ACCE Recognizes 2025 Top Sales Professionals

Membership / January 26, 2026

ACCE is pleased to announce the 2025 winners of the Sales Contest. The awards are presented by the ACCE Membership Development Division, which connects chamber sales professionals and recognizes excellence in membership and sponsorship sales performance. 

"Chamber sales professionals play a key role in relationship building that not only helps their organizations create meaningful impact, but develops more connected ecosystems that lead to stronger communities," said ACCE President & CEO Sheree Anne Kelly. "We congratulate this year’s winners for their outstanding achievement." 

Chamber sales professionals benchmark their sales success against like-sized organizations by submitting their quarterly sales figures to ACCE. Eligible sales were made between January 1 through December 31, 2025.  

Winners will be recognized at ACCE’s Membership and Revenue Development Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, March 11-13, 2026. 

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

2025 Sales Contest Winners – Membership Sales Category  

Dues Income Level: Under $500,000  

Number of New Sales:  

  1. Leonard Robinson, Henry County Chamber of Commerce (Ga.) 

  2. Danny Saenz, Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce (Colo.) 

  3. Cam Jackson, Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce (Alab.)

Dollar Value of New Sales:  

  1. Amy Alimohamed, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce (S.C.)

  2. Leonard Robinson, Henry County Chamber of Commerce (Ga.)

  3. Saundra Midkiff, Allen Chamber of Commerce (Texas)

  

Dues Income Level: $500,000-$2,000,000  

Number of New Sales:  

  1. Patrick Russo, McKinney Chamber of Commerce (Texas)

  2. Tanya T Winstead, Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama (Alab.)

  3. Zach Henkel, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce (Fla.)

Dollar Value of New Sales:  

  1. Dasha Runyan, ChamberRVA (Va.)

  2. Patrick Russo, McKinney Chamber of Commerce (Texas)

  3. Wendy Zelazny, Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce (Va.)

  

Dues Income Level: Over $2,000,000  

Number of New Sales:  

  1. Linda Ferguson, Greater Cleveland Partnership (Ohio)

  2. Chris Slocombe, Greater Cleveland Partnership (Ohio)

  3. Pamela J. Wright, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (S.C.)

Dollar Value of New Sales:  

  1. Alexandria Ho, Dallas Regional Chamber (Texas)

  2. Linda Ferguson, Greater Cleveland Partnership (Ohio)

  3. Kennedy Curry, Dallas Regional Chamber (Texas) 

 

2025 Sales Contest Winners – Sponsorship Sales Category  

Dues Income Level: Under $500,000  

Dollar Value of New Sales:  

  1. Danny Saenz, Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce (Colo.)

  2. Monique Gauwain, Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce (Texas)

  3. Suzy Watkins, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce (Ill.)

  

Dues Income Level: $500,000-$2,000,000  

Dollar Value of New Sales:  

  1. Tanya T. Winstead, Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama (Alab.)

  2. Gary Ciarleglio, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (Conn.)

  3. Heather Eyster, Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC (Pa.)

  

Dues Income Level: Over $2,000,000  

Dollar Value of New Sales:  

  1. DeQuanda Smith, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce (Tenn.) 

  2. Art Goldberg, Vegas Chamber (Nev.)

  3. Joe Green, Vegas Chamber (Nev.)

 

View the competition’s final leaderboard here.  

 

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