Chamber announces 2018 Corporate Sponsors, new board members

The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its corporate sponsors and Board of Directors for 2018.

Corporate sponsors help finance and promote many of the business and community-focused events on the Chamber calendar each year, including gatherings such as the annual Gala, Forty Under 40 Mover & Shaker Awards, and the Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival. New board members’ terms were effective January 1, 2018. 
 
In 2018, Chair Jeffrey B. Senft of S&O Construction Services will lead the Chamber’s all-volunteer board.  His executive committee will consist of First Vice Chair Jennifer Dunn of State Farm Insurance – The Jen Dunn Agency, Second Vice Chair William Francis of Fortress Financial Advisory, Treasurer Scott Pawenski of Sciane Enterprises, Secretary Lauren Gillett of The Chazen Companies, Immediate Past Chair Rita McPeck of KeyBank, and Of Counsel Stephen Diamond from the law firm of Stenger, Roberts, Davis and Diamond LLP.
 
With board members typically serving three-year terms, most of the body remains the same in 2018. New additions include Susan Howell, CPA (RBT CPAs LLP), Vincent Lemma (Antalek & Moore Insurance), and Timothy Scannell (Mobile Life Support Services) as board members. To see the complete board, visit dcrcoc.org.
 
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Health Quest, IBM, and KeyBank are the Corporate Leaders for the coming year. A corporate leader is the highest level of sponsorship the Chamber offers, and shows a distinctive level of engagement in helping grow the local economy and build the Hudson Valley business community.
 
Bonura Hospitality Group; Coffee System of the Hudson Valley; DCH Wappingers Falls Toyota; Hudson Valley Audio Visual; iHeartMedia; Integrated Enterprise Solutions, Inc.; M&T Bank; MidHudson Regional Hospital; Poughkeepsie Galleria; Poughkeepsie Journal Media; RBT CPAs, LLP; Rose & Kiernan, Inc.; and Royal Carting Service Company will serve as corporate partners in 2018.
 
Adams Fairacre Farms; Branding Pros; D’Arcangelo & Co.; Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union; Marshall & Sterling Insurance; Mehl & Associates, CPA’s; Mid-Hudson Civic Center; N&S Supply; Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies; Rhinebeck Bank; Riverside Bank – a division of Salisbury Bank and Trust Company; S&O Construction Services; ServiceMaster Restore by NEST; Stenger, Roberts, Davis & Diamond LLP; TEG Federal Credit Union; The Arc of Dutchess; and Tompkins Mahopac Bank have committed to participating as corporate supporters in 2018.

CareMount Medical; Hudson Valley Renegades; Fortress Financial Advisory; Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, CPA; Mackey Butts & Wise, LLP; Meyer Contracting Corp.; Mobile Life Support Services; and Ulster Savings Bank are community partners for 2018.

The Chamber is also proud of its close working relationship with media partners ABC Go Digital, Fox Radio, HVNN.com, and Radio Woodstock 100.1.