While we had to make the difficult decision to cancel our in-person conference in Maine this year, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting a virtual mini conference and look forward to your participation.
To kick off the mini conference – Economist Paul Harrington, PhD will join us to share his insight on the job market and what we should be thinking about over the next 12 to 18 months.
Start thinking about an idea (or two!) that you would like to share during our “Chamber Share”. We’re looking for some outside the box unique ideas that you have implemented during covid to keep those Chamber doors open. One winner will be selected for a $100 cash prize to be awarded during closing remarks.
But before there are closing remarks… the coveted “CEO of the Year” will be announced. Past winners include {HERE} Register today! Looking forward to seeing you!
9:00am – 10:00am: Drexel University's Paul Harrington on COVID-19 Labor Market and Recovery Outlook for New England
10:00am - 10:15am: BREAK
10:15am – 10:30am: GrowthZone/ChamberMaster – Tips on Virtual Meetings
10:30am – 11:00am: Chamber Share: What “Outside the Box” Idea Have You Implemented During Covid ($100 prize winner announced during closing remarks – must be present to win!)
11:00am - Cistlinc
11:15am – 11:45am: CEO of the Year, convene Annual Meeting to elect new officers & directors. Closing Remarks
Our 2021 Slate of Officers & Board of Directors
Slate of Officers
President
Melissa Fetterhoff
Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce
MA
President Elect
Nancy Dudchik
Hamden Chamber of Commerce
CT
Treasurer
Karmen Gifford
Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
NH
Secretary
Joseph Bevilacqua
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
MA
Administrator, Ex-Officio
Tim Sink, CCE
Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce
NH
Board of Directors
2021
Jack Lank
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce
MA
2021`
Carol Lighthall
Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce
VT
2021
Alice Pearce
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce
ME
2021
Bill Moore
Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce
CT
2023
Jim Roche
Business and Industry Association of NH
NH
2023
Katie Doherty
Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
ME
2023
Paul Ouellette
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
RI
2023
Erin Donovan-Boyle
Newport County Chamber of Commerce
RI
2024
Tom O'Rourke
Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce
MA
2024
Tracy Hutchins
Upper Valley Business Alliance
NH
2024
Steve Lombardi
East Greenwhich Chamber of Commerce
RI
2024
Donna Morris
Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce
NH
2024
Carrie Simmons
GoStowe
VT
About our guest speaker – Paul Harington Paul Harrington has been a Professor in the School of Education’s Higher Education Professor since 2011. He also serves at the Director for the Center of Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University. Harrington has published works on a variety of research topics including health labor markets, college labor market, disability in the labor market, and economic outlook.
Harrington has authored or co-authored more than 14 books. He has studied workforce development and human resource policy for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor, the Rhode Island Board of Education, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Harrington received the "Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Our Workforce" from the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association in 2004 and the "Building a World Class Workforce Award" from the U.S. Department of Labor, National Association of State Workforce Agencies in 2003. More information about Harrington
About our Sponsor – GrowthZone/ChamberMaster Our parent company, MicroNet, Inc. began as a provider of software and networking services in 1996. The company’s first commercial product, ChamberMaster, was developed exclusively for chambers of commerce and was released in 1998 as the first affordable SaaS (Software as a Service) solution. And due to popular demand from trade and industry associations, the company subsequently developed MemberZone and then GrowthZone specifically for the association market.
Our customers’ organizations range in size from 30 to more than 50,000 members and consistently rate our technical support and customer service as the best in the industry.
We are headquartered in Nisswa, Minnesota, USA – a town noted for its scenic beauty, resorts, golf courses, and lakes. As chambers and associations are integral to the business health of any community, this was the perfect location to develop smarter software for associations.
