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CHRISTY TERRELL ChristyTerrell Renews Chamber’sVision
for small business services and development
Businesses thrive in Downtown Athens
The Athens Chamber of Commerce Chamber and the community at Chamber newsletter and new Chamber
strives to make area business thrive, large, but volunteers who spend their 101 class for new Chamber members,
but what exactly is the driving force time, talent, and sanity are truly the and by heading the creation of a
backbone of a successful Chamber. new Chamber website. Her proudest
that helps the Chamber thrive? Christy Terrell, Athens Chairperson accomplishment, however, was the
for 2014, is one of the amazing Chamber’s vibrant and renewed
A wonderful staff, a strong board of volunteers who keep the community vision for small businesses and the
directors, a creative and supportive on its toes. Volunteering for several implementation of the Small Business
team of chamber volunteers, and years before she was nominated and Committee and the Small Business
an encouraging community all play accepted the role of Chairperson, Breakfast Club, both of which were
a major role in the success of the Christy for many years had been designed to help small businesses
responsible for the Chamber’s develop and succeed.
Athens Chamber Board Room annual meeting each February. As A new chairperson will fill Christy’s
Chairperson, she spent countless shoes in 2015, but Christy is confident the
hours, on top of her full-time position momentum of the Chamber’s activities
at Georgia Power, creating and and level of volunteerism will continue
executing two new committees with a throughout the year. Christy will continue
focus on small business and education, to serve on the board as Past Chair and
and some new communication she has no doubt the Chamber will have
initiatives that would deliver value to another successful year. Through the
the chamber members and hopefully help of the board and members, the
help make the Chamber more relevant Chamber is working hard to prove that
to members. the Chamber is the primary advocate
Christy succeeded in improving for business in Athens, providing
communication between the Chamber opportunities to build relationships
and members by creating an electronic that build Athens businesses.
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