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 the greater Mitchell County area. There is no other organization that connects you to all of the areas of the region like the Mitchell County Chamber.
Once you see what we do to support businesses here as well as how our work impacts the entire community, we believe you will understand why hundreds of your business neighbors invest in 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 who choose to be a part of the Chamber do so 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
President
DeLee Scott
Sibelco
Treasurer
Kim Stephenson
State Employees Credit Union
Executive Committee
DeLee Scott
Kim Stephenson
Joe Glenn
Elected and Appointed Directors
Billy Summerlin
Town of Spruce Pine Police
Joe Glenn
Springmaid Mountain
Richard Canipe
Town of Spruce Pine
Danny Burleson
Mitchell County Commissioners
Chuck Shelton
Mountain Community Health Partnership
Ciji Dellinger
Toe River Health District
DeLee Scott
Sibelco
Zack Mason
Eben Concepts & The Grove Church
Tara Garland
Blue Ridge Community Hospital/NC Rhododendron Festival
Ruthie Styles
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children
Laz Aguayo
Trey Oakley
Williams YMCA
Bruce Ikard
WTOE
Bill Slagle, Jr.
EDPNC Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
Staff
Executive Director
Patti Jensen
Joined the Chamber: 2001
Kelly Jones
Joined the Chamber: 2016
Visitor Center Staff & Volunteers
Visitor Center Manager
Robin Townsend
Joined the Chamber: 2002
Candace Sparks
Joined the Chamber: 2019