Directors / Officers

Executive Director:  Christian Johnson

President:  Tracy Ellis; Chief Compliance Officer, FCC Behavioral Health

Vice President: Jamie Chitester; Chief Executive Officer, Kennett Board of Public Works

Treasurer:  Leigha Ward; Vice President of Finance, Mid-Valley Irrigation

Executive Committee Member: Craig Jameson; Public Relations Officer, FCC Behavioral Health

Executive Committee Member: Juan Toscano; Co-Owner, 84 West Motel

Elections:  Chamber of Commerce board members are elected to three-year terms, serving on a rotating basis.  Board officers are elected by board members to one-year terms.

Year 3

Terry Bruce: Director CTE, Kennett Career & Technology Center 

Craig Jameson: Public Relations Officer, FCC Behavioral Health 

Juan Toscano: Co-Owner, 84 West Motel 

Jackie Tice: Owner, New Image Consignment 

Danny Ray: Branch Retail Manager, Southern Bank

Year 2 

Tracy Ellis: Chief Compliance Officer, FCC Behavioral Health 

Brent Jones: Owner, West End Packaging; Century 21; Ultimate Fitness; H&J Investment Holdings

Madison Robinett: Realtor, Century 21 SEMO Realtors; Yoga Instructor, Ultimate Fitness

Tisha Williams: Marketing Liaison, Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO

Leigha Ward: Vice President of Finance, Mid-Valley Irrigation

Year 1

Valerie McRill: Executive Director, Kennett Housing Authority

Nikki Rhew: Head Pharmacy Tech, Harris Pharmacy

Jamie Chitester: Chief Executive Officer, Kennett Board of Public Works

Gunner Smith: Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Kennett Trust Bank

Tina Privett: Broker and Owner, American Elite Realty

1946     Charles B. Baker

1947     R. IRL Jones

1948     Hal H. McHaney

1949     John M. Dalton

1950     Elbert L. Ford

1951     T.M. McCaul

1952     Flake L. McHaney

1953     Jim Farmer

1954     T.E. Miles

1955     Jack Stapleton, Jr.

1956     J.D. Faulkner

1957     Bill Walsh

1958     Charles Atkins

1959     T.A. Brown

1960     M.S. Ward

1961     George McDowell

1962     Welton O. Oakes

1963     Jack McDaniel

1964     J.R. Early, Jr.

1965     C. Paul Story

1966     John McClain

1967     Joe Ford, Jr.

1968     Lucien Fowler

1969     Chester Pearman

1970     Bill Hook

1971     J.C. Skaggs

1972     Glen Brogden

1973     Dwayne Blake

1974     Lew Hamilton

1975     Charles B. Brown

1976     Mike Kelley

1977     Jerry Paul Combs

1978     J.C. Skaggs

1979     Gerald Granger

1980     Tom K. Streigel

1981     Charles Hyde

1982     Larry Jones

1983     A.M. (Dolph) Riggs

1984     Don Jones

1985     Sol Astrachan

1986     Michael Bell

1987     Michael Mowrer

1988     Bob Holder

1989     Reggie Cunningham

1990     Bill Brigance

1991     Gerry Gamble

1992     Larry Stanton

1993     John Hall Dalton

1994     Doyle Privett

1995     Keith Mitchell

1996     Brad Carter

1997     Bud Hunt

1998     Larry Swindle

1999     Bill Palmer

2000     Jeff Lack

2001     Paul T. Combs

2002     Bob Hancock

2003     Matt Shetley

2004     Charlie Brown

2005     Randy Morgan

2006     Johnny Dalton

2007     Darren Harris

2008     Freddie Graham

2009     Joe Stillman

2010     Dr. Lanny Geary

2011     Randi Allgood

2012     Lisa Johnson

2013     Jason Scherer

2014     Moses Porterfield

2015     Matt Cohn

2016     Gary Figgins

2017     Marty Johnson

2018     Dustin Pritchett

2019     Jill Mobley

2020     Eric Wallace

2021     Noble Shaver

2022     Jeff Dorris 

2023     Jill Rickman

Jake Crafton: Mayor, City of Kennett

Jill Rickman: CHRO, Kennett Board of Public Works