A message from our Board Chair, Kelli Cartmill
To continue to have a great Chamber & CVB, we need to have a strong, dedicated, and diverse Board of Directors. The Chamber’s Nominating Committee is seeking your help to find qualified candidates for the Board of Directors. Other members of the Nominating Committee are board members Jeff Matteson (TST BOCES), Susan Riley (Cornell), Rachel Hogancamp (Rasa Spa), and Kellyann O’Mara (M&T Bank), as well as general Chamber members Laura Winter Falk (Experience! The Finger Lakes) and Marshall McCormick (Fingerlakes Wealth Management).
Please consider whether someone within your business or organization would be interested in serving on the Chamber’s Board. We have exciting opportunities and much good work to do— and we need your input and support! We will have 10 positions on the ballot this year; seven are for three-year terms, one for a two-year term, and two for a one-year term. In contested elections, the candidate with the most votes will receive the three-year term, and the second place the two-or one-year term.
- The seats are categorized by industry in proportion to our membership, and there are 25 voting members of the board.
- Current sitting board members are running for either their first full term or second term in some open positions, which are noted on the summary that follows.
- The Chamber’s bylaws allow board members to serve for two full three-year terms, but no more than seven years total.
- We especially welcome nominations in the tourism, finance, industry, and at-large categories this election cycle.
Board members are responsible for setting policy for the organization, approving the budget and plan of work, and have fiduciary responsibility. Board members also serve on one or more Chamber or CVB committees, attend events, and contribute to the Chamber as event or auction sponsors and CVB as tourism partners.
The Tompkins Chamber & CVB Board of Directors and staff seek board members who share our commitment to fostering a healthy economy, a vibrant destination, improving our quality of life, and to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
For more information or questions, please call the Tompkins Chamber at 607-273-7080 or email Carly Hansen at chansen@tompkinschamber.org.