El Dorado Chamber of Commerce

The mission statement of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce is to provide leadership in economic and community development for El Dorado and Union County to improve the quality of life for all its citizens. The Chamber works in conjunction with other local economic development organizations to market the community of El Dorado to prospective companies and to assist growing local industries. Some of the economic development groups include El Dorado Economic Development Corporation, Union County Industrial Board, Teamwork Arkansas and Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Your Chamber professional will provide more in-depth information to any business considering relocating to El Dorado.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Brent McDiarmid
Chair

Craig Griffin
Incoming Chair

Melissa Jerry
Vice Chair, Membership
Services

Ronnie Hughes
Vice Chair, Economic
Development

Kevin Waldrum
Vice Chair, Business/Industrial
Development

Eric Moody
Vice Chair, Community
Development

Scott Attebery
Vice President of Tourism

Rhonda Simmons
Vice Chair, Education

Mayor Mike Dumas
Vice Chair, Governmental
Matters

Patty Cardin
Immediate Past Chair

Don Wales
President & CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Terms Expire 2010
Chad Archer
Scott Attebery
Shelli Cross
Tom Galbraith
Keith Haney
Ken Long
Eric Moody
Kevin Waldrum
Shea Wilson

Terms Expire 2011
Pete Atkinson
Bobbie Dumas
Angela Gates
Ronnie Hughes
Melissa Jerry
John Kjeldgaard
Dominic Marino
Melody Morrow
Rob Robinson

Terms Expire 2012
Heather Busch
Veronica Creer
David Garner
Ruby Creen
Kelli Hammock
Kent Harrell
Rachel Scriber
Chase Sutton

EX-OFFICIO

Edwin Alderson
Fifty for the Future

Robin Carroll
Union County Prosecuting Attorney

Mike Dumas
Mayor of El Dorado

Bobby Edmonds
Union County Judge

Mark Givens
Main Street El Dorado

Dr. Barbara Jones
South Arkansas Community College

John Lowery, Jr.
State Representative

Kelli Harrison
El Dorado JayCees

Bill Luther
Entergy

Alice Mahony
El Dorado Education
Foundation/El Dorado Promis

Jim Moore
El Dorado Economic Development Corporation

Bill O’Brien
Entegra Union Power Station

Robert Reynolds
Union County Water Conservation Board &
El Dorado Economic Development Board

David Skinner
Union County Industrial Board

Larry Waldrop
El Dorado Water Utilities

AMBASSADORS

Nancy Arn
Heather Busch
Veronica Creer
Teresa Golliher
Margaret Gray
Cathy Griffin
Kelli Harrison
Julie Mathews
April Lewis
Brandy Lowery
Melody Morrow
Kathy Pepper
Donna Rainey
Marsha Robertson
Marilyn Warren

STAFF

Henry Florsheim
President & CEO
henry@goeldorado.com

Lori Coke
Economic Development Assistant
lori@goeldorado.com

Shayne Crawford
Membership Services Manager
shayne@goeldoardo.com

Christy Murphy
Accounting/Community Projects
christy@goeldorado.com

Kay Smith
Receptionist/Staff Assistant
kay@goeldorado.com