C. Wayne Mitchell, president and CEO of the Nacogdoches County Chamber of
Commerce will keynote the 2017 Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce membership
banquet, scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 2017.
Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce President Paul Smith said the annual
membership dinner is an opportunity for the community to come together and
kick off the new year with excitement. “The business owners and the
Timpson Chamber is looking forward to an exciting 2017, and we are equally
excited about having Wayne Mitchell of the Nacogdoches County Chamber of
Commerce for our banquet guest speaker,” Smith said.
Mitchell comes to East Texas from Augusta, Maine, where he served as a
nationally recognized Chamber management and consultant and motivational
speaker. He has facilitated hundreds of Chamber strategic planning sessions
and authored more than 50 educational programs for the United States Chamber
of Commerce Institute Program. His also served as president and CEO of the
Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce in Augusta.
"During Wayne’s time with Kennebeck Chamber, he was successful in doubling
the Chamber membership, adding many new programs including a community
leadership program, and many new services to benefit the Chamber investors,"
Smith said.
A graduate of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Organizational Management,
Mitchell served on the Institute faculty for 22 years.
The banquet will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at the
Family Life Building of First Baptist Church, 715 North Second Street in
Timpson.
Open to the public tickets available for purchase at the door. Member rate
is $10, and non-members price is $12. There will be no charge for 2017 Gold
level members or guest. Membership applications to join the Timpson Area
Chamber of Commerce will also be available at the event. To assist event
planners, those planning to attend are requested to RSVP no later than
Monday, January 9, 2017, to plan for food and seating. Please email
paul@smithsawmillservice.com <mailto:paul@smithsawmillservice.com> for
tickets, or join the event on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/Timpson-Area-Chamber-of-Commerce-187138484675758/)
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