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

Welcome new members

(new members from April 1 to May 28)

Calhoun Community College

Duchess and guys

Sunrise network solutions

Reeves agricultural market

Repair and electronics TecRoom

Home inspections 20/20

Alabama Credit Union

GoFar USA Park

Exchange solutions

Vets like us

Events to come

July 9: New Member Orientation, presented by Maegan Jones of MarMac Real Estate

July 10: Serve Day, presented by the HACC Non-Profit Cohort

July 15: Hartselle After Hours, organized at the Mexican restaurant Don Alejo

July 20: State of Health, presented by Hartselle Family Medicine

July 22: Modern Workforce Strategies Summit, presented by Calhoun Community College

July 26-August. 1: Fill the Bus, presented by the nonprofit HACC Cohort

August 4: Teachers’ Welcome Reception, presented by Bill Burdette and Michael Holifield State Farm

August 19: Quarterly Breakfast & Business, presented by Cerrowire LLC