Chamber Ambassadors serve as liaisons between the Chamber, the membership and the business community. Their mission is to support the business community by mentoring current and new members on an on-going basis.
Volunteering as a Chamber Ambassador provides the following benefits to you and your business:
- Meet potential business and social contacts.
- One-on-one contact with the "movers and shakers" of the Knox County community.
- Exposure of your name and company
- "Sneak peek" of new businesses and invitations to celebrations in the community.
Ambassador Responsibilities
Attend and participate at quarterly Ambassador meetings as scheduled
- Attend Ribbon Cuttings
- Attend Business After Hours
- Choose Annual Dinner award recipients
- Serve as Official Host at all Chamber Sponsored events; including greeting members and guests, introducing guests/new members to existing membership, facilitating raffles as necessary, encouraging membership of guests.
- Serve as mentor to assigned members
- Make introductory calls/meetings to new members as they join.
- Explain and give documentation of upcoming events scheduled with the Chamber.
- Report to Chamber any issues/concerns immediately.
- Follow up with new member at 6 month mark. This call is to encourage participation in events and to follow up on questions/concerns of new member.
In appreciation of the commitment required; several times a year Ambassadors will be singled out as the "Chamber Champion Ambassadors" and at the Annual Dinner, the "Ambassador of the Year" will be recognized..
Current Ambassadors
Chair, Joan Jones, The Peoples Bank
Barbara Barry, First-Knox National Bank
Bruce Hawkins, Management Council of OECN
George Small, Noble Properties of Mount Vernon
Gordon Yance, First-Knox National Bank
Jennifer Odenweller, United Way of Knox County
Kelly Gardener, Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Kim Rose, Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston
Lisa Mentzer, Knox Community Hospital
Marc Hawk, ECR Computers, Networking & Web Design
Margie Bennett, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mike Hillier, Mount Vernon City Council, Individual Investor
Nancy Vail, Mount Vernon City Council, Individual Investor
Rebecca Jordan, Associated Insurance Agents, Mount Vernon City Council
Richard Mavis, Mayor of Mount Vernon
Robert Lantz, Individual Investor
Robert Weston, Zelkowitz, Barry & Cullers
Sally Nelson, Nelson & Nelson CPAs
Sandra Mizer, Knox County Treasurer
Ted Rice, Kenyon College
For more information or to become a Chamber Ambassador, please call 740-393-1111 or e-mail Chamber@KnoxChamber.com.
