Chamber Team

DAN CULHANE, CEcD, CCE
President & Chief Executive Officer

• Organizational leadership and management
• Personnel hiring and development
• Cultivation of external relationships
• Economic development project management
• Secretary, Ames Seed Capital, LLC

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RON HALLENBECK
Executive Vice President

• Ames Seed Capital Fund, LLC management
• Economic development project management

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ANDREA HAMMES DODGE
Vice President

• Chamber of Commerce strategy development
• Chamber programming oversight
• Marketing and communications
• Staff Liaison, The Ames Foundation

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AMY HOWARD, IOM
Vice President, Finance & Operations

• Financial oversight and management
• Office operations, procedures and contracts
• Corpoate policy mangement
• Database management

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SARAH BUSS
Director, Events & Sponsorship

• Chamber and AEDC event implementation and strategy
• Sponsorship development for all Chamber and AEDC event programming
• Staff Liaison, Ames Main Street Farmers' Market
• Membership support

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EDANA DELAGARDELLE
Client Services Coordinator

• Front desk operations
• Office meeting space coordination
• Membership referrals
• Relocation packet information

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BRENDA DRYER
Director, Workforce Solutions

• Workforce Solutions programming
• Economic development project management
• Economic and community development - Story County communities

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JOHN HALL
Director, Marketing

• AEDC national marketing strategies
• Economic development project response
• Economic development project management
• Staff Liaison, Nevada Economic Development Council

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DUSTIN INGRAM
Director, Business Development

• Economic development liaison to City of Ames
• New business coordinator
• Available site and building inventory and general data management
• Economic development project response and project management

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DREW KAMP
Director, Business Retention/Expansion & Public Policy

• AEDC business retention and expansion programming
• Public policy for the Ames Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates
• Economic development project response and management

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BRANDON MUMM
Director, Membership Development

• Membership recruitment and retention
• Ambassadors programming
• Ribbon cuttings team leader
• Business after hours event coordination

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LOJEAN PETERSEN
Ames Main Street Farmers' Market

• Manages all aspects of the Market

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CALLI SANDAHL
Director, Digital Marketing

• Digital communications and marketing
• External correspondence and weekly email
• Event and membership support

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Ames Main Street

CINDY HICKS
Executive Director

www.amesdowntown.org

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Campustown Action Association

KARIN CHITTY
Executive Director
www.amescampustown.com
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