For Immediate Release – September 4, 2025

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

Chamber announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors

WAUSAU — The 2025-2026 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 2025–2026 Board of Directors began in their roles on September 1, 2025.

Officers (Officer term expires August 31, 2026):

Chairperson: Jeffrey Wicklander, Aspirus

Chairperson Elect: Dr. Darren Ackley, Northcentral Technical College

Treasurer/Secretary: Chris Pfender, Intercity State Bank – branch of One Community Bank

Immediate Past Chairperson: Laura Huggins, Connexus Credit Union

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

Director at Large: Wendy Furrer, HOST: Central Wisconsin

Director at Large: Sean Wright, Performing Arts Foundation Inc

Directors:

Bob Fieck, Wausau Supply Company

Owen Jones, Tommy Docks

Gerard Klein, City-County IT Commission

Steve LaCerte, Coldwell Banker Action Realty

Steven Lipowski, Ruder Ware LLSC

Casey Nye, DC Everest Area School District

Carolyn Schamberger, Church Mutual Insurance Company

Charlotte Skinner Rickert, Granite Peak Ski Area

Carrie Strobel, Greenheck

Denis Tan, DIGIT Consulting LLC

Kimm Weber, MCDEVCO Inc

The Chamber thanks Lance Leonhard of Marathon County whose term ended on August 31, 2025 for serving on the Board of Directors.

Caption: Laura Huggins, left, is the Immediate Past Chairperson of the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors. Lance Leonhard, right, ended his term on the Board of Directors last month.

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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.