ACCE Board of Directors 2007/2008 FY

Executive Committee
(One-year terms)

Chairman of the Board

Douglas Kinsinger, CCE
Greater Topeka (KS) Chamber of Commerce

Chairman Elect

Mark N. Eagan, CCE
Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph (IN) County

Immediate Past Chair

Mark V'Soske, CAE
Toledo (OH) Regional Chamber of Commerce

Vice Chairman - Education

Casey A. Steinbacher, CCE
Greater Durham (NC) Chamber of Commerce

Vice Chairman - Network

Marianne Virgili, CCE
Glenwood Springs (CO) Chamber Resort Association

Vice Chairman - Membership

Matthew Pivarnik
Tulsa (OK) Metro Chamber

Vice Chairman - Information

Steve Leahy, CCE
Greater Seattle (WA) Chamber of Commerce

Treasurer

John Long III, CCE, CAE
St. Petersburg (FL) Area Chamber of Commerce

ACCE President/CEO

Michael Fleming
American Chamber of Commerce Executives

ACCE CFO/Officer of the Board

Brenda Luper, CAE
American Chamber of Commerce Executives

Executive Committee

At-Large Seats:

Member-At-Large

Raymond Burns, CCE
Rogers - Lowell (AR) Area Chamber of Commerce

James Chavez
Clarksville-Montgomery County (TN)
Economic Development Council

Michael Hauser, CCE
Santa Rosa (CA) Chamber of Commerce

Barbara McNees
Greater Pittsburgh (PA) Chamber of Commerce
*Chair of Convention 2008

Tim Sheehy
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
*Chair of MetroCities Council

Martha Willits
Greater Des Moine (IA) Partnership

Board of Directors
(Three year terms)

District I

Thomas T. Baldrige
Lancaster Chamber Commerce and Industry

Christopher Cooney, CCE
Metro South Chamber of Commerce

John C. Gregory, IOM
No. Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce

R. Nelson (Oz) Griebel
MetroHartford (CT) Alliance

Christopher J. Phelan
Middlesex Co. (NJ) Regional Chamber of Commerce

Andrew J. Rudnick, Ph.D.
Buffalo Niagara Partnership

District II

Rex Hammond, CCE
Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce

G. Daniel Hearn, CCE
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce

Barbara B. Lang
D.C. Chamber of Commerce

Richard J. Lutovsky
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Duane O’Neill
MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce

Charles H. Van Rysselberge, CCE
Charleston (SC) Metro Chamber of Commerce

District III

Janet L. Davis, CCE, CCEO-AP
Westerville Area C/C

Jeanne A. Englehart
Grand Rapids (MI) Area Chamber of Commerce

Matthew T. Meadors
Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce

Joseph Reagan
Greater Louisville Inc. – Metro Chamber of Commerce

Gerald J. Roper
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Laura Weis, IOM
Champaign County (IL) Chamber of Commerce

District IV

Dee Everett
Huntsville-Walker County (TX) Chamber of Commerce

John Mehner, CCE
Cape Girardeau (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce

Jeff Moseley
Greater Houston (TX) Partnership

Tracey L. Osborne, CCE
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce

Perry Webb, CCE
Springdale Chamber of Commerce

Roy Williams
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce

District V

Wendy Birdsall, CCE
Lincoln (NE) Chamber of Commerce

Cathy M. Burwell
Helena Area Chamber of Commerce

Kelvin Hullet
Bismarck-Mandan (ND) Chamber of Commerce

Tim Sheehy
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

Joe Unterreiner, CCE
Kalispell (MT) Area Chamber of Commerce

Martha Willits
Greater Des Moines Partnership

District VI

Steven Falk
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

Kathy Langdon, CCE
Gilbert (AZ) Chamber of Commerce

Sandra McDonough
Portland Business Alliance

Michael Metzler
Santa Ana Chamber Of Commerce

Betty Nokes
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

James Tollefson
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

Membership Development Division

Troy McLellan
Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce

Matthew Pivarnik
Tulsa Metro Chamber

Kyle J. Sexton
Salem (OR) Area Chamber of Commerce

Staff Professional Directors

Jennifer Dalton
Springfield (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce

Tammie S. Jones
Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce

Shelia Lee, CCE
Lawton Fort Sill (OK) Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Chairman's Directors-At-Large
(One Year terms)

Raymond Burns, CCE
Rogers - Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce

James Chavez
Clarksville-Montgomery County
Economic Development Council

Carlos Gomez
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City (MO)

Nancy P. Keefer, CCE
Bonita Springs (FL) Area Chamber of Commerce

Staff Professional Directors
(Three year terms)

Jennifer Dalton
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

Tammie S. Jones
Greater Indianapolis (IN) Chamber of Commerce

Sheila Lee, CCE
Lawton Fort Sill (OK) Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ex-Officio Board Members
(One year terms)

CCE Chair

Michael S. Neal, CCE, CCD
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Community Growth Educational Foundation Chair (CGEF)

Frank Ryll, Jr.
Florida Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada (CCEC)

Todd Letts
Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

Martin D. Salloum, CCE
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce

Designee from Council of State Chambers

David Adkisson
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

FBI Chair

Steve Millard, CCE
Greater Cleveland Partnership

U.S. C/C Board of Directors

Winthrop Hallett, III
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

Gary Mabrey, III, CCE
C/C Representing Johnson City/ Jonesborough/Washington County

United States Chamber of Commerce-Staff

Thomas Donohue
United States Chamber of Commerce

Bill Miller
United States Chamber of Commerce