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Executive Committee, Board Members & Staff

The Chamber of Commerce has always brought together an endless combination of resources, opportunities, seekers, and experiences to ensure we build the strongest engine possible to propel our community to the highest highs. From full time staff to board members to our HREGI Investors, these groups are the workforce behind the Chamber.

2025 Executive Committee

Jeff Samz 2025 Board Chair CEO Huntsville Hospital Health System

Jami Peyton Chair-Elect CEO Canvas, Inc.

Sameer Singhal Immediate Past Chair President & CEO CFD Research Corporation

Ron Poteat Chair, Chamber Foundation Retired

Ronnie Chronister Secretary / Treasurer VP, Army Program Integration Lockheed Martin Corporation

Dr. Karockas Watkins Vice Chair, Economic Development CEO Ability Plus, Inc. and Vision Excellence Company

Michael Cox Vice Chair, Economic Inclusion Huntsville Site Executive Raytheon, An RTX Business

Dave Cook Vice Chair, Government & Public Affairs Senior Vice President Torch Technologies

Wes Kelley Vice Chair, HREGI CEO Huntsville Utilities

Beth Sippel Vice Chair, Investor Relations Market President Synovus

Brett Crain Vice Chair, Image Development & Communications President Huntsville Tractor & Equipment, Inc.

Angie Sandritter Vice Chair, Small Business CEO RippleWorx

Jason Puckett Vice Chair, Talent Initiatives President Toyota Alabama

Jeff Gronberg Liaison, Redstone Regional Alliance CEO deciBel Research, Inc.

Chrystal Morgan Chair-Appointed Executive Director, Government Relations The Boeing Company

Lynn Troy Chair-Appointed President Troy7, Inc.

Srinath Yedla Chair-Appointed President & CEO Yedla Management Company

Graham Burgess Legal Counsel Shareholder Maynard Nexsen

Mayor Tommy Battle Ex-Officio Member City of Huntsville

Mayor Paul Finley Ex-Officio Member City of Madison

Chairman Mac McCutcheon Ex-Officio Member Madison County Commission

Chip Cherry, CCE President & CEO Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

2025 Board of Directors

Jenny Askins Touronimo

Blake Bentley SportsMED Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Center

Terri Bentley Redstone Federal Credit Union

David Bier Anglin Reichmann Armstrong, P.C.

Penny Billings Cadence Bank

Jason Blount Keel Point, LLC

Mark Brazeal Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM)

Frank Caprio Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mitch Coley Robins & Morton

Katie Comer Meta Platforms, Inc.

Greg Fortier SAIC

Owen Franklin Blue Summit Supplies

Greg Gaddy Five Stones Research Corporation

Megan Wilson Green Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC

Greg Hall COPT Defense Properties

Scott Hall Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.

Ginger Harper First Horizon

Josh Herren Yulista

Clayton Hinchman Ignite Fueling Innovation

Lee Holland Freedom Real Estate and Capital, LLC

Jim Holtkamp ServisFirst Bank

Laura Huckabee-Jennings Transcend, The Fearless Company

Hank Isenberg IronMountain Solutions

Michelle Jordan TARCOG

Sean Kelly Regions Bank

Tim King Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)

Clint Kirkland United Community Bank

Rich Kretzschmar Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3)

James Lackey Davidson

Matt Meko Booz Allen Hamilton

Stephanie Mell ChurchStreet Family Businesses

Carey Miller Deloitte LLP

Collin Orcutt Schoel

Zack Penney Bill Penney Toyota/Mitsubishi

Dr. Annie Saylor Simulation Technologies, Inc. (SimTech)

Julie Schumacher KODA Technologies Inc.

Vergenia Shelton Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation

Henry Thornton Meta Platforms, Inc.

Gary Tucker Huntsville Coca-Cola

Mike Watkins Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama

Staff Directory

Executive Staff

Chip Cherry, CCE President & CEO 256-535-2006

Staci Sellers Director, Governance Support & Special Projects 256-535-2028

Economic Development

Lucia Cape, CCE Senior Vice President, Economic Development & Workforce 256-535-2033

Erin Koshut Executive Director, Cummings Research Park 256-535-2086

Ken Smith Senior Economic Development Director 256-535-2026

Talent Iniatives

Lyndsay Ferguson Vice President, Talent Initiatives 256-535-2008

Annie Davis Director, Talent Initiatives 256-535-2020

Beth Zinn Program Manager, Driving Possibilities 256-535-2023

Government & Public Affairs

Michael Ward, CCE, IOM Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs 256-535-2030

Small Business & Economic Inclusion

Ashley Engles-Ross Vice President, Small Business 256-535-2043

IMAGE DEVELOPMENT & Communications

Claire Aiello, IOM Vice President, Marketing & Communications 256-535-2018

Kristi Sherrard Creative Director 256-535-2054

Kayla Brown Director, Strategic Communications 256-535-2017

Hiroko Sedensky Web Designer 256-535-2029

Investor Relations

Kristy Drake, IOM Vice President, Investor Relations 256-535-2036

Lakeysha Brown Director, Membership & Engagement 256-535-2038

Richard Bigoney Membership Account Executive 256-535-2019

Cindy Wood Membership Account Executive 256-535-2007

Finance & Administration

Mary McNairy, IOM Vice President, Finance & Administration 256-535-2014

Diana Baccus Director, Event Management 256-535-2009

Laura Carr Event Specialist 256-535-2016

Dionne Scales Accounting & HR Specialist 256-535-2010

Kim Weeks Accounting Specialist – Receivables 256-535-2013

Joe Watson Facility Operations Lead 256-535-2053

Stefanie Smoot Resource Desk Coordinator 256-535-2000

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