(WNY News Now) – The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce announces its upcoming slate of board members and officers for 2025, with a focus on community leadership and economic growth.
The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce its slate of board members and officers for the coming year. Board leadership positions will remain the same as this year. Heather Brown of The Resource Center will serve as Board Chair. Continuing their duties in additional officer roles will be Vice Chair Emily Reynolds of Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautauqua County; Treasurer John Felton of Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union, and Secretary Courtney Curatolo of the Small Business Development Center.
Newly named to the board is John Davis of Ashville General Store; Dawn Espersen of Dave’s Outlet Store in Silver Creek representing the Hanover Committee; Kim Maras of Westfield Boatworks representing the Westfield Committee; and Monica Simpson of the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth representing the Dunkirk Committee.
Continuing to serve in existing terms are Dr. Stephen Kolison of the State University of New York at Fredonia, Robert Mazza of Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, Arthur Pearson of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, and Kristofor Sellstrom of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. Additional community committee representatives are Larry Fiorella, HBKS Wealth Management, Fredonia; Vicki McGraw, Elegant Edibles Catering, Jamestown; and Brian Pender, Northlake Development, Mayville.
This full slate of nominees will come up for a vote during the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, which will be held at noon, Friday, December 13 at the newly re-opened White Inn in Fredonia. The cost is $35 for lunch. Our keynote speaker will be Lesley Zemsky, Vice President of Larkin Development in Buffalo.
The CHQ Chamber Annual Meeting is sponsored by Brooks-TLC Hospital System/Kaleida Health, County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency, Jamestown Community College, LaBella Associates, Media One Radio Group, Observer, and The Post-Journal.
Registration is open now through our web calendar. We urge all Chamber members who are not able to attend to complete the proxy vote form available online at www.chqchamber.org/proxy-vote-form.
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