Christy Gillenwater, President & CEO
Administration
Leads all Chamber efforts. Serves as primary interface with the Chamber Board. Directs senior management team.
Phone: 423.756.2121
Contact & Staff Directory
Chamber Administration
Provides administrative support to the President & CEO and the boards of both the Chamber and the Chamber Foundation. Also provides administrative coordination to the Chamber’s senior staff and Board of Directors.
Phone: 423.763.4351
Provides administrative support to the President & CEO and the top level investors for the Chamber and the Chamber Foundation.
Phone: 423.763.4351
Chamber Staff
Leads all efforts related to the delivery of member-investor value and benefits for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce including area councils, events, new member sales, member retention and a variety of programs.
Phone: 423.763.4346
Coordinates efforts to retain members and investors. Manages and supports Chamber Councils and the sales team. Oversees non-dues and revenue programs.
Phone: 423.763.4372
Account representative for new member sales.
Phone: 423.763.4331
Account representative for new member and sponsorship sales.
Phone: 423.763.4377
Manages the Ambassadors program. Supports Chamber membership sales, programs, retention, and events. Coordinates ribbon cuttings.
Phone: 423.763.4376
Supports Chamber Councils. Assists with scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, maintaining records and files, coordinating meetings and providing a full range of support to the Membership Department.
Phone: 423.763.4376
Manages and coordinates all preparations and logistics related to events.
Manages Chamber Champions sponsorship program.
Phone: 423.763.4357
Responds to and routes in-bound calls from Chamber members and people seeking information about the Chattanooga area. Provides administrative support to various Chamber departments. Prepares and sends relocation packets.
Phone: 423.763.4320
Responds to and routes in-bound calls from Chamber members and people seeking information about the Chattanooga area. Provides administrative support to various Chamber departments. Prepares and sends relocation packets.
Phone: 423.763.4352
Responsible for development, implementation, maintenance, and support of the membership database and reporting initiatives.
Phone: 423.763.4383
Manages and coordinates all efforts related to economic development including business recruitment, existing business, and research. Serves as the Chamber’s primary business recruitment officer.
Phone: 423.763.4335
Leads Chamber’s research efforts, which include compiling statistical data sets related to economic development and workforce development. Hamilton assists with information gathering for recruitment RFIs, members, investors and regional economic development partners.
Phone: 423.763.4334
Supports the recruitment of prospective businesses and serves as the Chamber’s first point of contact for all prospect related inquiries, including the coordination of formal responses to Requests for Information and Requests for Proposals.
Phone: 423.763.4337
Directs the Chamber’s existing business development team in implementing strategies that both retain existing businesses and support their expansion.
Phone: 423.763.4333
Lizzie Hickman is the Marketing Coordinator at the Greater Chattanooga Economic Partnership. She is responsible for boosting visibility of the Greater Chattanooga Region through the use of social media and helps manage special projects. Lizzie is a graduate of Southern Adventist University with a Bachelor's of Science in Public Relations.
Manages The INCubator program that provides resources for growth and financial stability for 70+ start up business. Serves as staff liaison to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
Phone: 423.752.4301
Coordinates day-to-day operations at The INCubator.
Phone: 423.752.4301 ext. 2002
Assists tenants at The INCubator through resource coordination.
Phone: 423.752.4301
Robby Clark, Facility Maintenance Technician (The INCubator)
Entrepreneurial & Start Up Services
Oversees facility maintenance and vendor relationships at The INCubator.
Phone: 423.752.4301 ext. 2005
Provides janitorial and light maintenance services for The INCubator.
Phone: 423.752.4301
Provides intensive daily support to the Chattanooga 2.0 team. Responsible for planning and coordinating meetings, collaborative projects, and events for Chattanooga 2.0’s seven action teams, as well as researching best practices, developing promotional materials, and serving as a communications liaison.
Phone: 423.763.4355
Leads the Chamber’s Talent Development efforts by serving as a connection point between business, education and community leaders to develop and attract quality talent with intentional opportunities for all of our people to learn, earn and succeed.
Phone: 423.763.4345
Manages Chamber talent attraction and retention strategies. Works closely with Leadership Chattanooga, Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association (LCAA), Young Professionals of Chattanooga (YPC), Protégé Chattanooga, ChattaNewbies programs, and Health Care Alliance.
Phone: 423.763.4378
VP of Public Policy.
Phone: 423.7634379
Under the leadership of the VP, Talent Initiatives, Huff develops and executes strategies that enhance the ability of the Chamber to craft programming to enhance diverse and work-ready talent acquisition, assimilation and growth strategies that support the human capital needs of regional employers. Ensures the Talent Initiatives team works to establish and promote collaborative partnerships with business, education and community leaders to build innovative approaches to talent pipeline development. Implements efforts to build strong collaborative relationships to foster change that enhances community leadership, supports educational outcomes and promotes the acquisition, development, retention and assimilation of talent required to stimulate and support economic growth.
Provides support and coordinates the logistics for talent attraction and retention programs. Supports marketing of Chamber talent initiatives and events.
Provides administrative support for public strategies and coordinates volunteers and event details for the School-to-Work programs.
Phone: 423.763.4321.
Lorne Steedley, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusive Growth
Diversity and Inclusive Growth
The Vice President of Diversity and Inclusive Growth has the unique opportunity to leverage the high-profile, recognized platform the Chattanooga Chamber offers to further local, state and national discourse on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion across numerous areas of economic mobility and impact: in the workforce; in the workplace; and in the marketplace.
Phone: 423.763.4375
Leads the Chamber’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts by engaging with and recruiting historically disadvantaged segments of the community while promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Phone: 423.763.4362
Builds the Chamber brand and proactively manages the Chamber’s reputation through marketing communications on the national, regional and local levels. Serves as Chamber spokesperson, lead strategist in visual branding and executive communications, including traditional and new media.
Phone: 423.763.4347
Develops creative for promoting Chamber events and programs, as well as materials to market the area’s business assets. Administers the Chamber’s social media efforts including Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.
Phone: 423.763.4371
Serves as managing editor of Business Trend magazine/ChattanoogaTrend.com and lead writer for Chamber communications. Manages department internship program and coordinates marketing for major Chamber events through trade agreements with local TV and radio outlets. Handles most local media outreach and assists with efforts to market our region nationally. Serves on interdepartmental digital and social media team and liaises with Council communications volunteers.
Phone: 423.763.4358
Creates digital content for the Chamber. Serves as in-house videography and podcast producer. Updates and maintains Chamber’s website.
Phone: 423.763.4374
Leads and manages all efforts related to accounting, finance, human resources and facilities management, as well as providing ancillary support to collaborative initiatives such as Chatt 2.0, Principal Leadership Academy and THRIVE 2055.
Phone: 423.763.4344
Primary responsibility for accounting relating to the Chamber Foundation, accounts receivable for Chamber and Foundation, and employee payroll and benefits.
Phone: 423.763.4349
Handles accounts payable, cash control, and all Chamber Council financials.
Phone: 423.763.4348
Manages the Chamber’s information systems, computer hardware and telephony systems including maintenance, updating, and acquiring new systems to ensure seamless operation and minimize downtime.
Phone: 423.763.4354
Provides a full range of support services, including courier, room setup, delivery for off-site meetings and events, other duties related to the optimal use of Chamber facilities.