"I have so many great friends here in Nacogdoches," Partain said. "My goal

is that those friendships are lifelong.  I have a unique opportunity in

Longmont to combine my profession and my family, as one of my sons, his

wife and children live in the Longmont area."

 

 

 

Longmont is 37 miles north of Denver, CO.

 

 

 

Partain is married to Dr. Linda T. Bond, who teaches advertising and

newswriting at Stephen F. Austin State University.

 

 

 

"Linda plans to stay here in Nacogdoches through at least the spring

semester," Partain said. "She has several classes to which she is committed

and at least one major project to finish."

 

 

 

Prior to coming to Nacogdoches, Partain was vice president of membership

and communications for the Midland Chamber of Commerce.  He earned his

Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) designation in 2012.  He currently serves

as chair of the board of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives.

 

 

 

Partain earned a journalism degree from Oklahoma State University and

geology degrees from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.  He is a

graduate of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Organization Management and

Southern Methodist University.  He is also a graduate of the Economic

Development Institute (EDI) at the University of Oklahoma.

 

 

 

Chamber chair-elect Rusty Rust will be organizing a search committee for

the next Nacogdoches County Chamber CEO.  "I expect we will take our time,

but will announce soon our procedures for receiving applications," Rust

said.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information visit www.nacogdoches.org.