GREATER MOUNT AIRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2008 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Chair
Rich Kunkel
OfficeVision, Inc.
252 N. Main Street, Suite 200
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-783-0000
336-783-0045 (fax)
rkunkel@os-od.com
Chair-Elect
Vice Chair – Business & Workforce Development
Dr. George O. Sappenfield
Surry Community College
630 S. Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017
336- 386-3280
336- 386-3691(fax)
sappeng@surry.edu
Vice Chair – Membership
Britta Needham
RBC Bank
501 North Main Street
P.O. Box 1243
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-719-2937
336-719-2905 (fax)
britta.needham@rbc.com
Vice Chair – Public Policy
Kelly Epperson
WPAQ/WSYD
P.O. Box 907
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-786-6111
336- 789-7792 (fax)
kelly@wpaq740.com
Vice Chair - Communication
Steve Talley
Talley’s Custom Frame & Gallery
512 North Main Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336 -786-4696
stalley@trificient.net
Vice Chair – Education
Melissa White
Select Staffing
2133 Rockford Street
Suite 1200
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-789-3682
336-789-7925 (fax)
Melissa.white@selectstaffing.com
Vice-Chair - Travel & Tourism
Jessica Icenhour
Tourism Director
200 North Main Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-786-6116
333-786-1488 (fax)
tourism@visitmayberry.com
Treasurer
Kenny Meredith
SouthData, Inc.
201 Technology Lane
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-719-5000
336-789-4143 (fax)
kwmeredith@southdata.com
Ronny O. White
Duke Energy Carolinas
461 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
336- 526-2525
336-526-2570 (fax)
rowhite@duke-energy.com
Pat Elmore
Embarq
320 First Avenue, NW
Hickory, NC 28601
828-328-0274
828-291-1104
828-328-0216 (fax)
Pat.Elmore@EMBARQ.com
Thomas Greenwood
Blue Ridge Enterprises, Inc.
1120 West Lebanon Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-789-2134
336-789-3084 (fax)
tgreenwood@bre-inc.com
Dennis Lowe
Surry Community College
630 S. Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017
336 386-3309
336 386-3691(fax)
lowed@surry.edu
Jeff Gordon
Haynes, Strand & Co. PLLC
400 S. South Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-789-8989
336-789-6314 fax
jeffgordon@haynesstrand.com
Joan Inman
SouthData, Inc.
201 Technology Lane
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-783-5959
336-789-4143 (fax)
mailto:jinman@southdata.com
Susan Holder
Rogers Realty & Auction, Inc.
P.O. Box 729
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-789-2926
336-789-2310 (fax)
susan@rogersrealty.com
Ex-Officio Board Members
City of Mount Airy
Jack Loftis, Mayor
P.O. Box 70
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-786-3504
336-719-7506 (fax)
jlotis@mountairy.org
Surry County
Macon Sammons, County Manager
Surry County Government Center
418 Hamby Road, Suite 329
Dobson, NC 27017
336-401-8201
336-401-8216 (fax)
sammonsm@co.surrync.us
Surry County EDP
Robin Rhyne, President
SCEDP
P.O. Box 1282 * 614 S. Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017
336-386-4781
336-386-4893 (fax)
edpresident@surry.net
Immediate Past Chair
Greg Perkins
Perkins & Associates Financial Group
110 South Main Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-783-0177
336-83-0177 fax
gperkins@surry.net
Chamber Staff
President
Betty Ann Collins
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
200 N. Main Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-786-6116
336-786-1488 (fax)
president1@mtairyncchamber.org
Executive Assistant
Yvonne Nichols
admin@mtairyncchamber.org
Tourism Director
Jessica Icenhour
tourism@visitmayberry.com
Membership Specialist
Robin Dollyhigh
membership@mtairyncchamber.org
Visitor Specialist
Fawn Shaw
receptionist@mtairyncchamber.org
