Our Mission
We support business and economic strength.
Our Vision
A healthy business community advances quality of living and regional economic vitality.
Below are the core functions of the Chamber to meet the needs of our business community:
Chamber Team
Travis Stephens
President/Chief Executive Officer
Tonya Sprenkle
Chief Financial Officer/Vice President
Lisa Kelly
Executive Assistant
Debby Chaligoj
Finance Manager
Erin Slifka
Marketing & Public Information Manager
Stephanie McGrew
Special Events Manager
Reggie Powers
Membership Services
Doug Hunt
Director of Entrepreneurship
Alyssa Brown
Content Creator
Melissa Williams
Administrative Assistant
Debra Anderson
Program Services Assistant
Tyne Holt
Missouri Southern State University InternRegional Economic Development Partners
Jake Heisten
Executive Director - MOKAN Partnership
Amy Kauffman
Director of Workforce & Business Expansion - MOKAN PartnershipExecutive Committee
Betsy Kissel – Onin Staffing
Chair of the Board
Matt Stewart - Children's Center
Chair Elect of the Board
Jeremy Drinkwitz – Mercy Hospital
Past Chair of the Board
Todd Chenault - Steve's Frame & Body Shop
TreasurerDirectors
Jordan Bolinger
Liberty Utilities
Melodee Colbert-Kean
MEs Place, LLC
Kim Cox
Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS®
Steve Graddy
Freeman Health System
Chad Evans
Arvest Bank
Chad Greer
Corner Greer & Associates, Inc
Lori Haun
Downtown Joplin
Howie Nunnelly
AMI Radio Group
Mattie Crossland
Crossland Construction Company
Katrina Richards
Leggett & Platt
Dustin Storm
Storm Cloud Marketing
Dr. Dean Van Galen
Missouri Southern State University
Jerrod Hogan
Anderson Engineering, Inc.Ex Officio Directors, affiliations
John Bartosh
Jasper County Commissioner
Jim Dalrymple
Executive Vice President of Advancement, Ozark Christian College
Nick Edwards
City Manager
Dr. Brad Hodson
Vice President, Missouri Southern State University
Alex Gandy
Missouri Southern State University, Young Professionals Network
Dr. Kerry Sachetta
Superintendent, Joplin School District
Daniel Swem
Newton County Commissioner
Dr. Kenneth Heiles
Campus Dean, Kansas City University - Joplin
Melissa Smith
Crowder CollegeContact us
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