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Staff
The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce has a staff of 5
full time employees who manage the vision and direction of
the membership and Board of Directors.
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J. Christopher Williams
President and CEO |
Chris Williams, oversees the strategic vision and tactical
operations for the Chamber's 700 business members, and serves
as their spokesman on both the local and state levels. A native
Texan, Chris has lived in New Hampshire for seven years and
has been heavily involved in the political and business communities.
Chris served three legislative sessions in the NH State Senate
President's Office, and ran his own political consulting business
for two years before joining the Greater Manchester Chamber
of Commerce as its Vice President of Economic Development
& Advocacy in 2004. Chris is a founding director of the Manchester
Young Professionals Network and served as its first Chairman.
Chris sits on several community boards and was named one of
New Hampshire's "40 Under Forty" by the New Hampshire Union
Leader in 2006.
Peggy joined the Chamber in November 2008 with more than 20 years of Finance experience in the private sector. In her role as Director of Operations she is responsible for the day to day financial operation of the Chamber along with supporting the President and Board of Directors. Her mission here at the Chamber is to bring the Financial and IT infrastructure up
to date while providing all of our members with the most rewarding customer service experience possible.
Peggy holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Lowell and lives in Londonderry with her husband Jimmy.
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Tracy Hatch
Director of Membership and Sales
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As the Chamber's Membership and Sales Director, Tracy is a graduate
of Brown University, and brings a diverse background in
the non-profit, for-profit and government sectors to the Chamber.
After serving as legislative liaison for three governors,
Tracy spent two years on Capitol Hill before returning to
New Hampshire. She worked for several area non-profits as
Director of Development before transitioning into the high
tech world, where she designed fundraising software. Tracy
served on Nashua's Board of Aldermen, as Chairman of the New
Hampshire State Board of Education, and on the Boards of the
Adult Learning Center, Nashua's Destination Downtown, Bishop
Guertin High School and most recently as President of the
New Hampshire Flames AAU Girls Basketball League.
As Membership and Sales Director, Tracy works with prospective
new members as well as existing members to grow the Chamber's
membership. Tracy also handles advertising sales for the Chamber's
various publications.
Liz joined the Chamber as Director of Programming in September of 2009. Prior to joining the Chamber, Liz worked in marketing and graphic design. As a graduate of Boston University’s School of Management, she concentrated in Marketing and interned at Arnold Worldwide in Boston. Liz also took on an active role in planning the B-School Beanpot, a business case analysis competition between Boston Business Schools.
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Angela Velasquez
Director of Community Relations
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A native of Lowell, MA, Velasquez recently relocated from Asheville, North Carolina where she was the Director of Membership & Marketing for the YMCA of Western North Carolina.
Previously, she served as the Public Relations Manager for the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce for 7 years. Her responsibilities included serving as the spokesperson for the Tourism Office, developing and executing marketing initiatives for the hospitality industry, and launching a new brand identity for exploreasheville.com.
Angela is a1997 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School and is pleased to be back in Nashua. In her spare time she volunteers for Pets in Need Animal Rescue. She is also fluent in Spanish.
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