The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce recently named new board members and officers for 2025.
Ben Hartwig, Twig’s Beverage, has been named president; John Opichka, Community Education Initiative, is president-elect; Leann Gueths, Novolex is past president; and Mike Papendorf, Bonduel State Bank, is treasurer.
Newly elected board members are Jodi Anderson, Value Added Distributors; Jeannie Otto, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Raul Beltran, Acupuncture of Shawano and Jiu Jitsu of Shawano; and Carrie Bohlman, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats.
Keith Marquardt, Shawano County Parks, will continue in his role of president of the Shawano Country Tourism Council, a division of the Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce, and will fill the tourism representative position on the chamber of commerce board of directors.
Outgoing chamber board members are Zachary Linsmeyer, KerberRose; Mary White, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats; Char Larsen, Premier Investment Services; Scott Parson, Thrivent Financial-Wolf River Associates; and Lori Singer, Celerity Staffing.
The chamber will recognize the new board members at the 98th Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 16 at North Star Mohican Casino Resort in Bowler.
The board is comprised of 15 chamber members from throughout Shawano County representing the areas of agriculture, manufacturing, retail/business, tourism, education, government and professionals.
Six additional liaison board members represent Shawano County, Shawano County Economic Progress Inc., the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, city of Shawano, and the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians.
The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce is a 350-plus member organization that advances economic growth by coordinating resources and providing networking, promotion and education to businesses in Shawano and Menominee counties.
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