How Do I Get Involved?
Chamber Committees!
Our Chamber has committees and special task forces that were created to represent major areas of interests for the business community. There are also various opportunities to become involved with special event committees throughout the year.
Agribusiness Committee
Promotes agriculture as a major segment of the local economy, leads community education efforts regarding agribusiness and economic development, unites and networks groups and activities to address issues important to agriculture, and serves the agribusiness community by recognizing outstanding achievements. Please contact Sara Higinbotham, RWC Chamber of Commerce, 765-962-1511 or sara@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets approximately 8 times a year.
Business-Education Committee
serves as a think tank, planning table, and a support vehicle for implementation of the Chamber's Business Education Liaison Program. The Program includes, but is not limited to, activites related to business-education partnerships such as the Chamber's Information and Referral Service, Fall Career Days, forums and networking events intended to bring business and education together. Helps direct the Workforce-Education Information Resource and Referral Service. Please contact Suzanne Derengowski, RWC Chamber of Commerce, 765-962-1511 or suzanne@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets monthly.
Buy Local Committee
The Buy Local Committee's purpose is to promote Chamber members (local retail businesses, suppliers, and service providers) and to educate the general public about the economic benefits of shopping and buying locally. Please contact Dana Risk, RWC Chamber of Commerce, 765-962-1511 or dana@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets monthly.
Chamber Action Team (CATS)
The Chamber Action Team's purpose is to serve as ambassadors of the chamber celebrating member events, grand openings, ribbon cuttings, chamber network nights, and to assist the chamber staff in carrying out two major fundraisers each year: the annual chamber dinner and the spring golf outing. Please contact Kelly Heaslip, RWC Chamber of Commerce, 765-962-1511, or kellyh@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets monthly.
Community Development Committee
The Community Development Committee's purpose is to provide leadership and service in the area of beautification, cleanliness, and issues related thereto. The Committee receives nominations and decides awards to businesses that contribute to the physical beauty and cleanliness of our community. The Committee assists the chamber staff with the Spring Clean-Up Event, the Adopt-a-Street Program, and in planning and carrying out the annual Community Improvement Awards Luncheon. Please contact Kelly Heaslip, RWC Chamber of Commerce, 765-962-1511, or kellyh@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets monthly.
Existing Business & Industry Committee
iis concentrated effort by the Chamber utilizing trained volunteers supported by Chamber and EDC staff to outreach, research, and respond to the broad range of issues affecting the business community. The EBI Committee meets the challenge of keeping individual business research data confidential and at the same ttime addressing issues and directing appropriate material to other Chamber committees, policy makers and government officials to support existing businnesses. Please contact Suzanne Derengowski, RWC Chamber of Commerce, 765-962-1511, or suzanne@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets monthly.
Public Policy Committee
is chaired by a former Chamber Board Chairman and formed around specific public policy issues on an as needed basis. This Committee also assists the Chamber staff in facilitating and carrying out Third House Sessions (state legislative forums), political debates, and other issue based events. Please contact the RWC Chamber of Commerce at 765-962-1511 with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets as needed.
Richmond Wayne County Life Sciences Task Force
gathers professionals from government, health care, business, education, and non-profit organizations in order to network to increase awareness of life sciences developments and opportunities. The task force is chaired by a vice chair of the chamber, staffed by the Chamber and EDC, and works to increase the likelihood of life sciences related economic development and success in the community and region. Please contact Leslie Ducey, Wayne County Life Science Research Coordinator, 765-983-1904 or lducey@indianabiogateway.com with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest. Meets monthly.
The Health Insurance and Health Care Task Force
is charged with the three-fold purpose of assessing our comparative health insurance and health costs with other similar size communities, assimilating best practices information for Chamber member businesses, and promoting wellness education and healthy living policies and practices. Please contact Dennis Andrews at 962-1511 or dennis@rwchamber.org with any questions, ideas, comments or general interest.
Chamber Monthly Meetings
| Agribusiness Committee | As needed |
| Board of Directors | 3rd Monday of each month, 11:30 a.m. |
| Business-Education Committee | 1st Wednesday of each month, 7:30 a.m. |
| Buy Local Committee | 2nd Thursday of each month, 8:00 a.m. |
| Chamber Action Team | 1st Wednesday of each month, noon |
| Community Development Committee | 3rd Wednesday of each month, noon |
| Community Leadership Committee | 1st Friday of each month, 7:30 a.m. |
| Executive Operating Committee | 1st Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. |
| Existing Business & Industry Committee | 3rd Friday of each month, 9:30 a.m. |
| Public Policy Committee | As needed |
| Life Sciences Task Force | 3rd Wednesday of each month, 8:00 a.m. |
Meeting dates/times subject to change.
