Annual Meeting Committee
Staff: Donna Dickerson 268-1119
Meets April through November. Plans and implements the Chambers 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: Angie Elliott 268-1129
Meets on call. Plans the Small Business Awards Program, which recognizes and honors top small businesses in the Wichita Metro area.
Chairman's Committee on Recruitment
Staff: Molly Edwards 268-1115
Meets monthly. Serve as a leads group to identify area businesses that would benefit from Chamber membership and sell memberships to those companies.
Chairman's Committee on Retention
Staff: Tracy Iles 268-1117
Meets monthly. Assists Chamber staff by using their network to contacting current members and gain commitment on continued Chamber investment.
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: Tracy Iles 268-1117
Chair: Mike Pappas, Single Source
Meets every other Friday for lunch. An excellent networking resource for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 2*
Staff: Tracy Iles 268-1117
Chair: Clint Childers, Childers IT Management Inc.
Meets every other Wednesday. An excellent networking resource for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 3*
Staff: Tracy Iles 268-1117
Chair: Susan Wolcott, Nuvox
Meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. An excellent networking resource for exchanging sales leads.
Contacts Club 4*
Staff: Tracy Iles 268-1117
Chair: Jamie Anderson
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.
Exposure Committee
Staff: Angie Elliott 268-1129
Chair: Bryan Clark, Clark Marketing Solutions
Meets on call. Plans Exposure, an annual business show that allows companies the opportunity to showcase their products and gain new customers.
Government Relations Committee
Staff: Pat Gallagher 268-1157
Chair: Gary Mason, iSi
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: Holly Thompson 268-1127
Chair: Mike Converse, Keating & Associates
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.
Member Relations Committee
Staff: Tracy Iles 268-1117
Represents the Chamber at ribbon cuttings, ground breakings, grand openings and other Chamber member events.
Speak Up Committee
Staff: Holly Thompson 268-1127
Meets monthly. Plans and conducts seminars, 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
Chair: Jon Rolph, Carlos O'Kelly's
Meets monthly. Leads and provides final policy direction for Visioneering Wichita planning and implementation for the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.
* By invitation or application only
