Chamber chooses board for 2024

IRON MOUNTAIN -- The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce membership chose two new board members and re-elected three others for another term in 2024.

Elected were --

-- Cole Grenier, First National Bank & Trust: Grenier, assistant vice president in commercial lending at FNBT, is a returning board member. He has been involved with the chamber board since 2021 as well as other community events and boards such as Buckmasters, financial secretary with Trinity United Methodist Church, UPTRA treasurer and a chamber ambassador.

-- Isaac Micheau, City of Iron Mountain: Micheau is in his first term on the chamber board. He has served on golf committee, ski jump committee, building committee and Lemonade Day committee. Micheau's non-chamber events include Out to Lunch and he was able to partner with fellow church members to develop a sustainable framework for the Sunday School program. Micheau also is treasurer with the Dickinson Amateur Hockey Association as well as youth hockey coach, plus secretary of the Mountain View Ice Arena board.

-- Mindy Meyers, Radio Results Network: Meyers is an account executive with Radio Results Network and has more than 13 years of experience in traditional and contemporary marketing methods, facilitating sales and directing events. As president of the chamber ambassadors she has encouraged new businesses to join the chamber, started the junior ambassador program for area youth and has begun the steps for the chamber to form a 501(c)(3) arm.

­-- Teresa Schettler, Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson: Schettler is vice president on the board and has been part of various subcommittees, including Lemonade Day and Marketing. She has served as vice president since 2018 and is also a member of the Chamber Ambassadors group.

-- Dr. John Shealey, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center: Shealey is director at the medical center. His background in business, accounting, finance, education and government administration will be helpful in assisting the chamber to develop, plan and execute a strategic plan to achieve the growth and developmental goals for the community. He looks forward to providing a health care, veteran and academic perspective to the chamber board.

Returning members for the 2024 chamber board are: Alex Carey, Carey Disaster Restoration and Carey Duct Cleaning; Tyler Swanson, Northern Interstate Bank; Kevin Hanson, Office Planning Group; Carmen Frank, UP Michigan Works; Mick Gayan, First National Bank & Trust; Chris Hanley, Chris Hanley State Farm Agency; Tanya Hiltonen, City of Kingsford; Bruce Orttenburger, SCORE; Jerry Sardina, Iron Mountain Public Schools; and Louis Steigerwald, Norway Area Schools.

At its January meeting, the board voted Carey as president, Schettler as vice president, Swanson as treasurer and Hanson as secretary.