ACCE Board of Directors
2025-2026

Executive Committee

Chair
Jim Rooney
President & CEO
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston, MA

Immediate Past Chair
Carlos Phillips, CCE,
President & CEO
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Greenville, SC

Chair Elect
Natalie English, CCE, IOM
President & CEO
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington, NC

Treasurer
Maria Salinas
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber
Los Angeles, CA

Vice Chair
Becky Bartoszek
President & CEO
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce
Appleton, WI

Vice Chair
Derek Miller
President/CEO
Salt Lake Chamber
Salt Lake City, UT

Vice Chair
Brittany Quick-Warner
President & CEO
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Eugene, OR

Vice Chair/MDD Chair
Cassie Stoner
Director of Membership
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Eugene, OR

Executive Committee at Large

Adrienne Cole
President & CEO
Greater Raleigh Chamber
Raleigh, NC

Bob DuBois, IOM
President & CEO
Noblesville Chamber
Noblesville, IN

Sandra Lombana Lindquist, CCE
President & CEO
New Orleans Chamber
New Orleans, LA

Joe Reardon
President & CEO
Greater Kansas City Chamber
Kansas City, MO

Rory Ring, CCE
President & CEO
Chatham-Kent Chamber
Chatham, ONT

President & CEO
Sheree Anne Kelly
President & CEO
Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
Alexandria, VA

Board of Directors

District 1
Brian Anderson, CCE
President & CEO
ChamberRVA
Richmond, VA

Angela Franco
President & CEO
Montgomery County Chamber
Rockville, MD

Ryan Unger
President & CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Harrisburg, PA

Heather Valudes, CCE
President & CEO
Lancaster Chamber
Lancaster, PA

District 2
Katie Kirkpatrick, P.E.
President & CEO
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Atlanta, GA

Mark Owens, CCE
President & CEO
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.
Winston-Salem, NC

Amanda Payne
President & CEO
Amplify Clearwater
Clearwater Beach, FL

Sara Ray, IOM
President & CEO
Douglas County Chamber of Commerce
Douglasville, GA

District 3
Nikki Devitt, IOM
President & CEO
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Petoskey, MI

Jessica Linder Gallo, CCE, IOM, ACE
President & CEO
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
Peoria, IL
(job change mid-term)

Steve Millard, CCE
President & CEO
Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce
Akron, OH

District 4
Barbara Jean Garza
President & CEO
Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce
Weslaco, TX

Jaime Henning, CCE
President & CEO
Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce
Greeley, CO

Tiffany Tauscheck, CCE, IOM, CDME
President & CEO
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Des Moines, IA

Kami Welch, CCE
President & CEO
Arvada Chamber of Commerce
Arvada, CO

District 5
Alisha Benson, IOM
CEO
Greater Spokane Inc.
Spokane, WA

Andrew Hoan
President & CEO
Portland Metro Chamber
Portland, OR

Sherry Menor-McNamara, CCE
President & CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI

Mary Beth Sewald
President & CEO
Vegas Chamber
Las Vegas, NV

Chair Appointments
James Bell
Vice President for Economic Development
Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce
Bentonville, AR

Carl Blackstone
President & CEO
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Columbia, SC

Chellie Cameron
President & CEO
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Reagan Gural, IOM, CCEC
President & CEO
Alamance County Area Chamber
Burlington, NC

Becki Womble, CCE, IOM
President & CEO
Bastrop Chamber
Bastrop, TX

At Large
Lance Allison, CCE, IOM
President & CEO
One Southern Indiana
New Albany, IN

Robert Durkin
President & CEO
Greater Scranton Chamber
Scranton, PA

Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Esq., IOM, CAE
President & CEO
Newark Regional Business Partnership
Newark, NJ

Robert Heidt
President & CEO
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber
Sacramento, CA

B Kyle
President & CEO
St. Paul Area Chamber
St. Paul, MN

Nick Masino
President & CEO
Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
Duluth, GA

Charlie Moore, CCE, IOM, ACE
President & CEO
McLean County Chamber
Bloomington, IL

Ali Rauch, CCE
President & CEO
Opelika Chamber of Commerce
Opelika, AL

Baiju Shah
President & CEO
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Cleveland, OH

Samira Zimmerly, IOM
President & CEO
Wooster Area Chamber
Wooster, OH

Ex Officio
Sara Armstrong
Vice President and Managing Director
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC

Candace Boothby, CCE, GCCE, IOM
President & CEO
Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce
Newnan, GA

Bob DuBois, IOM
President & CEO
Noblesville Chamber
Noblesville, IN

Pammie Jimmar, IOM
President & CEO
Athens-Limestone County Chamber of Commerce
Athens, AL

Sandra Lombana Lindquist, CCE
President & CEO
New Orleans Chamber
New Orleans, LA

Matt Morrow
President & CEO
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Springfield, MO

Jodi Owczarski
President & CEO
Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce
Holland, MI

Joe Reardon
President & CEO
Greater Kansas City Chamber
Kansas City, MO

Tony Vedda, CCE, IOM
President & CEO
North TX LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Dallas, TX

Chad Warmington
President & CEO
State Chamber of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK

Staff Professionals
Sandra Baker
Sr. Vice President, Education & Workforce
Bowling Green Area Chamber
Bowling Green, KY

Sara Barnett
Sr. Vice President, Operations & Administration
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Chicago, IL

Katherine Grindberg
Executive Vice President
Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber
Fargo, ND

Belinda Matthews Stenson
Vice President Business Inclusion
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Dayton, OH

Buckley O'Mell
Vice President, Advocacy
Little Rock Regional Chamber
Little Rock, AR

Corey Parks, CCE, IOM, PCED
Chief Economic Development Officer
Conway Area Chamber
Conway, AR

Justin Saunders
Vice President, Membership & Strategic Growth
Hampton Roads Chamber
Norfolk, VA

Amy Shuttle, CCE, IOM
Executive Vice President & COO
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Bristol, TN

Canada
Rory Ring, CCE
President & CEO
Chatham-Kent Chamber
Chatham, Ontario

Keitha Robson
Chief Administrative Officer
Timmins Chamber
Timmins, Ontario