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 – Susan Hart, Huebert Builders, Inc.
- Chair-Elect – Matt Garrett, KOMU 8 & Mid Missouri’s CW
- Past Chair – David Nivens, Midwest Computech
- Treasurer & Finance & Administration Division Chair – Kathleen Bruegenhemke, Hawthorn Bank
- Women’s Network Division – Nancy Allison, Shelter Insurance – Nancy Allison Agency
- Caleb Colbert, Brown Willbrand, PC
- Matt McCormick, Columbia Chamber of Commerce
- Eric Morrison, Providence Bank
- Stacye Smith, Shelter Insurance Companies-Main Office
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
- Nancy Allison, Shelter Insurance – Nancy Allison Agency
- Michele Batye, Dave Griggs Flooring America
- Kathleen Bruegenhemke, Hawthorn Bank
- Caleb Colbert, Brown Willbrand, PC
- Jonathan Curtright, MU Health Care
- Kevin Czaicki, CenturyLink
- Shelly DeVore, Columbia Insurance Group
- Katie Essing, The District
- Matt Garrett, KOMU 8 & Mid Missouri’s CW
- Danny Hammack, Columbia Honda
- Susan Hart, Huebert Builders, Inc.
- Jennifer Hedrick, Simon Oswald Architecture
- Joe Henderson, Central Bank of Boone County
- Shatenita Horton, Providence Bank
- Tyson Hunt, Logboat Brewing Company
- Nikki McGruder, Inclusive Impact Institute
- Mark Mills, Cumulus Broadcasting
- Matt Moore, Shelter Insurance Companies-Main Office
- Eric Morrison, Providence Bank
- Mason Neff, Viamedia
- David Nivens, Midwest Computech
- Erica Pefferman, The Business Times Company
- Matt Pritchard, AT&T
- Stacye Smith, Shelter Insurance Companies-Main Office
- Gary Ward, University of 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
