THE CHAMBER STAFF

The Chamber is staffed with professional people who work diligently for you and your business;
people committed to making Medina an even better place to live, work, and play.

JACLYN RINGSTMEIER

Executive Director

STEPHANIE MUELLER

Membership & Events Coordinator

2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

President: Julie McNabb, JK Gift Shop/Interior Design Studio
President Elect:  Steve Allison, Fire-Dex
Vice Chair Member Services:  Malorie Kormos, United Way of Summit and Medina Counties
Vice Chair Business Advocacy:  Steve Ferris, Discount Drug Mart
Immediate Past President:  Dan Calvin, Critchfield

BOARD MEMBERS

Terry Blascak, Huntington Bank
David Ferrell, Philpott Solutions Group
Kathy Elseser, Community Energy Advisors
Randy Fuerst, Medina Hospital Foundation
Brian Harr, Commercial & Savings Bank
Nick Howell, National Design Mart

A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors, we value the top concerns of our members; including retaining and growing our existing businesses through training and resources; improving infrastructure; attracting business; networking; working toward business-friendly communities; business advocacy; economic growth; and, promoting our community.

At the Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce, we are working on a number of ways to aid in addressing these issues by collaborating with our local Economic Development Organizations, Main Street Medina, the Small Business Development Center, the Medina County Career Center, and SCORE to provide business opportunities, training, and resources.

Additionally, the Chamber works closely with City Hall to address infrastructure, business-friendly procedures, current issues and concerns, and monitor City Council to be prepared to anticipate problems before they arise. We also attend the Historic Preservation Board, Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings to speak up on behalf of local business.

We have designed monthly member meetings to address issues within the business environment; some are educational, some informative, and all allow our attendees time to exchange business cards and network. Furthermore, we plan monthly Business after Business meetings which are free events and open to all Chamber members to network and support our local businesses.

The Chamber Executive Director, along with the CEO's of the other Chambers in the county, meets monthly with our State Legislators to learn about and respond to business relevant issues. We also have the unique opportunity to meet monthly as a Business Advocacy group to take positions or action on issues before our local and state legislative bodies.

When we asked you, our Members, what Chamber programs you value most; you stated attending networking opportunities such as Business after Business and Member Lunches; obtaining local information about businesses; our Business Advocacy program; our benefit programs such as Health Care and Worker's Compensation Group Rating; and our calendar and email announcements of programs, services and information about our benefits, business, and legislative issues are among the top benefits that we provide.

As a Board of Directors and Chamber staff, we are committed to continuing to review existing programs and services in order to identify opportunities to expand and add both value and additional features to your membership. We value your opinions and suggestions and are happy to continue to serve you, our members.

Sincerely,

Jaclyn Ringstmeier
Executive Director

Julie McNabb
President, Board of Directors