ACCE Board of Directors 2008/2009 FY
Executive Committee
(One-year terms)
Chairman of the Board
Mark N. Eagan, CCE
Albany-Colonie Regional (NY) Chamber of Commerce
Immediate Past Chair
Douglas Kinsinger, CCE
Greater Topeka (KS) Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chairman - Education
Casey A. Steinbacher, CCE
Greater Durham (NC) Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chairman - Network
Troy McLellan, CCE
Greater Boca Raton (FL) Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chairman - Membership
Kyle J. Sexton, Director, Member Services,
Salem (OR) Area Chamber Of Commerce
Vice Chairman - Information
Steve Leahy, CCE
Greater Seattle (WA) Chamber of Commerce
Treasurer
Cathy M. Burwell
Helena (MT) Area Chamber of Commerce
ACCE President/CEO
Michael Fleming
American Chamber of Commerce Executives
Executive Committee
At-Large Seats:
Member-At-Large
David Adkisson
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Michael Metzler
Santa Ana (CA) Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Moseley
Greater Houston (TX) Partnership
Tim Sheehy
Metropolitan Milwaukee (WI) Association of Commerce
*WCC 2011 Chair
Roy Williams
Greater Oklahoma City (OK) Chamber of Commerce
*Chair of MetroCities Council
Martha Willits
Greater Des Moine (IA) Partnership
Board of Directors
(Three year terms)
District I
Thomas T. Baldrige, CCE
Lancaster (PA) Chamber Commerce and Industry
Marsha Gordon
Business Council of Westchester (NY)
John C. Gregory, IOM
No. Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
R. Nelson (Oz) Griebel
MetroHartford (CT) Alliance
John Harmon
Metropolitan Trenton (NJ) African American Chamber of Commerce
Christopher J. Phelan
Middlesex Co. (NJ) Regional Chamber of Commerce
District II
Rex Hammond, CCE
Lynchburg (VA) Regional Chamber of Commerce
G. Daniel Hearn, IOM, CCE
Catawba County (NC) Chamber of Commerce
Nancy P. Keefer, CCE
Chester County (PA) Chamber of Business & Industry
Barbara B. Lang
D.C. Chamber of Commerce
Duane O’Neill
MetroJackson (MS) Chamber of Commerce
Charles H. Van Rysselberge, CCE
Charleston (SC) Metro Chamber of Commerce
District III
Michael E. Dalby, IOM
One Southern Indiana
Janet L. Davis, CCE, IOM, CCEO-AP
Westerville (OH) Area Chamber of Commerce
Jeanne A. Englehart
Grand Rapids (MI) Area Chamber of Commerce
Robert L. Quick, CCE
Commerce Lexington (KY)
Joseph Reagan
Greater Louisville (KY) Inc. – Metro Chamber of Commerce
Laura Weis, IOM
Champaign County (IL) Chamber of Commerce
District IV
Carlos Gomez
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City (MO)
John Mehner, CCE
Cape Girardeau (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Moseley
Greater Houston (TX) Partnership
Richard P. Rush, CCE
The State Chamber of Oklahoma
James G. Vaughan, Jr., CCE
Greater Waco (TX) Chamber of Commerce
Perry Webb, CCE
Springdale (AR) Chamber of Commerce
District V
Wendy Birdsall, CCE
Lincoln (NE) Chamber of Commerce
Cathy M. Burwell
Helena (MT) Area Chamber of Commerce
Kelvin Hullet
Bismarck-Mandan (ND) Chamber of Commerce
Kristofer T. Johnson, IOM
Saint Paul (MN) Area Chamber of Commerce
Joe Unterreiner, CCE
Kalispell (MT) Area Chamber of Commerce
Martha Willits
Greater Des Moines (IA) Partnership
District VI
R. Lane Beattie
Salt Lake (UT) Chamber
Steven Falk
San Francisco (CA) Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Langdon, CCE
Gilbert (AZ) Chamber of Commerce
Michael Metzler
Santa Ana (CA) Chamber Of Commerce
Betty Nokes
Bellevue (WA) Chamber of Commerce
James Tollefson
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Membership Development Division
Douglas S. Holman
San Diego (CA) Regional Chamber of Commerce
Matthew Pivarnik, IOM, CCE
Tulsa (OK) Metro Chamber
Kyle J. Sexton
Salem (OR) Area Chamber of Commerce
Chairman's Directors-At-Large
(One Year terms)
Jay Chesshir, CCE
Little Rock (AR) Regional Chamber of Commerce
Dee Everett
Huntsville-Walker County (TX) Chamber of Commerce
Peter Forman
South Shore (MA) Chamber of Commerce
Randy Gordon
Long Beach (CA) Area Chamber of Commerce
Ellen Horan
Greater Reading (PA) Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Kim Scheeler
Greater Tampa (FL) Chamber of Commerce
Staff Professional Directors
(Three year terms)
Jennifer Dalton
Springfield (MO) Area Chamber of Commerce
Sarah L. Hubbard
Detroit (MI) Regional Chamber
Sheila Lee, CCE
Lawton Fort Sill (OK) Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ex-Officio Board Members
(One year terms)
ARS Chair
F. Michael Langley
Allegheny (PA) Conference on Community Development
Richard C.D. Fleming
St. Louis (MO) Regional Chamber and Growth Association
CCE Chair
Tracey L. Osborne, CCE
Overland Park (KS) Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada (CCEC)
David Angus
Winnipeg Chamber Of Commerce
Martin D. Salloum, CCE
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Community Growth Educational Foundation Chair (CGEF)
Daniel Colantone, CCE
Greater Akron (OH) Chamber of Commerce
Convention Chair
Harvey A. Schmitt, CCE
Greater Raleigh (NC) Chamber of Commerce
Designee from Council of State Chambers
David Adkisson
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
FBI Chair
Steve Millard, CCE
Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership
Resource Development - Task Force
Jim Fram, CCE, CEcD
Bartlesville Regional (OK) Chamber of Commerce
U.S. C/C Board of Directors
Winthrop Hallett, III
Mobile (AL) Area Chamber of Commerce
Gary Mabrey, III, CCE
Chamber of Commerce Representing Johnson City/ Jonesborough/Washington County (TN)
United States Chamber of Commerce-Staff
Thomas Donohue
United States Chamber of Commerce
Bill Miller
United States Chamber of Commerce