Chamber Sales Professionals Earn Recognition

ACCE is pleased to announce the 2022-23 winners of the Dana Ketterling Lifetime Sales Achievement Award and the Sales Contest. The awards are presented by the ACCE Membership Development Division Circle of Champions program, which connects chamber sales professionals and inspires and recognizes excellence in membership sales performance.

The winners will be recognized at the August 1 #ACCE23 Awards Show, sponsored by Comcast, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Please join us in congratulating the following chamber membership sales professionals who have achieved extraordinary sales success over the past year.

DANA KETTERLING LIFETIME SALES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Dana Ketterling Lifetime Sales Achievement Award recognizes career sales achievement, with awards based on the total number or total dollar amount of chamber membership sales. The award is presented in memory of Dana Ketterling, ACCE’s resource development officer, who was a gifted membership professional and champion of chambers of commerce and the communities they serve.

DIAMOND | Individuals who have achieved $1.5 million in sales in chamber memberships throughout their careers.

Rachel Wonder, The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia

MILLION DOLLAR CIRCLE | Individuals who have achieved $1 million in sales in chamber memberships throughout their careers.

Diane Raihle, Hampton Roads Chamber
Shannon Spiess, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

PLATINUM | Individuals who have achieved $750,000 in sales in chamber memberships throughout their careers.

Joe Green, Vegas Chamber
Lindsay Riches, Salt Lake Chamber

GOLD | Individuals who have achieved 1,000 sales or $500,000 in sales in chamber memberships throughout their careers.

Kelly Killeen-Haupt, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Lita Stein, Vegas Chamber
Paul Fleming, Boise Metro Chamber

SILVER | Individuals who have achieved 750 sales or $300,000 in sales in chamber memberships throughout their careers.       

Amy Albert, Greenville Chamber
Brian Schneider, Greater Louisville Inc.
Cindy Mann, Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Tom Wallace, Lancaster Chamber 

BRONZE | Individuals who have achieved 500 sales or $175,000 in sales in chamber memberships throughout their careers.

Aura Lee Durham, Robins Regional Chamber
Isiac Hammer, Billings Chamber of Commerce
Jordan Clemons, Greater Louisville Inc.
Sandy Anderson, Boise Metro Chamber

SALES CONTEST
Chamber sales professionals benchmark their sales success against like-sized organizations by submitting their quarterly sales figures to ACCE. The top sales professionals in each of three dues income categories are recognized based on total number of new member sales and on total dollar value of new member sales.

Dues Revenue Under $500,000

Number of New Sales
First place: Cheryl Clark, Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber
Second place: Vicki L. Keibler, Barrow County Chamber of Commerce
Third place: Saundra Midkiff, Allen Fairview Chamber

Dollar Value of New Sales
First place: Cheryl Clark, Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber
Second place: Vicki L. Keibler, Barrow County Chamber of Commerce
Third place: Saundra Midkiff, Allen Fairview Chamber

Dues Revenue From $500,000 to $2 million  

Number of New Sales
First place: Cindy Mann, Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Second place: Gina Martens, Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
Third place: Isiac Hammer, Billings Chamber Of Commerce

Dollar Value of New Sales
First place: Kathy Marcum, Plano Chamber Of Commerce
Second place: Isiac Hammer, Billings Chamber Of Commerce
Third place: Cindy Mann, Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Dues Revenue Over $2 million  

Number of New Sales
First place: Linda Ferguson, Greater Cleveland Partnership
Second place: Pam Wright, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Third place: Christopher Slocombe, Greater Cleveland Partnership

Dollar Value of New Sales
First place: Marcus Turley, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/AIA
Second place: Rachel Wonder, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Third place: Shannon Spiess, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce