Board of Directors
Officers
Verlynn K. Best
Chair of the Board
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott
K.L. Wombacher
First Vice Chair
Yakima Bears Baseball Club
Roy Bauerle
Second Vice Chair
Granite Northwest
Mike Broadhead
Treasurer
Central Valley Bank
Trent Marquis
Immediate Past Chair
Creekside Business Park
Mike Dooley
Chair Appointee
Wilbert Precast
Jeff Louman
Chair Appointee
Huibregtse, Louman Associates
Don Boyd
Legal Counsel
Carlson Boyd & Bailey PLLC
Directors
Rich Austin
Yakima Valley Sports Commission
Chris Brown
Wray’s Food and Drug – Chalet Place
Mike Bastinelli
Russillo's Pizza & Gelato
Craig Dwight
Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center
Lonnie Eaton
KCYU TV - FOX 41
John Gehlsen
Yakima Steel
Lanette Headley
ReMax/Traditions
Alex Hodge
Terril, Lewis & Wilke, Insurance
Larry Hull
Megalodon Property Management
Leo Lee
Sousley Sound
Joe Mann
Ron’s Coin and Book
Jennifer Rodeen
Joel's Tire
Clark Satre
Pacific Power
Charlene Upton
Yakima County Medical Society
Mina Worthington
Yakima Valley Credit Union
Ex-Officio Members
John Cooper
Yakima Valley Visitor and Convention Bureau
Christine Cote
Perry Technical Institute
Doug Picatti
Picatti Brothers
LTC Michael Daniels
Post Commander, Yakima Training Center
Linda Johnson
Small Business Development Center
Luz Guitierrez
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Micah Cawley
Mayor of Yakima
Nestor Hernandez
Yakima County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Rand Elliot
Yakima County Commissioners
Jim Lemon
Mayor of Union Gap
Greg Stewart
State Fair Park-Sun Dome - CWFA
Divisional Leaders
Charlene Upton
Government Division Co-Chair
Yakima County Medical Society
Rich Austin
Member Services Division Co-Chair
Yakima Valley Sports Commission
Verlynn Best
Member Service Division Co-Chair
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott
K.L. Wombacher
Member Services Division Co-Chair
Yakima Bears Baseball
Craig Dwight
Education Division Chair
Sousley Sound Communication
Linda Kaminski
Education Division Vice Chair
Yakima Valley Community College
Mike Broadhead
Finance Division Chair
Central Valley Bank
Roy Bauerle
Finance Division Vice Chair
Granite Northwest Inc.
Program Chairs
Rich Austin
Leadership Yakima Co-Chair
Yakima Valley Sports Commission
Lanette Headley
Awards Committee Chair
ReMax/Traditions
Rory Poulson
Business EXPO Chair
Wilbert Pre-Cast
Ken Marble
Citizens for Safe Yakima Valley Communities
Horizon Distribution Inc.
Ambassadors
Terry Wisner
AAA Washington
Joe Longo
Alliant Communications
Dan Smith
American Lung Association in Washington
Diana Manzanares
Alliant Communications
Tami Ramirez
Central Valley Bank
Kristelle Harrington
Crescent Health Care
Doug Warren
McAdams, Wright, Ragen
Carrie Bertrand
Planned Parenthood of Central Washington
Carolyn Gray-Ruff
Travel Leaders
Ted Hochstatter
YCCS – A National Collection System
Stephanie Snider
Yakima Ambulatory Surgical Center
Sally Hart
Yakima Greenway Foundation