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The governance of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, the direction of its work, the control of its property and the general management of its affairs is the ultimate responsibility of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is comprised of up to 30 concerned business people, diverse in experience, vocation and background, volunteering their time to make Lawrence a better place to do business. Each year eight seats are elected for a term of three years. The President of Haskell Indian Nations University, the Chancellor of the University of Kansas and the Superintendent of USD 497 - Lawrence Public Schools all serve as permanent ex-officio members of the Chamber Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors elects its own Officers Committee, whose members serve as the Executive Committee and/or vice-chairs for the various Chamber divisions. The Officers Committee meets between board meetings and acts as a continuance through which the initiatives and programs of the divisions are presented to the Board.

2013 LEADERSHIP TEAM


BOARD CHAIR
Doug Gaumer
INTRUST Bank



IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

John Ross
Laser Logic


BOARD CHAIR-ELECT

Mike McGrew
McGrew Real Estate


TREASURER/SECRETARY
Ken Hite
Mize, Houser & Co.

2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 Shannon Abrahamson   Cal Karlin
 First Management Inc.    Barber Emerson L.C.
     Vice Chair of University Relations
 Allen Belot    Mark Kern
 Allen Belot Architects   Kern Marketing Group, Inc.
 Jane Blocher    Richard Konzem
 American Red Cross of Douglas County    Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
   
 Brad Burnside    Chad Luce
 U.S. Bank    Westar
  Vice Chair of Operations  
     
 Joe Caldwell    Jean Milstead
 Bartlett & West, Inc.    Retired Member
      Co-Vice Chair of Membership
     
 Susan Cantrell    Kevin O'Malley
 The World Company    O'Malley Beverage of Kansas 
 Vice Chair of Communications     Co-Vice Chair of Government & Community Affairs
     
 Kathy Clausing-Willis    Miles Schnaer
 LMH Endowment    Crown Automotive
     
 Jason Edmonds    Ginger Wehner
 The Edmonds Duncan Group   KU Credit Union
 Co-Vice Chair of Membership     
     
 Ernesto Hodison    Paul Werner
 Douglas County Bank     Paul Werner Architects
 Vice Chair of Leadership Lawrence  
     
 Brad Finkeldei    Constance Wolfe
 Stevens & Brand, L.L.P.    
 Co-Vice Chair of Government & Community Affairs    
     
 David Johnson   Scott Zaremba
 Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center   Zarco 66, Inc

PERMANENT EX-OFFICIO POSITIONS



Tim Caboni
University of Kansas


Chris Redman
Haskell Indian Nations University

Dr. Rick Doll
USD 497 Superintendent


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