The President of the Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce will head up a state board of commerce executives next year.
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives named their new board of directors for 2017.
“KCCE is proud of the vast range of experiences each board member has to offer when it comes to building a favorable business climate in Kentucky,” said Amy Cloud, Executive Director of the KCCE. “This exceptional board will help set the agenda when it comes to chamber best practices and development, and as the new executive director, I’m excited to begin the new year with such a talented, supportive, and experienced board.”
The board also names Aaron Dail of the Murray-Calloway CoC as President-Elect.
In that capacity, Dail will prepare to succeed the current president Brad Richardson and lead the board in the 2017 fiscal year.
He says he looks forward to leading the KCCE as an advocacy group and setting agenda for professional development initiatives across the state.
“Really, what [KCCE] looks to do is to help those individual chamber of commerce grow in their professional aspects, as well as be an advocacy arm for individual chambers and allow us to be able to understand issues at the local level and funnel those up to the statewide level," said Dail.
Dail says chamber issues vary from community to community, but generally include enhancing business opportunities, business friendliness, health and education.
Dail joined the KCCE board in 2014. He assumes the role of board president in April.
The full KCCE board is:
- President: Brad Richardson (President/CEO, Hardin County Chamber)?
- President-Elect: Aaron Dail (President/CEO, Murray-Calloway County Chamber)
- Secretary: Deanna Herrmann (Executive Director, London-Laurel County Chamber)
- Treasurer: Vicki Steigleder (Executive Director, Maysville-Mason County Chamber)
- Immediate Past President: Brad Schneider (President/CEO, Kyndle)
- New Board Members: Virginia Davis (Hart County Chamber) and Dorothy Walker (Greater Muhlenberg County Chamber)
Remaining Board Members:
- Shawna Burton (Greater Louisville Inc.)
- Jacob Colley (Southeast Kentucky Chamber)
- Jill Cutler (Mercer County Chamber)
- Carmen Inman (Frankfort Area Chamber)
- Lee Lingo (Madisonville-Hopkins County Chamber)
- Dana Zinger (Commerce Lexington)
