Chamber
Board of Directors
2008 Officers - Executive Committee:
Chairman: Mike Ebert, Wal-Mart
Vice Chairman: Cheryl Whalen, Oklahoma Natural Gas
Treasurer: Earnie Gilder, Interstate Properties, Inc.
Past Chairman: Dr. Tim McElroy, NSU - Muskogee
Chairman Muskogee Development: Earnie Gilder, Interstate Properties,
Inc.
Muskogee Development Director: Leisha Haworth *
Chamber President & CEO: Sue Harris *
2008 Directors:
Kamlesh Aggarwal, Sooner Realty Properties, LLC
John Barton, BancFirst
Greg Buckley, City Manager of Muskogee *
Dave Davis, Muskogee City County Port Authority
Jim Eaton, Bank of Oklahoma
Sam Jarvis, Dept. of Veteran Affairs
John Tyler Hammons, Mayor of Muskogee*
Penny Kampf, Arrowhead Mall
Hubert Lontz, Owens-Illinois Glass Containers
A.C. Lorenz, James Hodge Ford
Bob Luttrull, Pioneer Abstract & Title
Steve Mahan, Muskogee Regional Medical Center
Hershel McBride, McBride's Stop & Go
Sue McBride, Muskogee Federal Credit Union
Randy Menie, American Bank of Oklahoma
Ann Ong, CCOM Medical Group
Al Stevens, OG&E
Tom Stiles, Indian Capital Technology Center
* denotes Ex-Officio Non-Voting
2008
Schedule of Meetings
January 29, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce Boardroom
February 26, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber
of Commerce Boardroom
March 25, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce
Boardroom
April 22, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce
Boardroom
May 27, 2008 3:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce
Boardroom - Cancelled
June 24, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce
Boardroom - Agenda Below
July 22, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce
Boardroom
August 26, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Chamber of
Commerce Boardroom
September 23, 2008, 3:30 p.m.,
Chamber of Commerce Boardroom
October 28, 2008 3:30 p.m., Chamber of
Commerce Boardroom
November 25, 2006 3:30 PM Chamber of Commerce Boardroom
There is not a scheduled meeting for the Board of Directors in
December.
GREATER MUSKOGEE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
310 W. Broadway
Muskogee, OK
NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR:
BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
3:30 p.m.
Chamber Boardroom
1. Call to Order……………Vice Chair
Cheryl Whalen
2. Receive Audit from Roy D. Jenkins & Associates, CPA for
review
3. President’s Report…..Sue Harris
4. Consider Approval of Minutes
5. Consider Approval of Financial Reports
6. Consider Approval of GMACC and the City of Muskogee Convention
and Tourism Contract ……Sue Harris/Treasure Ruttman
7. Consider Approval of GMACC and the City of Muskogee Retail
Development Allocation Contract…..Sue Harris
8. Consider Approval of Retail Allocation Committee Recommendation
Claims Report
9. Consider Approval of New and Dropped Members…. Jonita
Mullins
10. Tourism Director’s Report …Treasure Ruttman
11. Consider Approval of the Tourism Committee Recommendation
of the 2008-2009 Tourism Budget … Treasure Ruttman
12. Marketing Director’s Report….Janet Niezgoda
13. Committee Reports:
Agri-Business…………… A.C. Lorenz
Downtown Muskogee…… Jim Eaton
Leadership Development… Al Stevens
Retail Promotion………… Janet Niezgoda
Paul Revere……………….. Earnie
Gilder
Success Expo…………….. Janet Niezgoda
My Pros…………………….Sue
Harris
Women’s Leadership………Cheryl Whalen
14. Muskogee Development Report
15. Other Business
16. Adjourn