MRV Chamber Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday October 20th – 4 to 5:30 pm at the MRV Welcome Center

Agenda

• Board President Comments
• Election of Board Officers for 2027
• Financial Report
• Management and Membership Report
• Old Business
  Surveying Report Update – see appendix

• New Business
  Downtown Designation Status Update

APPENDIX

Surveying Report Update
I wanted to share an update on our survey initiative. I have developed an overall surveying strategy to establish an ongoing feedback process that will help the board and membership guide the Chamber’s future. The strategy proposes three types of surveys:

• Chamber membership DRAFT survey: A recurring survey of current members and non-members to assess the Chamber’s value, programs, services, and priorities. Please review and comment.
• Business wellbeing survey: A survey focused on the health and needs of our local business community, coordinated with the timing of the MRV Planning District’s Community Wellbeing Survey. Franni Hoag fromn teh MRVPD and I will be meeting with the Vermont Chamber’s Kevin Chu to coordinate our local efforts with the state chamber’s.
• Focused surveys: Brief surveys addressing specific questions or emerging issues as needed.

Our first priority is the Chamber membership survey. The draft includes separate paths for members and non-members, with questions for former members about why they left. The goal is to gather candid feedback through neutral questions and establish a baseline we can track over time.

Board Officers and Open Seats

Board Officers

Sean Kramer – Chair,  – 1824 House Inn
_________ – Vice-Chair, Executive Committee –
Ed Read          – Treasurer; Executive Committee – Mad River Distillers
_________  – Secretary; Executive Committee  –

Board Members

1. John Bleh – Sugarbush
2. Sean Kramer – Chair,  – 1824 House Inn
3. Mimi Buttenheim – Mad River Distillers
4. Ed Read – Mad River Property Management
5. Sam Rosenberg – The Local
6. Matt Lillard – Mad River Glen
7. Roger Nishi – -Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom
8. Aron Shea – Shea Property Services
9. Brian Wray – Inklings Children’s Books
10. _________ OPEN SEAT – Anna Nasset  Seat
11. _________ OPEN SEAT – Rob Perry Seat
12. _________ OPEN SEAT