Leadership
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is lead by volunteers serving on the Board of Directors, Committee Chairs and the Board of Advisors.
Executive Committee
- Chair – David Nivens, Midwest Computech
- Chair-Elect – Susan Hart, Huebert Builders, Inc.
- Past Chair – Rusty Strodtman, Columbia Mall
- Treasurer & Finance & Administration Division Chair – Kathleen Bruegenhemke, Hawthorn Bank
- Women’s Network Division – Michele Batye, Dave Griggs Flooring America
- Mike Grellner, Plaza Commercial Realty
- Jay Lindner, Forum Development Group
- Matt McCormick, Columbia Chamber of Commerce
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Erica Pefferman, The Business Times Company
Ex-Officio Members
- Dan Atwill, Presiding Commissioner, Boone County
- Stacey Button, REDI President
- Dr. Scott Dalrymple, President, Columbia College
- Alexander Cartwright, Chancellor, University of Missouri
- Dr. Jeff Lashley, Moberly Area Community College
- Dr. Dianne Lynch, President, Stephens College
- Mike Matthes, City Manager, City of Columbia
- Matt McCormick, Chamber President
- Dr. Peter Stiepleman, Superintendent, Columbia Public Schools
- Brian Treece, Mayor, City of Columbia
- Dr. Bruce Walker, President, Centennial Investors
Board Members
- Nick Allen, Manor Roofing & Restoration]
- Michele Batye, Dave Griggs Flooring America
- Jan Beckett, Retired
- Kathleen Bruegenhemke, Hawthorn Bank
- Caleb Colbert, Brown Willbrand, PC
- Tim Crockett, Crockett Engineering Consultants, LLC
- Kevin Czaicki, CenturyLink
- Shelly DeVore, Columbia Insurance Group
- Katie Essing, The District
- Matt Garrett, KOMU 8 & Mid Missouri’s CW
- Mike Grellner, Plaza Commercial Realty
- Susan Hart, Huebert Builders, Inc.
- Jennifer Hedrick, Simon Oswald Architecture
- Joe Henderson, Central Bank of Boone County
- Tyson Hunt, Logboat Brewing Company
- Shirley Johnson, Missouri Employers Mutual
- Jay Lindner, Forum Development Group
- Joe Miller, First State Community Bank
- Matt Moore, Shelter Insurance Companies-Main Office
- David Nivens, Midwest Computech
- Erica Pefferman, The Business Times Company
- Laura Roeder, The Village of Bedford Wall
- Rusty Strodtman, Columbia Mall
- Gary Ward, University of Missouri
- Matt Williams, Landmark Bank
- Lindsay Young-Lopez, The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri
Board of Advisors
- Ameren Missouri
- Boone Electric Cooperative
- Boone Hospital Center
- Central Bank of Boone County
- City of Columbia
- City of Columbia-Water & Light
- Clear Vision Development Group
- Columbia Board of Education
- Columbia College
- Columbia Daily Tribune / Tribune Publishing Co.
- Columbia Insurance Group
- Commerce Bank
- Country Club of Missouri
- First Midwest Bank
- First State Community Bank
- Hawthorn Bank
- Isle of Capri Casino & Hotel Boonville
- JES Holdings, LLC
- Joe Machens Dealerships
- KOMU 8 & Mid Missouri’s CW
- Landmark Bank
- Mediacom
- Missouri Credit Union
- Missouri Employers Mutual
- Naught-Naught Insurance Agency
- Shelter Insurance Companies-Main Office
- State Farm – Columbia Operations Center
- Stephens College
- The Bank of Missouri
- The Insurance Group
- U.S. Bank
- UMB Bank
- University of Missouri
- University of Missouri Health Care
- Veterans United Home Loans
- William Woods University
