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Executive Board

• Chair of The Board - Bob Gerst,  John I Haas
• First-Vice Chair  - Kristi Foster, Wheatland Bank
• Second-Vice Chair -
• Secretary/Treasurer - Sue Price-Scott, Alegria and Co.
• Immediate Past Chair - Rich Austin, Yakima Valley Sports Commission
• Past Chair Advisor- Joe Mann, Ron’s Coin & Collectibles
• President/CEO - Verlynn Best, GYCC
• Legal Counsel - Don Boyd, Carlson Boyd & Bailey

Board of Directors

• Jon DeVaney, Washington State Tree Fruit Association
• Jack “JD” Bewley, McDonalds of Yakima
• Steve Mercy, Yakima Theatres
• Natash Trudeau, Pexco Aerospace
• Bertha Alicia Garza, Centro de Servicios Comunitarios
• Terry Wheat, Gesa Credit Union
• Tami Cain, Central Pre-Mix Concrete Co.
• Kathy Rheaume, Hub International        
• Jenifer Busey, Conover Insurance
• Jamon Rivera, Virginia Mason Memorial
• Jaime Cuevas, Jr.- Stokes Law   

Ex-Officio Board Members

• Ron Anderson, Yakima County Commissioner
• John Cooper, Yakima Valley Tourism
• Greg Stewart, State Fair Park
• Craig Dwight, YV Tech
• Jonathan Smith, Choose Yakima Valley/YCDA
• Christine Cote, Perry Technical Institute
• Dominic Rizzi, Yakima Chief of Police
• Jason White - Councilman - City of Yakima
• Haddia Nazer, Central Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce