The government of the Chamber, 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 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. In addition the President of Haskell Indian Nations University and the Chancellor of the University of Kansas all serve as permanent appointees to the Chamber Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors elects its own Executive Committee, whose members serve as officers and/or vice-chairs for the various Chamber divisions. Those divisions are: Economic Development, Government & Community Affairs, Membership, Communications, Strategic Planning/Leadership Lawrence and Operations. The Executive Committee meets between board meetings and acts as a continuance through which the initiatives and programs of the divisions are presented to the Board.
2009 Executive Committee
OFFICERS
CHAIR
Bonnie Lowe
United States Attorney's Office
PAST-CHAIR
Jim Otten, DDS
James Otten DDS
INCOMING CHAIR
Matt Hoy
Stevens & Brand LLP
TREASURER
Cindy Yulich
Emprise Bank
SECRETARY & PRESIDENT/CEO
Tom Kern
PERMANENT POSITIONS
Bernadette Gray–Little
KU Chancellor
Dr. Linda Sue Warner
Haskell Indian
Nations
University
President
Rick Doll
USD 497 Superintendent
BOARD MEMBERS
Allison Vance Moore
Grubb & Ellis|The Winbury Group, Vice Chair of Chamber Member Services
Bill Fuerst
KU School of Business
Bobbie Flory
Lawrence Home Builders Association
Bradley Burnside
U.S Bank
David Johnson
Bert Nash, Co-Vice Chair of Government & Community Affairs
David Livingood
Treanor Architects
Debra Vignatelli Konzem
Doug Gaumer
INTRUST Bank, Vice Chair of Chamber Operations
Gary Bennett
Laird Noller Automotive, Inc.
Jane Bateman
Jane Bateman, The Interiors Store, Co-Vice Chair of Government
and Community Affairs
John Ross
Laser Logic, Inc.
Kathy Pryor
KU Theatre & Film, Vice Chair of Leadership Lawrence & Strategic Planning
Larissa Long
Black Hills
Energy, Co-Vice Chair of Communications
Linda Robinson
KU Center for Research on Learning
Mike McGrew
McGrew Real Estate, Vice Chair of Economic Development
Rodger Henry
Lawrence Medical Plaza
Shannon Frost
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Steve Brown
Berry
Plastics
Steve Schwada
Meadowbrook Apartments, Venture Properties
Terry Campbell
Barber Emerson, L.C., Co-Vice Chair of Communications
Todd Thompson
Thompson, Ramsdell & Qualseth, P.A.
Trudy Rice
Ronald Rice Mowing