Jim McClenahan from the University of Nevada, Reno, College of Business has been installed as chair of The Chamber.
Sarah Sommers of Solutions at Work was selected as chair-elect of the organization. Tim Ruffin of Colliers International is past chair.
Other re-elected board chair members were: Dennis McGovern, Legends at Sparks Marina, business advocacy chair; Cheri Hill, Sage International, Inc., events chair; Pete Copeland, Great Reno Balloon Races, public relations and and communications chair; Bradley Woodring, NV Energy, education chair; and Larry Hunt, Bayer Properties-The Summit Sierra, membership chair.
Also re-elected to the board were: Stephen Ascuaga; Lisa Speth-Jones, Wells Fargo; Chris Bosse, Renown Health; Gina Brooks, The Glenn Group; Tammy Cantrelle-Smith, Mountain America Credit Union; John Maher, Reno Gazette-Journal; Audrey Damonte, Altus Insurance; Estella Gutierrez, Truckee Meadows Community College; Helen Lidholm, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center; Tina Iftiger, , Reno Tahoe Airport Authority; and Linda Meissen of the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtor and Prudential Sierra Nevada Properties.
Elected to the board were: Danny DeLaRosa, treasurer, United Federal Credit Union; Todd Wilson, business leadership, Benefit Resource Group; Mike Hix, First Independent Bank; Alan Olive, Northern Nevada Medical Center; Josh Bartella, Microsoft; Bill Hughes, Peppermill Casino Resort Spa; Kris Wells, AT&T Doug Knuth, University of Nevada athletics; Abbi Whitaker, The Abbi Agency; Kimberly Kuntz, Noble Studios; Tim Crowley, Nevada Mining Association; Pedro Martinez, Washoe County School District; Darrell Plummer, Sierra Nevada Properties, WIN liaison; Ziad Rashdan, ASUN Liaison, University of Nevada, Reno; Joe Bozsik, University of Nevada, Reno, College of Engineering, Young Professionals Network liaison; Mark Tulman, Nevada Association of Employers, Ambassador liaison; Steve Anderson, RBC Wealth Management, EDAWN liaison.