January 2016, Volume 12, Issue 1, www.manhattan.org
A publication of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
2016 Chamber Leadership
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During its December Board meeting, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors elected Kristin Brighton, Principal, New Boston Creative Group, as the 2016 Chair of the Board. During the past three years Kristin has been very active in the Chamber serving on the Chamber Board as well as on the Executive Committee. She has also served on the Advantage Manhattan Marketing Committee, the Branding and Marketing TAG, and the Chamber’s Small Business Taskforce.
Congratulations Leadership Manhattan Class of 2016!
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Manhattan Board is honored to announce the 2016 Class of Leadership Manhattan. The 15th class includes: Mitch Binns, McCownGordon Construction; James Genandt, Manhattan Area Technical College; Seth Gordon, Sink, Gordon and Associates; Eileen Hayden, Hayden Orthodontic; Jeffrey Koenig, Open 4 Business, LLC; Andrew Kohls, Kansas State University; Craig Lauppe, Advanced Property Management, Inc.; Allie Lousch, KSU Chapman Center for Rural Studies; Jana Miller, Sunflower CASA Project, Inc.; Mike Mores, Scott Rice Office
Works; Allana Parker, Riley County Historical Museum; Andrea Platt, Diamond Roofing; Nathan Redeker, BHS Construction, Inc; Eli Sallman, The Trust Company; Gavin Schmidt, ESB Financial; LaShawna Simonsen, North Central-Flint Hills Area on Aging, Inc.; Douglas Springer, KS State Bank and Bria TaddikenWilliams, Coldwell Banker Realty Group One.
Jim Gordon, Certified Public Accountant, Sink, Gordon & Associates, was elected to the position of ChairElect. Lucy Williams, Vice President/ Trust Officer, The Trust Company, will now serve as immediate Past Chair; Matt Crocker, President & COO, Steel & Pipe Supply, was elected Treasurer; and Jackie Hartman, Chief of Staff, Kansas State University, as well as Wayne Sloan, President, BHS Construction, will both serve as Vice-Chairs to the Board.
The Manhattan Area Chamber Board of Director three-year appointments will be served by Aaron Apel, Manhattan Trail Works; Lonnie Baker,Meadowlark Hills; Summer Dierks, Law Office of
Seaton, Seaton and Dierks, LLP; Bill Lansdowne, The Simmons Company; Tom Orazem, Orazem & Scalora Engineering, P.A.; and Cherilyn WhiteConklin, Bank of the Flint Hills. Oneyear appointments will be served by Evan Grier, Owner, Harry’s Restaurant; Cheryl Grice, Talent Acquisition, Division of Human Capital Services at Kansas State University; and Gail Urban, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones. Jake Wassenberg, Vice President, Pepsi Cola of Manhattan, was appointed to fill the unexpired Board term of Wayne Sloan, who was elected to the Executive Committee, and Mike Widman, Owner & President, Charlson-Wilson Insurance Agency, was Continued on page 2
2016 Annual Regional Leaders' Retreat The Junction City, Manhattan and Wamego Chambers of Commerce come together for the annual 2016 Regional Leaders' Retreat Jan. 22-23. Join other business leaders at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in Overland Park to discuss regional issues relating to Fort Riley, NBAF, housing and workforce.
To register for the event visit the Chamber’s event page at Manhattan.org or call Amanda at (785) 776-8829. The last day to register for the event or cancel your registration is Friday, Jan.15.
To book your hotel room, call (913) 234-2100 and mention the Leaders’ Retreat block rate. The last day to secure the block rate of $95/night is Monday, Jan. 4.
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor: Sink, Gordon & Associates; to our Gold Sponsors: Sir Speedy - Hawley Printing and INTRUST Bank; and to our Co-Sponsors: Bayer Construction, Hi-Tech Interiors, ATA Bus, and Bruce McMillan AIA, Architects, P.A.