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Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
(GACCE)
1622 Tarklin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
(404) 312-0524
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2017 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE UPDATES
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Kali Boatright Named 2017 Legacy Award Recipient
We are pleased to announce that
Kali Boatright, GCCE, President & CEO of the Douglas County Chamber, was named the 2017 Legacy Award recipient during our recent Executive Leadership Conference held in Jekyll Island. Kali has been with the Douglas County Chamber for 13 years, and she is a past Board Member and Board Chair of GACCE. Congratulations Kali!
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Chamber Professional Receives Georgia Certified Chamber Executive (GCCE) Designation
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Georgia Certified Chamber Executive (GCCE) designation exemplifies excellence and professionalism of Georgia's chamber executives. The designation is based upon experience, service to GACCE, training / continuing education, and personal achievement. GACCE has 38 total current and former chamber executives who have achieved this designation, and we were proud to announce one new GCCE at our event:
Christie Haynes, GCCE, Dawson County Chamber
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GACCE Announces 2017-18 Board of Directors
The 2017-18 Board of Directors were officially announced during our Awards Ceremony. The GACCE Board of Directors is comprised of a five-member Executive Committee, 12 Regional Directors who serve three-year terms, the permanent appointment of the Georgia Chamber, ex-officio affiliate members, and three one-year GACCE Chair appointees. Those serving on the Executive Committee are:
1st Vice Chair / Secretary
- Sue Parr, GCCE, Augusta Metro Chamber
For the full list of your 2017-18 Board Members, please click here. Please click here for the GACCE Annual Report.
The 2017-18 GACCE Plan of Action has been approved, and we'd love additional volunteers for each division. Please click here for more information.
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GEORGIA CHAMBER AWARDED STATE CHAMBER OF THE YEAR
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Georgia Chamber Recognized as 2017 State Chamber of the Year
The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) named the Georgia Chamber the 2017 State Chamber of Year at its annual convention in Nashville.
Chamber of the Year is the nation's only award recognizing the leadership role chambers have in their communities. Those honored with the Chamber of the Year designation have demonstrated organizational strength and made an impact on key community priorities such as education, transportation, business development, and quality of life. This year's competition drew numerous entries from chambers throughout the United States and Canada.
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GACCE MEMBERS RECEIVE IOM
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Four GACCE Members Receive IOM in June
We
are pleased to announce that four GACCE members recently received their IOM designation at the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Organization Management program held in Athens, GA this June. These members are:
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GACCE WELCOMES NEW CHAMBER MEMBER
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Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce
Christopher Deraney, Executive Director
PO Box 506
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770) 358-5884
cjderaney@barnesville.org
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GACCE WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER
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Eric Schmidt, CEO
eric@eventbank.com
Matt McDonald, Director Business Development
matt.mcdonald@eventbank.com
EventBank
works with many chambers providing solutions in the event engagement space, and they provided our 2017 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference mobile app.
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Vice President of the Athens Area Chamber, Jo Sullivan, talks about the value of joining the Chamber and the multiple networking events that happen each month.
Click here to watch the video.
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The Georgia Small Business ROCK STARS nominations are open! You may nominate a small business between August 1 - October 31. Nominate a great Georgia company at
www.georgia.org/rockstars
The Georgia Mentor Protege Connection is looking for savvy, high-performing businesses to be mentored by some of Georgia's largest corporations and other mentor companies. Applications are open until September 1. Visit
http://georgiampc.org
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POWER 10
is pleased to announce new Development Director John Marshall, new Director of Project Operations Bob Johnson, and the promotion of Amity Farrar to Senior Counsel. John brings significant experience as a business leader and campaign volunteer to the P10 team, and Bob is one of the elder statesmen of the national chamber fundraising scene. Amity hands off her current project operations role to Bob and, as Senior Counsel, will take on business development and lead strategic counsel duties for each of her clients.
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The Chason Group and
POWER 10 Capital Campaigns are pleased to announce an integration partnership that will offer chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, foundations, and other nonprofits "one stop shopping" for strategic plan development, capital campaign management, and executive search and performance coaching services. The Chason Group CEO Tim Chason and POWER 10 CEO Sean Mikula concur: "The value of this partnership to our clients is we now have under one "roof" some of the best talent in the industry and all of the services our clients need to take their organizations to the next level - in smooth and seamless fashion."
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Blairsville-Union County Chamber
The Chamber has a new part-time employee - Carrie Beary who will serve as Events Coordinator.
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Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber
Jessica Hill, Community Development Director, recently had a baby boy named Laine. Marianne Wood, Public Relations Director of the Chamber, recently announced her resignation effective August 4. She has accepted a position with a local medical transcription service.
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Eastman-Dodge County Chamber
Somer Podesta has been named the Chamber Director/Executive Assistant for the Chamber.
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Harris County Chamber
The Development Authority of Washington County has announced plans to approve Jayson Johnston as the new executive director of their economic development organization. Johnston has served as President of the Harris County Chamber since 2012. The Harris County Chamber is seeking candidates for the President position - please see the GACCE Job Page for information.
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Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber
The Chamber welcomed Leah Gillett, Chief of Creative Operations, to the team at the end of May. Leah's primary duties include marketing and social media management, graphic design and editorial of the Chamber's quarterly magazine. Leah looks forward to meeting and working with other Chamber professionals at upcoming GACCE events.
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Robins Regional Chamber
The Chamber is hiring for an Investor Relations Manager. For more information, please see the GACCE Job Page.
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Rome Floyd Chamber
Lori Magnicheri has been named the Chamber's new Executive Assistant and Leadership Programs Coordinator.
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Sumter County Chamber
The Chamber is accepting applications for President/CEO. For more information, please see the GACCE Job Page.
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Toombs-Montgomery Chamber
Bill Mitchell has announced his retirement for this year, so the Chamber is seeking a new President/Development Authority President. For more information, please see the GACCE Job Page.
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