Boards, Committees and Staff

Staff

• Shannon Kennedy, Executive Director
• Angie Kennedy, Member Support
• Jessica Marks, Office Manager

Volunteer Staff

• Peggy Idema

2025 Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

• President – Beryl Bartkus, Ability Weavers LLC
• Vice President – Lou D’Agostino, D’Agostino Construction
• Treasurer – Paul Mundt, Common Cents Rare Coins
• Board of Director –Ian Deming, Edward Jones
• Board of Director – Jared Kellum, Fifth Third Bank
• Board of Director – Julie Dykhouse, Miss P’s Catering
• Board of Director – Courtney Alman, Litehouse, Inc.
• Board of Director – Mike Doyle, King Milling Company
• Board of Director – Austin Buckius, Progressive Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration
• Board Secretary – Shannon Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce

2025 Chamber Board Ex-Officio Members

• Mike Burns, City Manager, City of Lowell
• Dustin Cichocki, Lowell Area Schools
• Sonia Hodge, Lowell Area Schools
• Jim Salzwedel, City of Lowell Council

2025 Greater Lowell Chamber Foundation Board of Directors

• President – Dave Emmette, Individual Member
• Vice President – Chris Godbold, Edward Jones Investments
• Treasurer – Paul Mundt, Common Cents Rare Coins
• Director – Dan Brubaker, Community
• Director –  Janet Teunis, LowellArts

2025 Chamber Ambassadors

• Chair – Evert Bek, Artic Heating & Cooling
• Vice-Chair – Brian VanderMeulen, Veolia
• Brad Wade, Wade Printing & Publishing – Local Saver
• Teresa Hoffman, Midwest Properties of Michigan
• Phil Gerard, Individual Member
• Clint Forester, Fifth Third Bank
• Bruce Doll, Images of Vision
• Darlene Powell, Lake Michigan Credit Union
• Shannon Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce

2025 Lowell Community Expo Committee

• Ian Deming, Edward Jones
• Bruce Doll, Images of Vision
• Kurt Lardie, Kent Districe Library
• Gregg Pratt, Lowell Area Schools
• Angie Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
• Shannon Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce

2025 Riverwalk Steering Committee

• Co-Chairperson – Jared Kellum, Fifth Third Bank
• Co-Chairperson – VACANT
• Shannon Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
• Angie Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
• Jon Holmes, Bill and Paul’s Sporthaus
• JJ Ferrington, Bill and Paul’s Sporthaus
• Chris Bieri, Bieri Auto Body
• Lisa Plank, Lowell Area Historical Museum
• Gordy Lauren, City of Lowell Police Department
• Jeff Phillips, City of Lowell DPW
• Kenda Haines, PURforms
• Kathy Burch, Lowell Area Schools
• Bruce Doll, Images of Vision
• Ryne Clarke, Midwest Gold Records / Upstairs, Man Studios

2025 Marketing Committee

• Shannon Kennedy, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
• Beryl Bartkus, Ability Weavers
• Cliff Yankovich, Chimera Design
• Ryan Hesche, Greenridge Realty Inc.
• Kurt Lardie, Kent District Library – Englehardt Branch
• Courtney Alman, Litehouse, Inc.
• Lisa Pape, Lowell Light & Power