Get to Know Us
The Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce is the area’s largest business organization and has served the Mitchell County area for more than 50 years. A lot has changed over the last fifty years and while we still value the honest and hardworking community we live in, we understand that businesses and organizations just don’t operate in the same world as they used to. In response we are developing new ways of defining the business community, connecting our member businesses through new networks and encouraging a spirit of renewal in our entrepreneurial community. While we are moving forward with innovative ways of helping our members grow and succeed, we still base our core business models and relationships with our members on old-fashioned mountain values.
Learn more about us here:
The Chamber At A Glance
Who We Are
Our Mission
Board of Directors
The Chamber At A Glance
The Chamber is an active membership organization that serves the needs of businesses, non-profits and government agencies of all sizes in Mitchell County. There is no other organization that connects you to all of the areas of the region like the Mitchell County Chamber.
Call us and let us tell you how we can help your business, we believe you will understand why hundreds of your business neighbors partner with the Chamber.
Who We Are
The Chamber has been a part of the Mitchell County area for more than five decades. Businesses, non-profits, agencies and individuals choose to be a part of the Chamber because we are a dedicated pro-active business leadership organization. We have proven, through our many projects and initiatives, that working with our community partners and business members results in an organization that benefits our members and our community. Contact us to learn how we support businesses and impact our entire community.
Our Mission
The Mitchell County Chamber is a member driven organization that serves its members by helping to create and sustain a healthy economic climate. Our mission is to support business and promote community.
Board of Directors (Effective 7/1/2022)
President
Gene Self
ECU School of Dental Medicine
Co-chair
Leanna Grindstaff
Tri County Builders
Treasurer
Ruthie Styles
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children
Secretary
Ethan Finch
State Employees Credit Union
Executive Committee
Gene Self
Leanna Grindstaff
Ruthie Styles
Ethan Finch
Mandi Polly
Elected and Appointed Directors
Darlene Butler
Town of Spruce Pine
Chuck Shelton
Mountain Community Health Partnership
Ciji Dellinger
Hospice and Pallative of the Blue Ridge
Tara Garland
Blue Ridge Community Hospital/NC Rhododendron Festival
Mia Hall
Penland School of Craft
Starli McDowell
Toe River Valley Watch
Nikki Presnell
WTOE
Patrick D’Elia
Sibelco Corporation
Walton Shepherd
L&L Furniture
Morgan Hall
Dewberry Photos and Design
Theresa Lewis
Theresa Lewis Photography/ Bakersville Area Merchants Assoc.
Steve Rowland
Bowditch Antiques
April Jones
NC Works
Jeff Harding
Commissioner Appointed
Staff
Executive Director
Mandi Polly
Joined the Chamber: 2021
Member Services Director
Jelinda Glenn
Joined the Chamber: 2022
Office Administrator
Sandy Buchanan
Joined the Chamber: 2008
Staff
Jill Edwards
Joined the Chamber: 2014
Visitor Center Manager
David Biddix
Joined the Chamber: 2022
Alyce Owens
Joined the Chamber: 2021