Organizations Filed Purposes:
BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS
ADVANCE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
THE ASHEVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AIMED AT GROWING JOBS, SERVING AS A VOICE FOR BUSINESS AND FOSTERING THE PROSPERITY OF OUR MEMBER BUSINESSES. BELOW IS A LIST OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR.REMAINED COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE.NAMED 2018 OUTSTANDING CHAMBER OF THE YEAR BY CAROLINAS ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES.NAMED FINALIST FOR 2019 CHAMBER OF THE YEAR FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES.ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MEMBERSHIP GOALS WITH YEAR-OVER-YEAR RETENTION REACHING 89% AND REVENUE INCREASING $163,000 THROUGH TIERED DUES.INSTITUTED MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL TO SOLICIT VALUABLE INPUT TO STRENGTHEN PROGRAMMING, INCORPORATING TWO OF OUR BIGGEST ASSETS, OUR AMBASSADORS AND TOTAL RESOURCE CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS.ENGAGED COMMUNITY IN AVL GREATER, A STRATEGIC FORESIGHT PROCESS, CONSISTING OF TWO FUTURES LABS AND COMMUNITY INPUT SURVEY THAT WILL RESULT IN A COMMUNITY VISION AND INFORM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION IN ANNUAL AUDIT OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.SERVED AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR VITAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING WNC DIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT COALITION, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF ASHEVILLE AND FOLK HERITAGE COMMITTEE.LAUNCHED BRANDING INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN BRAND PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATE OVERARCHING CHAMBER MESSAGE.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kathryn Cramer | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $260,306 |
| Clark Duncan | SVP, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $113,345 |
| Robert Atkins | VP OF PUBLIC POLICY | 40 | $110,617 |
| Jay Richardson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Proterfield | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon Oxendine | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Hunter | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Hayes | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Westmoreland | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Walls | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Pigg | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Chuck Pickering | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Oby Morgan | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Julia Fosson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Froeba | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Benjamin Teague | DIRECTOR | 45 | $0 |
| Carol Steen | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Leah Ashburn | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Deferie | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Meguiar | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| W Louis Bissette Jr | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Coward | 2ND VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Webb | VICE CHAIR, MEMBER SVCS | 2 | $0 |
| Austin Walker | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Lach Zemp | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| David Worley | CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Himanshu Karvir | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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