The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce has announced the members of its Board of Directors for 2026-2027. The board speaks for the chamber's full membership and for the wider business community across the Wausau area.
Board members help set the chamber's long-term direction based on what members need. The new board took up its roles on Sept. 1, and the officers' terms run through Aug. 31, 2027.
Darren Ackley of Northcentral Technical College serves as chairperson. Chris Pfender of Intercity State Bank, a branch of One Community Bank, is chairperson-elect, and Casey Nye of the D.C. Everest Area School District is treasurer and secretary. Laura Huggins of Connexus Credit Union is the immediate past chairperson, David Eckmann is president and CEO, and JoAnn Draeger of Prevail Bank and Wendy Furrer of HOST: Central Wisconsin serve as directors at large.
The directors are Bob Fieck of Wausau Supply Co., Kendall Gullo of Marathon Electric, Owen Jones of Tommy Docks, Steve LaCerte of Coldwell Banker Action Realty, Steven Lipowski of Ruder Ware, Carolyn Schamberger of Church Mutual Insurance Co., Charlotte Skinner Rickert of Granite Peak Ski Area, Carrie Strobel of Greenheck, Kimm Weber of MCDEVCO Inc. and Kelly Winchell of Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. Inc.
The chamber also thanked three directors whose service ended Aug. 31: Gerard Klein of the City-County IT Commission, Denis Tan of DIGIT Consulting LLC and Sean Wright of Performing Arts Foundation Inc.
