Leadership & Staff

Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Kevin Schlueter

Chair
Britten, Inc.

Eric Ritchie

Vice Chair
Team Elmer’s

Beth Holmes-Bozung

Treasurer
Safety Net, Inc.

Russ Knopp

Secretary
Comfort Keepers

Bonnie Alfonso

Immediate Past Chair
Alfie Logo Gear

Doug Luciani

CEO of TraverseCONNECT

Rachel Johnson

Government Relations Chair
Cherryland Electric Cooperative

Kimberly Purdy

Ambassador’s Chair
Trion Solutions

Valarie Handy

FUSE Chair
USDA Rural Development

Dan Buron

Non-profit Representative
Goodwill Industries

Trevor Tkach

Traverse City Tourism Representative
Traverse City Tourism

Marie-Chantal Dalese

Director
Chateau Chantal

Steve Nance

Director
Oryana Community Co-op

Al Pilong

Director
Munson Healthcare

Paul Heidbreder

Director
Traverse City Record-Eagle

Todd Neibauer

Director
Northwestern Michigan College

David Shooltz

Director
Fifth Third Bank

Chris Staub

Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Ben LaCross

Director
Leelanau Fruit Company

Thurlow “Sam” McClellan

Director
Tribal Chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians

Tim Smith

Director
Smith & Johnson PC

Woody Smith

Director
Avenue ISR

Whitney Waara

Executive Director
whitney@tcchamber.org
(231) 995-7103

Leslie Winkle

Director
Studio 415 Salon

Staff

Whitney Waara

Executive Director
whitney@tcchamber.org
(231) 995-7103

Kent Wood

Director of Government Relations and Community Development
kentw@tcchamber.org
(231) 995-7109

 

Bill O’Brien

Writer & Researcher
bill@tcchamber.org
(231) 995-7104

Molly McCallister

Event & Program Coordinator
molly@tcchamber.org
(231) 995-7101

Susan Holcombe

Receptionist
sueh@tcchamber.org
(231) 947-5075

Sue Rigan

Receptionist
suer@tcchamber.org
(231) 947-5075