Valley Chamber’s board takes office

A new board of directors took office this week at the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce.

The 2015 executive board members are chair, Denny York of Fairmount Holdings, Inc.; chair-elect, Ben Small, Central Valley School District; Katherine Morgan, CEO, Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce; treasurer, Michael Baker, Modern Electric Water Co.; secretary, Brian Mansfield, Wal-Mart Supercenter; vice chair, Jeff Adams, Horizon Credit Union; vice chair, Julie Van Wormer, ALSC Architects; member-at-large, Erica Young, Anderson, Peretti & Co.; and past chair, Barry Baker, Baker Construction.

The 2015 board of directors consists of John Bogensberger, Signs for Success; Steve Florance, Inland Northwest Insurance; Brenda Grassel, Precision Cutting Technologies; Gordon Hester, Kiemle & Hagood Company; Karla Kaley, KPS Management; Sharelynn Moore, Itron; Scott O’Brien, Providence Health Care; Julie Orenstein, Event Rents; Kevin Person, Wagstaff; Jeff Phillips, Rosauers Supermarkets Inc.; Paul Read, Journal of Business; Greg Repetti, Rockwood Health Systems – Valley Hospital; Debbie Sieverding, KXLY-TV; Jennifer Warner, Washington Trust Bank Financial Center; Todd Kiesbuy, Avista.

The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its Gem of the Valley, Awards of Excellence dinner and auction on Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m. at Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road. Tickets are $55. Call: (509) 924-4994.