Chamber Staff / Board of Directors

The Chamber's staff is composed of professional men and women who serve as the front door to the community and as a support staff for all Chamber members. The mission of The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce is "to develop and maintain an economic climate that creates and retains jobs and enhances the quality of life for all citizens of Jackson-Madison County and West Tennessee."

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

Kyle Spurgeon
President/CEO: kspurgeon@jacksontn.com

Mandy White
Vice President, Research & Economic Development: mwhite@jacksontn.com

Joyce Welch
 Executive Assistant: jwelch@jacksontn.com

Ryan K. Porter
 Vice President Strategic Initiatives and General Counsel:rporter@jacksontn.com


BUSINESS & MEMBERSHIP SERVICES TEAM:

Judy Renshaw
Senior Vice President, Business & Community Services: jrenshaw@jacksontn.com

Lisa Cothran
Manager, Membership Development: lcothran@jacksontn.com

Beth Parnell
Manager of Events: bparnell@jacksontn.com

Brandy Stutsman
Business Services & West Tennessee Business Resource Center Assistant: bstutsman@jacksontn.com

 

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE TEAM:

Tammy Boyd
 Chief Administrative Officer: tboyd@jacksontn.com

Denise Perry
Receptionist: dperry@jacksontn.com

 

COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC AFFAIRS:

Shirley Jones
 Vice President, Public Affairs: sajones@jacksontn.com

Megan Seals
 Communications Coordinator: mseals@jacksontn.com

 

CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU:

 

Lori Nunnery
 Executive Director: lnunnery@jacksontn.com

 

GENERAL QUESTIONS:

(731) 423-2200

chamber@jacksontn.com

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

Katherine G. Watts

Chairman of the Board

HORNE LLP
26 Security Drive (38305)
Phone: 668-7070; Fax: 866-583-5694

Ed Woodside
Past Chairman of the Board
First South Bank
1862 Highway 45 Bypass, #4
Phone: 668-2265; Fax: 668-2050

 Kyle Spurgeon
President/CEO
Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1904 (38302-1904)
Phone: 423-2200; Fax: 424-4860

James Campbell

First Vice Chairman

H & M Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 200 (38302)
Phone: 664-6300; Fax: 661-0805

Curtis F. Mansfield
Secretary/Treasurer
FirstBank
91  Stonebridge Blvd. (38305)
Phone: 668-5442; Fax: 668-0331


Bobby Arnold

Second Vice Chairman

West Tennessee Healthcare

620 Skyline Dr. (38301)

Phone: 541-6730; Fax: 541-6802

 

Monte Jones
Commercial Bank & Trust Company
3093 N. Highland Ave. (38305)

Phone: 512-4000; Fax: 660-8948

Mayor Jerry Gist
Ex-Officio
City of Jackson Mayor
P.O. Box 2508 (38302-2508)
Phone: 425-8240; Fax: 425-8605

Mayor Jimmy Harris
Ex-Officio
Mayor of Madison County
100 E. Main St., Ste. 302 (38301)
Phone: 423-6020; Fax 988-3820

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 Katherine G. Watts

Chairman of the Board

HORNE LLP
26 Security Drive (38305)
Phone: 668-7070; Fax: 866-583-5694

Ed Woodside

Past Chairman of the Board

First South Bank
1862 Highway 45 Bypass, #4 (38305)
Phone: 668-2265; Fax: 668-2050

Kyle Spurgeon
President/CEO
Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1904 (38302-1904)
Phone: 423-2200; Fax: 424-4860

James Campbell

First Vice Chairman

H & M Company, Inc., P.O. Box 200 (38302)

Phone: 664-6300; Fax: 661-0805

Bobby Arnold
Second Vice Chairman
West Tennessee Healthcare, 620 Skyline Drive (38301)
Phone: 541-6730; Fax: 541-6802

Curtis F. Mansfield
Secretary/Treasurer
FirstBank
91 Stonebridge Blvd. (38305)
Phone: 668-5442; Fax: 668-0331

Mayor Jerry Gist
Ex-Officio
City of Jackson Mayor
P.O. Box 2508 (38302-2508)
Phone: 425-8240; Fax: 425-8605

Mayor Jimmy Harris
Ex-Officio
Mayor of Madison County
100 E. Main St., Ste. 302 (38301)
Phone: 423-6020; Fax: 988-3820

Mayor James Hill
Ex-Officio
City of Three Way
136 Green Road, Humboldt, TN (38343)
Phone: 784-5109

Mayor Mike Austin

Ex-Officio
City of Medon
P.O. Box 23, Medon, TN (38356)
Phone: 422-6237; Fax: 422-1764

 

Dr. Bruce Blanding
Ex-Officio
President, Jackson State Comm. College
2046 N. Parkway (38301-3797)
Phone: 424-3520; Fax: 425-2642

Charles H. Byrd
Ex-Officio
Byrd & Byrd, Attorneys at Law, PLLC, North Office
518 Carriage House Drive (38305)
Phone: 660-1577; Fax: 660-1588

Dr. David S. Dockery

Ex-Officio
President, Union University
1050 Union University Drive (38305)
Phone: 661-5180; Fax: 661-5444

Dr. Wesley McClure
Ex-Officio
President, Lane College
545 Lane Avenue (38301)
Phone: 426-7500; Fax: 427-3987

Buddy White
Ex-Officio
Interim Supt., Jackson-Madison Co. Schools
310 N. Parkway (38305)
Phone: 664-2504; Fax: 664-2542

Jerry Day
ITW Industrial Finishing, 99 Whalley Drive (38301)

Phone: 422-7960; Fax: 422-7953

Ben Ferguson
President, Personnel Placements, LLC
621 Old Hickory Blvd., Ste. A-1 (38305)
Phone: 668-5056; Fax: 668-2334

 C. Vicki Burch

President, West Tennessee Business College
1186 Highway 45 Bypass (38301)
Phone: 668-7240; Fax: 668-3824

Steve Grubbs

CEO, Regional Hospital of Jackson
367 Hospital Blvd. (38305)
Phone: 661-2000; Fax: 661-2187

Jeffery Head 
Vice President, Commercial BancorpSouth
P.O. Box 549 (38302)
Phone: 661-7006; Fax: 661-7098

 Roy W. Heatherly

Publisher, The Jackson Sun
P.O. Box 1059 (38302-1059) 
Phone: 425-9700; Fax: 425-9711

Monte Jones
President, Commercial Bank & Trust Company/Jackson Downtown Development Corp.
3093 N. Highland (38305)
Phone: 512-4100; Fax: 660-8948

R. Joel McAlexander
McAlexander Engineering
2813 N. Highland Ave. (38305)
Phone: 668-8878; Fax: 668-9344

Joy Meriwether
Owner, Vineyard Gifts, Inc.
31 F Wiley Parker Parker Rd. (38305)
Phone: 664-4300; Fax: 664-1342

Nancy Nanney

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Jackson Energy Authority
P.O. Box 68 (38302)
Phone: 422-7229; Fax: 427-7221

Cynthia Pflaum

Owner, Highland Place Bed & Breakfast Inn
519 N. Highland Ave. (38301)
Phone: 427-1472

Angela C. Youngber
Member, Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, P.L.C
P.O. Box 1147 (38302)
Phone: 423-2414; Fax: 426-8111

Chris J. Ramey
West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation
620 Skyline Drive (38305)
Phone: 984-2142; Fax: 984-2199