The Board of Directors of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce has voted unanimously to name Steve Wittry as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the business and economic development organization. The Chason Group led the executive search process for the chamber.

The announcement was made by Wade Johnson of Jackson EMC, who serves as the 2025 Chair of the chamber. Wittry started his new position this week. He is succeeding long-time and successful retiring leader Jim Shaw.

“Steve brings a tremendous amount of business and government experience to the leadership role,” according to Johnson. “He also has been actively involved in many of the initiatives the chamber and our members have been working on for the past several years. Those include infrastructure planning, transportation, and economic development.”

For the complete announcement and Wittry's new contact information, please click here.