ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Area Chambers of Commerce officially formed the new Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber on June 1.

“We are proud of our new logo that symbolizes the two communities coming together and overlapping to cause a ripple effect throughout the county,” said Diane Keller, Chamber President. ?We launch not only our new logo, but a call to action. We hope businesses will understand the strength of numbers in public policy, buying power, networking, along with all that membership has to offer and join the Chamber.”

The newly formed board will work closely together to create a Chamber that truly is an advocate for the area’s businesses, said the new entity?s Chair of the Board Karl Couyoumjian.

The new 2010 Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber Board of Directors will be comprised of:

Maudie Abraham, Owner of Moments Like This Estate Sales, LLC; David Behen, VP/Public Sector & Education of GDI Infotech; Robert Boonin, Attorney at Butzel Long; Laurel Champion, Executive Vice President of AnnArbor.com; Karl Couyoumjian, President of TeL Systems; Larry Doe, Treasurer of Charter Township of Ypsilanti; Sean Duval, President of Golden Limousine; Paul M Ganz, Regional Manager of DTE Energy; Tom Harrison, President of Michigan Ladder Company; Mary Kerr, President of the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitor?s Bureau; Sarah Kersey Otto, Acting Director of Career Services Center; Michael Kestly, Owner of Kestly Development; Rebecca Lopez-Kriss, MPP Student at the Ford School of Public Policy; Michael Manchester, Attorney at Manchester & Associates; Ron Maurer, Vice President of Administration for Zingerman?s; Ted McMullen, VP of Leasing for McMullen Company; William Nickels, City Council, Ward 2 of the City of Ypsilanti; Mark Ouimet, Washtenaw County Commissioner; John Petz, Director/Gov?t & Community Relations; Debra Power, President of Power Marketing and Research; Ted Schork, VP Relationship Manager at Key Bank; Christine Sing, CPA at Wright, Griffin and Davis; Pat Taylor, Dean of Student Support Services at Washtenaw Community College; Dennis Ticknor, Ellsworth Office Manager of Bank of Ann Arbor; Kevin VanKannel, President of University Office Technologies; and Daryl C. Weinert, Executive Director of U of M Business Engagement Center.

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