ABOUT US
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ABOUT YALE
"Welcome Home to Yale" proclaims the sign as one drives into town from the south up M-19. A quaint little town located in the thumb of Michigan, Yale is a short drive away from the city of Port Huron, and offers the casual, slow paced atmosphere of a small town with easy accessibility to one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world.
Downtown Yale boasts flourishing businesses of all sorts and one of the most beautiful city parks in the state. Residents enjoy picnicking there along the banks of Mill Creek while their children play in the playground. On Friday nights in the fall, the park hosts the Yale High School Bulldogs football team.
Take time to visit. Make time to stay.
Yale Michigan. Welcome home.
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ABOUT THE CHAMBER
MISSION: The mission of this organization shall be to mobilize the leadership, resources, and influence of business, the professions, and other interested citizens to promote the commercial, industrial, agricultural, and related economic development of Yale and the adjacent trading area; to advance civic progress by initiating action and cooperating with other community organizations; to create goodwill for local business and industry by a better understanding and appreciation of business and professional enterprise; to identify business with constructive forces of community development; and to promote a strong sense of community pride and responsibility for sound solutions to local, state and national problems.
OUR HISTORY: The Yale Area Chamber of Commerce was incorporated as a Michigan Non-Profit Corporation by Donald Winters, Paul Williams and Richard Kaatz.
President and Vice President Elections are held in June at the Quarterly Membership meeting, and two year term begins in September.
President
1998 - 2000 Charles McMillin
2000 - 2005 Tim Brown
2005 - 2007 Jan Banas-Meikle
2007 - 2009 Judy Dowling
2009 - 2011 Barbara Stasik
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Vice President
1998 - 2000 Ralph Darin
2000 - 2001 Tim Brown
2001 - 2006 Jan Banas-Meikle
2006 - 2007 Frank Johnson
2007 - 2008 Jana Stuever
2008 - 2009 Jean Clark
2009-2011 Joyce Yeashevich
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Treasurer
1998 - 2000 Jan Banas-Meikle
2000 - 2005 Bridgette Sholtis
2006 - 2008 Amy Vogelsberg
2008 - 2011 Patricia Burden
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Secretary
1998 - 1999 Lori Vinckier
1999 - 2000 Jan Banas-Meikle
2000 - 2005 Gerri Keith
2005 - 2006 Janet Chandler
2006 - 2007 Kim Cowhy
2008 - 2009 Barb Brown-Stasik
2010 - 2011 Gerri Keith
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
Barbara Brown-Stasik
President
Yale Expositor
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Joyce Yeashevich
Vice President
Emerald Acres |
Patricia Burden
Treasurer
Regional Realty
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Kellie Lauwers
Executive Secretary
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Gerri Keith
Secretary
Yale Community Health Center |
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BOARD MEMBERS
Judy Dowling
Past-President
Dowling & Associates |
Kim Mitchell
Bologna Festival Coordinator
Yale Flower Shop, LLC
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Joe Steen
Retail Chairperson
Ameriscapes Landscaping Supply |
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Tim Brown
Membership Chairperson
Brown Insurance Agency
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Bonnie Brown
Public Relations
Yale Expositor |
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