CHAMBER CONNECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Brenda Nagel..................................................................................................................... Chair Ron Day .................................................................................................................... Chair-Elect Wayne Munson............................................................................................................ Secretary Craig Larson.................................................................................................................Treasurer Perrie Schafer ............................................................................................................ Past Chair BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul Brucker ...............Railway Credit Union Wayne Munson .................Indigo Signworks Ron Day .................Tesoro Mandan Refinery Brenda Nagel ........Independent Consultant Mike Nathe ............Bismarck Funeral Home Dr. Blake Feil ....................Feil Orthodontics Heather Fried ..........Fried Financial Services Dan Pearson .........................Northwest Tire Nick Hacker ..............ND Guaranty and Title Shannon Reichenberg ........Diversity Homes Chad Hatzenbuhler ...Bank of North Dakota Perrie Schafer ..............Schafer Financial Inc Jeff Herman ................................Petro Hunt Jasper Schneider ..................................NISC Scott Staudinger ..............Cloverdale Foods Molly Herrington ....................................KLJ Chris Jones ....ND Dept. of Human Services Greg Vetter .....................University of Mary Tracy Kindem ..........H.A. Thompson & Sons Valerie Weigel ....Basin Electric Power Coop Craig Larson .............................Starion Bank Jennifer Wilson .....................Kirkwood Mall Kevin Magstad.......Independent Consultant CHAMBER STAFF Scott Meske................................................................................................................ President Annie Bergrud.........................................................................................Chief Financial Officer David Leingang............................................................................ Community Growth Director Mary Masters................................................................................. Office Support Professional Ryan Parsons........................................................................................................Vice President Rebecca Rattei................................................................................ Communications Specialist Amanda Schwieters......................................................................... Member Services Director Chelse Simon..................................................................................Membership Sales Director Cathryn Sprynczynatyk Anderson ........................ Communications Specialist/ LBM Director Karly Palczewski...............................................................................Marketing & Events Intern
CHAMBER NEWS
Chamber Introduces Workforce Summit Student Chamber Accepting Juniors and Seniors Total Resource Campaign Underway
CHAMBER EVENTS
Chamber 101: Maximizing Your Membership Chamber Sporting Clays Shootout Brats with the Brave “Shot in the Dark” Chamber Night Golf
COLUMNS Chair's Corner
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