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Committees
Ambassador
Committee*
Staff:
Molly Edwards 
268-1115
Chair:
Carrie Herman ,
Artisan Surface Systems
View a complete list of all the Chamber Ambassadors
Meets first Tuesday of each month. Represents the Chamber
at ribbon cuttings, ground breakings, grand openings
and other Chamber events. Makes personal contact with
members for information, feedback and retention.
Sign up today to be on the ambassador committee by printing off this application.
Annual Meeting Committee
Staff: Donna Dickerson 268-1119
Meets April through November. Plans and implements the
ChamberŐs Annual Meeting, the single largest Chamber
event of the year.
Awards and Honors Committee*
Staff: Donna Dickerson 268-1119
Chair: Roger D. Lowe, Wichita State University
Meets monthly October through May. Plans and implements
the annual Honors Night banquet and recommends recipients
to the Chamber Board for the Uncommon Citizen, Spirit
of Wichita and Over the Years Awards.
Awards Committee
Staff: Kristy Vogel 268-1117
Chair: Martha Linsner, TCK Trust & Financial Advisors
Meets on call. Plans the Small Business Awards Program, which recognizes and honors top small businesses in the Wichita Metro area.
Business Roundtable*
Staff: Jim Schwarzenberger 268-1134
Chair:
Mikel Semler, Royal Caribbean International
Meets quarterly. CEO group concerned with workforce
development in the Wichita/Sedgwick County area.
Character Connects Coalition
Staff: Suzie Ahlstrand 268-1135
Chair: Ron Holt, Sedgwick County
Meets bimonthly. Engages community leaders in support
of character development for all children and encourages
positive modeling by all Sedgwick County adults.
Contacts Club
This program, exclusive to Chamber members, offers business networking opportunities to non-competing business owners. Sign up today for one of the clubs by printing this application.
Contacts Club 1*
Staff: Amy Fairbanks
268-1116
Chair: Mike Pappas, Single Source
Meets every other Friday for lunch. An excellent networking
resource for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 2*
Staff: Amy Fairbanks
268-1116
Chair: Laura Olsen-Oxley, E.L. Bailer Indoor Advertising
Meets every other Wednesday. An excellent networking
resource for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 3*
Staff: Amy Fairbanks
268-1116
Chair: Deborah Fisher Stout, PBA Architects, P.A.
Meets the first and third tuesday of the month. An excellent networking resource
for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 4*
Staff: Amy Fairbanks 268-1116
Chair:
Daniel DeLonge , TKFast
Meets every other Thursday. An excellent networking resource for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 5 *
Staff: Amy Fairbanks 268-1116
Meets every other Friday. An excellent networking resource for exchanging sales leads.
Environmental Resources Committee
Staff: Gerald Holman
268-1118
Chair: David Traster, Foulston Siefkin LLP
Meets on call. Works for the protection of the environment
and to ensure that water resources and waste facilities
are available.
Expoventure Committee
Staff: Kristy Vogel 268-1117
Chair: Paul Blissett, Auto Craft
Vice Chair: Chris French, Cox Business Services
Meets on call. Plans Expoventure, an annual business show that allows companies the opportunity to showcase their products and gain new customers.
Get Connected Committee
Staff: Kristy Vogel 268-1117
Chair: Russell Dunn, Smith Barney
Meets on call. Focuses on enabling small business members to successfully meet and develop new customers. Plans and conducts the Business Showcase Mixers and B2B events.
Government Relations Committee
Staff: Pat Gallagher 268-1157
Chair: Tim Richards, Kansas Gas Service
Monitors federal actions that affect business. Recommends
policy positions to the Chamber Board. Works with Congressional
delegation to improve the business climate. Monitors the activities of city and county governments,
reviews the school district budget and recommends policy
matters to the Chamber Board. Serves as a liaison between local military organizations
and the Chamber. Meets each Thursday during the legislative session.
One of the Chamber's most active groups, it monitors the state legislature and state government agencies and recommends policy to the Chamber Board.
Golf Tournament Committee
Staff: Sarah Crist 268-1121
Chair: Scott Longenecker, Commerce Bank
Co-Chair: Todd Miller, M&M Insurance
Meets on call. This group plans and executes the Chamber's
spring golf outing.
Keeper of the Plains Committee*
Staff: Donna Dickerson 268-1119
Chair: Marlin Penner, John T. Arnold Associates, Inc.
Meets once in October. Recommends the recipient of the
Keeper of the Plains Award for architectural excellence.
The award is presented at the Honors Night banquet in
April.
Speak Up Committee
Staff: Sarah Crist 268-1121
Chair:
Katie Sparks, The Coleman Company Inc.
Meets monthly. Plans and conducts seminars, Small Business
Working Luncheons and the Sunrise Scrambler breakfast
meetings featuring business information exchanges.
Total Resource Campaign Committee
Staff: Molly Edwards 268-1115
Chair: Michael Monteferrante, Occidental Management, Inc.
Develops the leadership and financial resources of the
Chamber through a fall 10-week all volunteer leadership
campaign.
Visioneering Wichita Committee
Staff: Suzie Ahlstrand 268-1135
Co-Chairs: Harvey Sorenson, Foulston Siefkin LLP
Commissioner Tom Winters, Sedgwick County
Meets monthly. Leads and provides final policy direction
for Visioneering Wichita planning and implementation
for the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Workforce 2010
Staff: Julie Boucard 268-1126
Chair: Jim Schwarzenberger, Wichita Metro Chamber
Meets monthly. Exclusively for HR managers, this group provides a unique monthly setting where professionals can confidentially share best practices and challenges in the world of workforce development.
* By invitation or application only
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