Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley elects 2018 officers

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley (CAMV) has announced its new slate of officers for 2018.

• Marianne Buttenschon, president of the Marcy Chamber of Commerce, was elected CAMV president, succeeding Ray Durso, executive director of the Genesis Group, who held the post for three years.
• Michele Smith, representing the Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce, was elected first VP after serving as second VP last year.
• Scott Mathias, executive director of the New Hartford Chamber of Commerce, was elected to the second VP position.
• Jackie Walters, executive director of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, was elected secretary.
• Bill Gray, of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce, re-elected as treasurer for another year.

The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley says it is an association of independent chambers of commerce and organizations that meets monthly for information sharing, mutual support, advocacy, education, and joint planning. Established in 1997, CAMV’s purpose is to represent and promote the collective interest of the chambers of commerce of the Mohawk Valley — the geographic area which includes, but is not limited to, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Otsego, Fulton, and Montgomery counties.

About 2,500 Mohawk Valley businesses, organizations, individuals, and professional firms are represented by the alliance chambers and affiliate partner organizations.

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