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“Your business connection to profit and growth”
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, established in July 1946, is a non-profit membership organization. The Chamber celebrates sixty-three years of encouraging and promoting business opportunity and growth within Wilkes County.
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce has over 30 years of US Chamber of Commerce affiliation as well as the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the CACCE and the ACCE and the Wilkes Chamber was awarded a 3-Star rating in 2006. This prestigious honor was earned through the Chamber’s program development, membership recruitment and retention, and governance. |
717 Main Street
P.O. Box 727
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
(336)838-8662
F: (336)838-3728
www.WilkesNC.org
www.ExploreWilkes.com |
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Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
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2011 Chair
Terri Parsons, Benny Parsons Rendezous Ridge
Chair Elects
2012 - Chuck Smithey, Lowe's Companies, Inc. 2013 - Randy Brooks, Gardner Glass Products, Inc.
Past Chair
B. Townes, Townes Farm
VP Small Business Assistance
Ginger Coats, Wilkes Community College
VP Ambassadors/Membership
Cynthia Staley, Elite Insurance Group
VP Education
Dr. Wanda Hutchinson, Wilkes County Board of Education
VP Workforce Development
Ginger Shaffer, Wilkes JobLink Career Center
VP Youth Leadership
Eric Cramer, Wilkes Telecommunications |
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Treasurer
Johann Louchez, BB&T
Assistant Treasurer
Charles Johnson, United Country-Johnson Realty
VP Legal Affairs
Bert Greene, Law Offices of Greene & Burke, LLC
VP Tourism/Quality of Life
Summer Combs, Hampton Inn
VP Wilkes Vision 20/20
Dan Little, Retired SunTrust Bank
VP Economic Growth
Bill Warden, Retired Lowe's Companies, Inc.
VP Leadership Wilkes
Dennis Huggins, Wilkes County Board of Education
Executive Committee At-Large Members
Jimmy Flythe, Duke Energy
Brent West, Tyson Foods, Inc.
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Board of Directors
2011 Term |
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2012 Term |
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2013 Term |
Randy Brooks, Gardner Glass Products, Inc.
Ernest Coles, WATCO Cleaning
Audrey Dyer, ECMD, Inc.
Janice Somers, Westwood Hills Nursing & Rehab Center
Curtis Parker, Integrity Design & Display, Inc.
Clara Royal, Holiday Inn Express
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Keith Brown, CenturyLink
J. Gene Faile, Wilkes Regional Medical Center
Heather Forester, Sixth & Main
Charles Johnson, United Country-Johnson Realty
Scott Nafe, The Mirror Factory
Beth Holland-Vannoy, Window World, Inc.
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Cathy Huie, Brame-Huie Pharmacy
June Hege, Meadows Mills
Judy Faw, WISCO Diversified
Dr. Ben Horton, Northwest Carolina Women's Center
Terri Stackhouse, Carolina Realty, Inc.
Carron Suddreth, Villages of Wilkes
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Chamber Staff
Linda Cheek, President
Jamie Lakey, Membership Director
Lynn Dyer, Office Manager
Tonia Perkins, Communications & Marketing
Hannah Raines, Administrative Assistant |
Northwest NC Visitors Center
Robin Keller, Travel Specialist
Treva Frazier, Travel Specialist
Ella Rhodes, Visitor Center Volunteer Coordinator
William Rhodes, Visitor Center Volunteer Coordinator
Stephen Rutledge, Travel Specialist
David Kammerer, Travel Specialist |
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Windows of Opportunity...in 2011
Click here for a current list of our Chamber Champions.
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