Rockwall Chamber announces 2014 Board of Directors

ROCKWALL (January 8, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the driving force of business for Rockwall, recently announced its 2014 Board of Directors, including those elected at the November meeting of the Board of Directors.

Lou Johnson

Lou Johnson, Senior Vice President and Trust Manager, American National Bank Wealth Management Group/Trust Services, will serve as the 2014 Board of Directors’ Chair and will be supported by Mike Mishler, President, Mishler Builders, as Chair-Elect; Cindy Paris, COO, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall, as Past Chair;  Lesli Johnson, Controller, Resthaven Funeral Homes, as Treasurer; and Rob Grand-Lienard, President and CEO, Special Products & Manufacturing, Inc., as Secretary.

The Board of Directors also ratified the election of five new board members for 2014 to serve three-year terms:

Liz Beauchamp, Manager of Public Affairs, Atmos Energy Corporation

Brett Lee, CEO, Lake Pointe Medical Center

David Mallard, Law Offices of David S. Mallard

Tim Nichols, Nichols Wealth Management

Richard Redig, Blue Ribbon News

Per Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Bylaws, the Chair has made the following one-year appointments:

Rod Holland, Rod Holland Real Estate, Keller Williams

Cindy Tayem, Area Manager, Customer Operations, Oncor Electric Delivery

Additional Board of Directors fulfilling terms are:

Jon Bailey, Director of Marketing & Sales, Trend HR

Darby Burkey, Owner, Rockwall Flower & Design Studio

Karen Coughlin, Ebby Halliday

Brenda Kennedy, Manager, Ebby Halliday Realtors

James Nelson, Vice President of Business Development, Alliance Bank

Nancy Runge, Supervisor of District Office Services, Farmers Electric Cooperative

Scott Self, Owner, Sail with Scott

Stewart Storms, Vice President of Commercial Lending, American National Bank

Stephen Straughan, Straughan Team, Coldwell Banker

Kim Timpa, Owner, Timpa Law Office

Full bios can be found at rockwallchamber.org/board. The Board of Directors meets on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Community Room.

Dana Macalik serves as the President of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce.

About the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce

Founded in 1929 and celebrating it’s 85th Anniversary, the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce fosters a sense of community and provides its members with the tools and contacts for success.  Comprised of  900+  local companies, the chamber offers a vast array of educational and networking programs to help its members, both large and small, gain the skills and resources necessary to thrive and prosper in today’s economy.

The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce offices are located at 697 East Interstate 30; Rockwall, TX  75087.

For more information on the Rockwall Chamber, please call (972) 771-5733 or visit rockwallchamber.org.

Submitted by Paula Kerr, Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce.

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