Leadership
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is led by volunteers serving on the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs.
Executive Committee
- Chair – Matt Moore, Shelter Insurance Companies
- Chair-Elect – Gary Ward, University of Missouri
- Past Chair –Matt Garrett, KOMU 8 & Mid Missouri’s CW
- Treasurer & Finance & Administration Division Chair -Tim Howald, Columbia Insurance Group
- Women’s Network Division – Michele Curry, Commerce Bank
- Caleb Colbert, The Law Firm of Haden & Colbert
- Shatenita Horton, Providence Bank
- Matt McCormick, Columbia Chamber of Commerce
- Jennifer Hedrick, Simon Oswald Architecture
Ex-Officio Members
- Dan Atwill, Presiding Commissioner, Boone County
- Stacey Button, President, REDI
- Dr. Scott Dalrymple, President, Columbia College
- Dr. Alexander Cartwright, Chancellor, University of Missouri
- John Glascock, City Manager, City of Columbia
- Dr. Jeff Lashley, President, Moberly Area Community College
- Dr. Dianne Lynch, President, Stephens College
- Matt McCormick, Chamber President
- Dr. Peter Stiepleman, Superintendent, Columbia Public Schools
- Brian Treece, Mayor, City of Columbia
- Gene Gerke, Centennial Investors
- Steve Guthrie, Centennial Investors
Board Members
Caleb Colbert, The Law Firm of Haden & Colbert
Nickie Davis, The District
Jon Ihler, MFA Oil Company
Sahba Jalali, Advanced Vision
Cole Knudsen, PepsiCo Quaker Oats
Jonathan Verdejo, Blue Diamond Events
Nikki McGruder, MU Health Care
Shatenita Horton, Providence Bank
Jonathan Curtright, MU Health Care
Matt Pritchard, AT&T
Michele Batye, Dave Griggs Flooring America
Stacye Smith, Shelter Insurance Companies
Kathleen Bruegenhemke, Hawthorn Bank
Jennifer Hedrick, Simon Oswald Architecture
Danny Hammack, Columbia Honda
Justin Gay, Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc.
Tim Howald, Columbia Insurance Group
Michele Curry, Commerce Bank
Bob Aulgur, Retired Municipal Division Judge
Keegan Thompson, Simon Oswald Architecture
Marissa Tago, The Whitley Co.
Mikel Fields, Castello Branco Fields LLC (DBA Cracked
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