January
2018
Volume 10, Issue 1
Business Connection Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber brings sQuatch Fest to the Cowlitz County Event Center January 27. For more information, see page 4.
Chamber veterans bring feast of experience to the executive table As Julie Rinard and Joel Hanson
Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce Team Bill Marcum, CEO Amy Hallock Project Manager Pam Fierst Visitor Information Center and Office Manager
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step away from the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2018, Bianca Lemmons and Marlene Johanson will fill their seats. Both new directors bring years of business experience, leadership and Chamber knowledge to the executive table
“learning more about what goes on behind the scenes as well as supporting Bill to ensure the Chamber is successful in all endeavors.”
“As a returning board member, I look forBianca Lemmons Marlene Johanson ward to stepping into “Marlene Johanson has been a long a more active role on time Ambassador, wearing her “red coat” the executive board in to nearly every event, ribbon cutting and After hopes to bring new ideas to the table and to assist Hours we have had during the past six years,” anwith the growth and strength of the Chamber,” nounced Chamber CEO Bill Marcum. “We also said Lemmons, who serves the community as vice welcome back to the board Bianca Lemmons. president/manager of Cowlitz County Title. Bianca fulfilled her six-year term, sat out one year Cowlitz County Title is a longtime Chamber and decided she missed being engaged in Chamber happenings so she is back and taking on a member. After starting her career in Arizona, larger role as she steps in as vice president – ready Lemmons joined the locally owned and operated to assume the president’s role for the 2020 year. title insurance and escrow company 18 years ago, nine of those years in a management and leader“We have added two huge supporters of the ship role. She specialized in commercial developKelso Longview Chamber to our Board of Direcment in her earlier years. Lemmons said she enjoys tors for the next three years,” Marcum continued. the education aspect of her job where she provides “It is great to have two people now on the board continuing education hours for the company’s who have already committed so much time and employees, along with software implementation energy to helping make a difference in our comand training. munity through the Chamber of Commerce.” The dynamic duo looks forward to the additional Chamber responsibilities. Johanson, who is vice president of community banking for Heritage Bank, said she plans on,
Her arrival in the Kelso-Longview area also brought her to the Chamber, where she has been an active volunteer. For more Leaders, see page 2