Board & Staff
Chamber Staff
WACC Executive Director, Bonnie Hertel
bonnie@watertownchamber.com
Watertown Tourism Manager, Robin Kaufmann
robin@watertownchamber.com
WACC Office & Membership Specialist, Barb Krueger
barb@watertownchamber.com
WACC Event & Marketing Coordinator, Laura Nechkash
laura@watertownchamber.com
Governing Body of the Watertown Area
Chamber of Commerce
The Board of Directors of the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce is comprised of elected members who represent the retail, service/professional and industrial sectors of membership. In addition, a representative of the Main Street Program Board of Directors serves as an ex-officio board member.
The Board of Directors of the Chamber is charged with overseeing the total operation of the Chamber. Its work can be defined in three areas of concentration: Financial responsibilities, Community and Chamber Mission accountabilities, and Ongoing Leadership Development.
Meetings: The board meets at 8:00 am on the third Thursday of every month.
Board of Directors
- Alex Allon - City of Watertown
- Steve Board, Chairperson - Maranatha Baptist University
- Kendall Bocher, Past Chairperson - Berres Brothers
- Margaret Brady - Watertown Unified School District
- Steve Hunt - Watertown Regional Medical Center
- Giles Isham - Badgerland Computers
- Tommy Kempfer - mkCellular
- Judy Kluetzman - Marquardt Village
- Melissa Lampe - Watertown Main Street Program, ex-offcio
- Al Larson, Vice Chairperson - Bender Levi Larson & Associates
- Laurie Rehm - Rehm Insurance
- Bridget Van Ert, Secretary - Bank of Lake Mills
- Cassandra Wagner, Vice Chairperson - AAUW
- Tom Warriner - Edward Jones Investment
- Tori Woolley - Summit Credit Union