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Board of Directors

Donnie Beeson - President
Keith Jilge - Vice President
Amy Lingo - Treasurer
Kristi Amparan - Secretary
Louie Speyer - Membership Director
Richard Bothe - Board Member
Harry McQueen - Board Member
Rick Neighbors - Board Member
email: rick@rickn.com
Sharon Vaughn - Board Member



History

According to minutes from the Chamber archives, 25 citizens met at the Keene Diner on July 1, 1993, to discuss forming a chamber of commerce.

At that meeting, Star Group publisher James Moody, advertising director Cathy Smith, and Randy Scoggins, who later became the first editor of the Keene Reporter, now the Keene Star, were in attendance to talk about starting a newspaper in Keene. "Concern was expressed that the content of the paper be positive," the minutes said.