The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has named its 2012-2013 board of directors and appointed Linda Brandt of LB Marketing Services as chair.
In addition to Brandt as Chair, the following were named as the Chamber’s executive committee:
• Dana Stonestreet, HomeTrust Bank, First Vice Chair
• Ben Hamrick, Johnson, Price & Sprinkle, Second Vice Chair
• LaVoy Spooner, AT&T, Immediate Past Chairman
• Tracy Buchanan, CarePartners, Secretary
• Suzanne DeFerie, Asheville Savings Bank, Treasurer/Vice Chair Economic Development
• Kit Cramer, President & CEO of the Asheville Chamber
• Michelle Rippon, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, Legal Counsel
• Pat Carver, First Citizens, Chair of the Audit Committee
The following members will serve on the executive committee as department vice chairs:
• Himanshu Karvir, Holiday Inn Biltmore West, Vice Chair for the Convention and Visitors Bureau
• John Miles, integritive, Inc., Vice Chair for Member Services and Communications
• David Phillips, Pike Real Estate Development, Vice Chair for Public Policy
• Carol Rovello, Strategic Workplace Solutions, Vice Chair for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Rounding out the 2012-2013 Chamber Board of Directors are:
• Mark Treffinger, Linamar
• Mike Rangel, Asheville Pizza & Brew
• Lach Zemp, Roberts & Stevens
• Martha Thompson, Progress Energy
• Chris Silliman, First Restoration Services
• Lou Bissette, McGuire, Wood & Bissette
• Darryl Hart, Hart Funeral Service
• Carolyn Coward, Van Winkle Law Firm
• Dr. Hank Dunn, A-B Tech
• Hunter Goosmann, Education and Research Consortium of the Western Carolinas
• Stefan Magura, Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic, P.A.
• Andrew Nagle, A-B Emblem
• Dr. Ron Paulus, Mission Health System
• Robby Russell, Wachovia Bank
Ex-Officio voting members are:
• K. Ray Bailey, Buncombe County Commissioner
• Ron Morin, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
• Ben VanCamp, Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members are:
• Terry Bellamy, Mayor, City of Asheville
• David Gantt, Chairman, Buncombe County Commission
