Meet the Chamber Team

Ted Townsend
President & CEO

Connie Benderman
Receptionist

Courtney Blanchard
Executive Assistant

Terri Bosby
Project Manager
Stakeholder Relations

Leland Burress
Senior Membership Account Executive

Nancy Coffee
Senior Vice President
Chairman’s Circle

Amy Daniels
Senior Vice President
Stakeholder Relations

Ted Ferris
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Gwyn Fisher
Chief Economic Development Officer

Eddie Hayes
Existing Business Consultant

Lydia Holmes
Director of Public Policy & Advocacy

Sondra Howell
Vice President
Talent Innovation

Jeanette Jones
Existing Business Consultant

Tunga Lee
Executive Assistant

Abby Latture
Economic Development Specialist

Lisa Lovell-Ayres
Director of Chairman’s Circle Engagement

Susan Hadley Maynor
Vice President
Economic Development

Patricia McKinney
Project Manager
Member Programing

Jessica Mosley
Director of Diversity & Community Development

Tecora Murray
Executive Director
Center for Economic Competitiveness

Troy Parkes
Director of Business Development

Blake Payne
Membership Account Executive

Ryan Poe
Director of Communications

Rob Recker
President of Chamber Benefits, Inc.

MacKenzie Stonis
Economic Research Analyst
Center for Economic Competitiveness

Erik Stevenson
Economic Research Analyst
Center for Economic Competitiveness

Amity Schuyler
Senior Vice President
Workforce Development

DeQuanda Smith
Sales Manager

Shelby Spurgeon
Director of Business Development

Chris Stewart
Director of Finance

Bobby White
Chief Public Policy Officer
901.543.3522

Donnell Word
Director of Economic Development
901.543.3514

Diamond Young
Director of Market Strategy
Center for Economic Competitiveness

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Partners

Kim Bond
Economic Development Lead
901-528-4228

Sherita Goodman
Economic Development Representative
901.528.4228

Cynthia Hailey
Economic Development Representative
901.528.4228

Terica Lamb
Economic Development Manager
901.528.4228

Mid-South Quality Productivity Center

Donn Fisher, Ph.D.
Executive Director / CEO
901.543.3551

Kendra Kea
Manager of Training
901.543.3528