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
Lisa Kelly
Executive Assistant
Erin Slifka
Director of Marketing & Communications
Reggie Powers
Director of Member Success
Stephanie McGrew
Director of Member Engagement
Doug Hunt
Director of Entrepreneurship
Debby Chaligoj
Finance Manager
Alyssa Brown
Content Creator
Melissa Williams
Administrative Assistant / Human Resources
Jesse Grace
Membership Development Manager
Debra Anderson
Administrative Assistant / Accounts Payable
Tonya Sprenkle
Special Projects ManagerRegional Economic Development Partners
Jake Heisten
Executive Director - MOKAN PartnershipExecutive Committee
Matt Stewart - Children's Center
Chair of the Board
Kim Cox, Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS®
Chair Elect of the Board
Betsy Kissel – Onin Staffing
Past Chair of the Board
Steve Graddy, Freeman Health System
TreasurerDirectors
Jordan Bolinger
Liberty Utilities
Melodee Colbert-Kean
MEs Place, LLC
Mattie Crossland
Crossland Construction Company
Jeremy Drinkwitz
Mercy Hospital
Chad Evans
Arvest Bank
Chad Greer
Corner Greer & Associates, Inc
Lori Haun
Downtown Joplin
Lance Hoopai
Higdon's Florist
John Hunter
American Ramp Company
Ben McNelly
Full Bore Studios
Howie Nunnelly
AMI Radio Group
Katrina Richards
Leggett & Platt
Dustin Storm
Storm Cloud Marketing
Dr. Dean Van Galen
Missouri Southern State UniversityEx 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
Tom Furrh
FosterAdopt Connect, 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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