• Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2024

    The Board of Directors of the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is comprised of three divisions: Business Resource & Workforce Development, Downtown and Member Relations.  In addition, the Bourbon County E-Community Program, of NetWork Kansas, is administered by the Chamber. 

    The Board of Directors consists of 15 members serving three-year terms in three classes of five members and ex-officio members, including a representative from Bourbon County, City of Fort Scott, Fort Scott Community College, USD-234, and USD-235. 

    The Board of Directors is the government and policy-making body of the Chamber of Commerce. It authorizes the program of work, approves the budget, controls its property, receives and acts on committee and staff recommendations and directs the general operations of the Chamber. 

    The Executive Committee acts for and on behalf of the Board of Directors when the Board is not in session, but is accountable to the Board of its actions. It is composed of the Chairman, Past-Chairman, Chairman-Elect, Division Chairmen, Treasurer and the President & CEO. The Chairman serves as head of the Executive Committee.

  • Executive Committee

  • Deb_McKenney
  • Chairman of the Board
    Deb McKenney 
    Fort Scott Broadcasting
    Class of 2024-2nd Term

  • Bailey_Lyons
  • Past Chairman of the Board
    Bailey Lyons
    Lyons Realty Group
    Downtown Division
    Class of 2025-2nd Term

  • Colleen_Quick
  • Chairman-Elect
    Business Resource &
    Workforce Development

    Division Chair

    Colleen Quick
    Labconco
    Class of 2024-1st Term

  • Sandra_Davis
  • Treasurer
    Sandra Davis
    Davis Accounting, Inc.
    Business Resource &
    Workforce Division
    Class of 2024-1st Term

     

  • John_Crain
  • Downtown
    Division Chair

    John Crain
    Class of 2024-2nd Term

  • Diane_Striler
  • Member Relations
    Division Chair

    Diane Striler
    Front Door Real Estate
    Class of 2025-1st Term

     


  • General Board of Directors

  • Chris_Barnes
  • Chris Barnes
    Key Apparel
    Business Resource &
    Workforce Division
    Class of 2026-1st Term

     

  • Cathy_Bishop
  • Cathy Bishop
    River Room Event Center
    Downtown Division
    Class of 2026-2nd Term

     

  • Carissa_Bowman
  • Carissa Bowman
    Brickstreet BBQ
    Outpost 13 West
    Member Relations Division
    Class of 2026-1st Term

     

  • Katie_Casper
  • Katie Casper
    Union State Bank
    Business Resource &
    Workforce Division

    Class of 2025-2nd Term

  • Kate_Freeman
  • Kate Freeman
    The Artificers
    Downtown Division
    Class of 2026-1st Term

     

  • Erin_Vann
  • Erin Vann
    Highway 3
    Business Relations &
    Workforce Division
    Class of 2024-1st Term


  • Ex-Officio Board Members

  • Ex-officio-Destry_Brown
  • Destry Brown
    Superintendent
    USD-234