Appreciating our Past & Building our Future
Avon Chamber Board of Directors
The Board of Directors acts as the governing body of the Chamber and provides vision and strategic direction of the organization while ensuring implementation of approved strategic action plans. It meets approximately 12 times per year, usually on the second Thursday of every month. It is responsible for the control of Chamber property, its finances and business affairs, as well as being the final decision point for the formal adoption of governance and policy.
The Board membership consists of the following:
• 10 Volunteer Directors
• Administrator/Coordinator
Avon Chamber Staff
The Avon Chamber of Commerce employs a part Coordinator responsible for ensuring that the membership database is effectively maintained, that all member correspondence is completed in a timely fashion, and that appropriate welcome information is made available to new members. Staff is available to assist Board Members, Committee Chairpersons, and members. They are under the direct authority of the Board of Directors.
Avon Chamber Committees
Committees are the lifeblood of the Chamber and provide members with the most effective means of being involved in policy development.
Chamber's Committees are intended to monitor their areas of concern, formulate policy resolutions and identify issues for action or programs for action to be addressed by the Board of Directors.
Committees may include:
• Strategy and Policy Committee
• Membership Committee
• Education Committee
• Marketing/ Social Media Committee
• Social/Events Committee
In addition to these Committees, the President of the Board of Directors, from time to time, after review of specific topics or issues, may establish other ad-hoc/task force Committees or Subcommittees.