Leadership | Renton Chamber of Commerce

RENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Diane Dobson

CEO/President
diane@gorenton.com

Benjamin Andrews

Events Director
bandrews@gorenton.com

Joe Perez

IT Administration
jperez@gorenton.com

Marcie Palmer

Administrative Assistant
mpalmer@gorenton.com

Darlene Larsen

Administrative Assistant
dlarsen@gorenton.com

Alex Alcantar

Administrative Assistant
aalcantar@gorenton.com

Johanna Rasmussen

Membership Liason and Liberty Rugby Ambassador
johanna@gorenton.com

2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board meetings are the third Thursday each month, 8 a.m. at First Financial Northwest Bank Community Room or an announced alternate site.

Karen Schartman

Chief Financial Officer and VP Strategy
Kaiser Permanente Washington

Jay Townsend

Vice President-King County Region
First Financial Northwest Bank

Rebecca Cherney

SVP, Greater Seattle Metro Regional Manager
Columbia Bank

Dr. Kevin McCarthy

President
Renton Technical College

Sarah McNeish

Development Director
MultiService Center

Reba Haas

Realtor®, CEO of Team Reba
Team Reba

Rick Marshall

Fire Chief
Renton Regional Fire Authority

James Alberson

Owner and Principal
Top Tier Training & Development, Inc.

Lisa Yaskus

Renton Chamber of Commerce

Kevin Smith

Director of CTE
Renton School District

Eric Gaston

Owner and Principal
The Evergreen Market

Sean Greenlee

Global Social Impact SpecialistStarbucks Coffee Company

David Hoffman

Chair Elected
Puget Sound Energy

Rick McMaster

Owner and Principal
Vino at the Landing

Ryan Tomasich

Boeing Government Operations
Boeing

2019 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

We have several committees that you or one of your staff can participate in every month to include Business Development, Legislative, Education, Downtown Partnerships, Emerging Leaders, Ambassadors, or even serve on our Board of Directors. All of our committees have positions that one or more of your lead team members can serve.

RENTON AREA NONPROFITS UNITE (RANU) Chair: Sarah McNeish Meeting: 4th Wednesday of each month Time: 9AM - 10:30AM Location: Rotates	LEGISLATIVE / TRANSPORTATION Chair: Bernie Dochnahl Chair: Dick Gidner Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of each month Time: 8:30AM - 9:30AM Location: Renton Chamber of Commerce
AMBASSADOR/MEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE Chair: Diane Dobson Meeting: 2nd Tuesday of each month Time: Noon - 1:30PM Location: Renton Chamber of Commerce	EDUCATION COMMITTEE Chair: Dan Hammes Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month Time: 8AM - 9AM Location: Renton Chamber of Commerce
QUARTERLY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK BREAKFAST Chair: Rick McMaster Meeting: 2nd Tuesday of Jan, April, July, Oct Time: 8:30AM - 10AM Location: Merrill Gardens Renton Centre	SEATTLE SOUTHSOUND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEGISTLATIVE COMMITTEE Chair: Terry Davis Meeting: Every Friday Updates during Session and quarterly meetings: Feb, Apr, Sep, Dec
EAST KING COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Rocale Timmons – SECO Al Ralston - Lobbyist David Hoffman – PSE Diane Dobson - Interim Director Chamber Eric Gaston - The Evergreen Market	MONTHLY BUSINESS BULLPEN NETWORKING MEETING Meeting: 4th Thursday of each month Time: 11AM - 12:30PM Location: Renton Chamber of Commerce