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A Redding native will lead the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce starting Jan. 1
Laros takes over the chamber on Jan. 1
- Oct. 30The Greater Redding Chamber announces Wendy Laros as its new president and CEO.
- Oct. 31Todd Jones' last day leading the Redding chamber.
- Jan. 1Laros starts her new job in Redding.
Sources: KQMS Radio, Record Searchlight
If you do business in Redding, meet the chamber's next leader. Wendy Laros, who grew up here, starts Jan. 1 as president and CEO of the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce. She's coming home from Hawaii, where she has led the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce.
- Starts: Jan. 1
- Replaces: Todd Jones, now interim dean at Shasta College
- Education: master's from the University of Hawaii, Manoa
Jones left after less than three years for his Shasta College job. Rob Lowes, the board chair, said in a news release the board looks forward to working with her.
“Wendy brings proven chamber leadership, a business owner's perspective, and a deep personal connection to Redding.”
Rob Lowes, chair of the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Laros brings years of Hawaii chamber and tourism experience
- 9 years
- leading the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
- 30 years
- in Hawaii's ocean tourism industry
- 3
- presidents and CEOs at the Redding chamber in 11 years
Source: Record Searchlight
