For Immediate Release – August 27, 2024

Contact:
Brian Otten, Marketing Director
Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce
715-848-5947 | botten@wausauchamber.com

Chamber announces 2024-2025 Board of Directors

WAUSAU — The 2024–2025 Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has been named. The Board of Directors represents the entire membership of the Chamber and the Wausau Region’s business community. Their duty is to set the long-term vision of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce in response to members’ needs.

The 2024–2025 Board of Directors began in their roles on September 1, 2024.

Officers (Officer term expires August 31, 2025):

Chairperson: Laura Huggins, Connexus Credit Union

Chairperson Elect: Jeffrey Wicklander, Aspirus

Treasurer/Secretary: Chris Pfender, Intercity State Bank

Immediate Past Chairperson: Owen Jones, Tommy Dock Products LLC

President/CEO: David Eckmann, Ed.D., IOM, Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce

Director at Large: Charlotte Skinner Rickert, Granite Peak Ski Area

Director at Large: Sean Wright, Performing Arts Foundation Inc

Directors:

Dr. Darren Ackley, Northcentral Technical College

Leif Christianson, County Materials Corporation

Casey Demers, The Boldt Company

Wendy Furrer, HOST: Central Wisconsin

Gerard Klein, City-County IT Commission

Greg Fisher, Granite Peak Ski Area

Lance Leonhard, Marathon County

Steve LaCerte, Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Steven Lipowski, Ruder Ware LLSC

Scott Names, Church Mutual Insurance Company

Carrie Strobel, Greenheck

Denis Tan, Schooley Mitchell

Kimm Weber, MCDEVCO Inc

The Chamber thanks Heidi Fischer of the Partnership for Progressive Agriculture Inc, Keith Hilts of the Wausau School District and Nicole Williams of QPS Employment Group, whose terms will end on August 31, 2024 for serving on the Board of Directors.

Caption: Laura Huggins of Connexus Credit Union has been named Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce.

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The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce is the source for business information in the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The organization has earned a 5-Star Accreditation, one of only two chambers in the state with that designation. The Chamber strengthens member businesses and enhances the region by building business success. For more information on the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce, visit us online at www.wausauchamber.com or call 715-845-6231.