Monday's Meeting, March 9

Hello everyone! Can you believe it is already our final week of winter quarter?

Thank you again to all the great professionals in Chicago for opening their doors to our members. Everyone had such a wonderful experience. We will post more pictures, videos and stories of the trip soon.

This week our speaker will be Wendy Jakmas, the recently appointed president of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce.

Prior to becoming the Chamber's new president, Wendy worked for PersonnelPlus, an ATCO affiliate, for six years and was a nationally recognized Job Developer. It was in this position that she developed her networking capabilities and a daily presence in many area workplaces. As a result, she brings to the Chamber significant experience in working with Athens county businesses and services industries.

Wendy is no stranger to the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to working for PersonnelPlus, she served for three years as the Chamber's Office Project Manager. Wendy Jakmas also understands the trials and tribulations of small businesses. She was the Office Manager of a family-owned business in McArthur for four years, and Wendy's husband, Richard Jakmas, is a small business owner in the Athens area as well.

Wendy is a graduate of Ohio University and is currently enrolled in the Leadership Athens class of 2009. She is the proud mother of two grown daughters.

Wendy has been a resident of Athens county since 1996 and is involved outside of work in numerous community philanthropic organizations. She is extremely committed to Athens county and is especially proud to represent and advocate for the business community. Wendy believes that strong and healthy business commerce serves to enhance the quality of life for the people of Athens county and southeastern Ohio.

Don't forget that executive board memos are DUE TODAY. We will have elections the first week back of spring quarter. As always, if you have any questions, please respond to scripps.prssa@gmail.com. You can also check us out on twitter (twitter.com/ScrippsPRSSA).