OUR MISSION

"To provide vision and leadership for the Greater Bluefield community with a commitment to strengthen economic development, stimulate growth of area businesses and enhance the quality of life for all its citizens."

Marc Meachum, President and CEO
Email: marc@bluefieldchamber.com
Deborah Maynard, Executive Vice President
Email: debbie@bluefieldchamber.com
Karen DeHaan, Director of Membership
Email: karen@bluefieldchamber.com
Beth Nelson, Office Staff
Email: beth@bluefieldchamber.com

2008 GREATER BLUEFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Board

  • Randy Deason, Chairman of the Board
  • Lisa Huff, Chair Elect, Special Projects
  • Vicki Mays, Vice-Chair, Internal Affairs
  • Frank Brady, Vice-Chair, Community Life
  • Jim Spencer, Vice-Chair, Governmental Affairs
  • George McGonagle, Vice-Chair, Economic Enhancement
  • Connie Saunders , Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
  • John Mahood, Treasurer

    Term Ending 2008

  • John Beckett, First Century Bank
  • Bud Clapp, Pocahontas Land Corporation
  • Norris Kantor, Katz, Kantor and Perkins
  • Larry Ratliff, BB&T
  • Michelle Walker, EchoStar
  • Lynn Whitteker, BRMC

    Term Ending 2009

  • Catherine S. Deeb, DCI/Shires, Inc.
  • Jim Ferguson, Dermox dba Hardees
  • David Graf, American Mine Research, Inc.
  • Denver L. Riffe, National College
  • Peter Taylor, Marshall Miller & Associates
  • Richard Taylor, Alpha Natural Resources
  • Mary Turner Sheets, Case WV

    Term Ending 2010

  • Kimberly Allen, Frontier Communications
  • Danny Clemons, Adventure Radio Group
  • William Paul Dearfield, Flowers Baking Company of WV
  • Dave Langford, Appalachian Power
  • Shannon Remines, Bluefield Gear & Machine
  • Sandra Reynolds, First Sentinel Bank
  • John H. Shott, Attorney at Law
  • Linda Witt, L & P Broadcasting

    • Associate Directors

  • Janet Bailey, Mercer County Development Authority
  • Margie Douglass, Tazewell County Economic Office
  • Sharon Borich, New Peoples Bank
  • Pat Jones, Bluefield, VA Business & Proff. Assoc
  • Todd Day, Manager, Town of Bluefield, Virginia
  • Karen Disibbio, Mercer County Commission
  • Jimmy Jones, Mayor, Bluefield, Virginia
  • Tom Hall, Chairman, Mercer County Development Authority
  • Mark Henne, Manager, City of Bluefield, WV
  • Anita Moody, Concord University
  • Al Modena, Four Seasons Regional Council
  • Linda Whalen, Mayor, Bluefield, West Virginia
  • Dwayne Nuckols, Bluefield Jaycees
  • Charles Peters, Chairman Bluefield Coal Show
  • Jim Spencer, Tazewell County Administrator
  • Dr. Albert Walker, Bluefield State College
  • Dr. David Olive, Bluefield College
  • Beverly Wellman, Mercer County CVB
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