Room Connections – The Hartselle Enquirer

Board of directors

Welcome to the 2021-2022 Board of Directors! Eleven members elected by the members run the Chamber of Commerce of the Hartselle region. We honor their leadership and service to our community. Board members make decisions for the House regarding policy, establish an annual budget and work program, elect House leaders, hire the HACC President / CEO, and serve as representatives for our working groups. Members of the Chamber are invited and encouraged to become involved in our working groups as programs are established and goals are set. Being part of one of these teams gives you a way to deepen your involvement in the Chamber by working with other business leaders to solve more focused issues that affect the entire community. If you would like to learn more and join a task force, call the HACC office at 256-773-4370.

House working groups

Government affairs / advocacy

Board representative: Daxton Maze

Activities:

Legislative updates and breakfasts
Annual legislative trip to Montgomery
City State Address
State school address

State of communities Address
Creation and updating of the public policy agenda

Leadership and networking

Board Representative: Ashley Holladay

Activities:

Chamber Ambassadors: President, Jennifer Williams
Young Hartselle professionals: President, Rachel Howard
Hartselle High School Growing Leaders Program: President, to be determined
Roundtable of CEOs of the Hartselle region
Chamber networking events

New Member Mixers
Member appreciation events

Workforce and education

Board Representative: Brian Kilpatrick

President: Grant McKelvey

Activities

Endless Opportunities Eighth Year Career Expo
Career and employment fair “Company picnic”
Family council workforce and education
Modern Workforce Strategies Summit

Paths to success
Teachers on tour
Welcome reception for teachers / back-to-school breakfast
Teacher appreciation

Business development

Board Representative: Lindsey Tapscott

Activities

Business development seminars
Lunch and learning opportunities
60 minutes for success educational series

Business 2 Business Expo
Women in business lunch
Appreciate conversations about (intercultural) diversity
Business incubator and resources for entrepreneurs

Community improvement

Board Representative: Mike Tucker

Activities

Economic redevelopment
Community promotion
City appreciation

Christmas Open House
Main Street: President, to be determined
Deposit days: President, Mélanie Burger
Hartselle 101 circuits: President, Dena Nagel
Nonprofit cohort: Chair, Jimmy watson

Fill the bus (non-profit program)
Day of service (non-profit program)

Teacher Appreciation

Few communities can boast of having a high quality school system like the one we have here in Hartselle. One of the main reasons the local school system is so revered is the excellent teachers and support staff who work every day to ensure that students receive the highest quality education available.

On May 4th, we had the honor of providing cookies and coffee to every school in the Hartselle City Schools system. We applauded their efforts during this most difficult year to be one of only two districts in the state not to have experienced a COVID shutdown. Thank. thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible!

Presenting sponsor: DiamondPro
Cookies by Sugar mum and frosted by Madi
Coffee offered by Kroger de Hartselle
Gold Sponsors: Peck Funeral Home, Drake Eye Center and Peoples Bank of Alabama