Leadership & Staff

Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Eric Ritchie

Chair
Team Elmer’s

Beth Holmes-Bozung

Vice Chair
Safety Net, Inc.

Russ Knopp

Treasurer
Comfort Keepers

Marie-Chantal Dalese

Secretary
Chateau Chantal

Kevin Schlueter

Immediate Past Chair

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

Jordan Lindberg

Director
eFullfillment Services and Stardust Memorials

Janis Adams

Director
Danbrook Adams Raymond

Fernando Meza

Director
oneupweb

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

John Melcher

Director
Crystal Mountain

Leslie Winkle

Director
Studio 415 Salon

Whitney Waara

Executive Director
whitney@tcchamber.org

Staff

Whitney Waara

Executive Director
Email Whitney

Kent Wood

Director of Government Relations and Community Development
Email Kent
(231) 995-7109

 

Bill O’Brien

Writer & Researcher
Email Bill
(231) 995-7104

Molly McCallister

Event & Program Coordinator
Email Molly
(231) 995-7101

Susan Holcombe

Receptionist
Email Sue
(231) 947-5075

Sue Rigan

Receptionist
Email Sue
(231) 947-5075

Mandy Sentieri

Director of Finance & Operations
Email Mandy
(231) 995-7113

Lisa Myers

Accounting
Email Lisa
(231) 947-7102

Jody Hansen

Assistant
Email Jody
(231) 947-5075