ACCE Board of Directors
2024-2025

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

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

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

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

Executive Committee at Large

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

Adrienne Cole
President & CEO
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh, NC

Ian Fletcher, CCE
Chief Operating Officer
Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
Gainesville, FL

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

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
DC Chamber
Washington, DC

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
Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, CCE, IOM, MPA
President & CEO
Greater Louisville Inc.
Louisville, KY

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

Joshua Gunn
President & CEO
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Glendale, AZ
(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

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

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

District 5
Katy Brooks
President & CEO
Bend Chamber of Commerce
Bend, OR

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
Juliet Abdel, CCE, IOM
President & SVP, Government Affairs
Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Topeka, KS

Eric Godet
President & CEO
Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
Gainesville, FL

David A. Griggs, CCE
President & CEO
MetroHartford Alliance
Hartford, CT

Tim Murray
President & CEO
Worcester Regional Chamber
Worcester, MA

Kevin Sheilley, CCE
President & CEO
Charleston Metro Chamber
Charleston, SC

At Large
Robert Durkin
President & CEO
Greater Scranton Chamber
Scranton, PA

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

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

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

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

Baiju Shah
President & CEO
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Cleveland, OH

Ernest Strickland
President & CEO
Black Business Association of Memphis
Memphis, TN

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

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

Kati Capozzi
President & CEO
Alaska Chamber
Anchorage, AK

Ian Fletcher, CCE
Chief Operating Officer
Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
Gainesville, FL

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

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

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

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

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

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

Omar Cuevas, CCE
Vice President of Investor & Corporate Relations
Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
Grand Rapids, MI

Kim Dahlsten, IOM, CCEC
Vice President of Operations
The Chamber of Catawba County
Hickory, NC

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

Nancy Spivey, CCE, IOM
Vice President of Talent Strategies
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Fort Mitchell, KY

Cassie Stoner
Director of Membership
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Eugene, OR

Kevin Walker, CCE, IOM
Executive Vice President & Chief Policy Officer
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Overland Park, KS

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

Keitha Robson
Chief Administrative Officer
Timmins Chamber
Timmins, Ontario