is open from
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday,
with the exception of all major holidays.
THE CHAMBER VISION
A monthly publication of the Emporia
Area Chamber of Commerce and
Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.emporiakschamber.org