Chamber has new officers, directors in place

The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce recently announced its newly elected directors and officers to serve on the board of directors for 2015. They include Kathy Hansen, Body Essentials, president; Melissa Moore, KerberRose S.C., president-elect; Char Larsen, Premier Investment Services, treasurer; Mary White, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats, immediate past president. John Van Ooyen, Frontier Communications, was elected to the board, and Melissa Moore and Jon Aumann, Edward Jones Investments, were re-elected to serve their second three-year terms. Keith Marquardt, Shawano County parks manager, was recently re-elected to the position 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. Departing board members are Debbie Kaczorowski, Shawano Specialty Papers; Dr. Carrie Verkuilen, Verkuilen Chiropractic & Wellness Center; and Mary Zimanek, ‘Til the Cows Come Home. 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. Seven additional liaison board members represent Shawano County, Shawano County Economic Progress Inc., Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, city of Shawano, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Leadership Shawano County and the chamber ambassadors. The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce is a 420-member organization that works to advance economic growth by coordinating resources and providing networking, promotion and education to businesses in Shawano and Menominee counties.