Wooster's Zimmerly on national chamber board
Samira Zimmerly, president of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce, was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, an association of over 9,000 professionals who work for and with more than 1,300 chambers of commerce.
Samira Zimmerly, president of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The ACCE is an association based in Alexandria, Virginia of over 9,000 professionals who work for and with more than 1,300 chambers of commerce.
“We are pleased to welcome Samira Zimmerly to the ACCE Board of Directors,” said Sheree Anne Kelly, ACCE president and CEO.
“Samira’s expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to optimize our industry’s opportunities and leverage the ever-growing momentum for innovation, catalytic leadership and economic vitality within our communities.”
For more than 14 years, Zimmerly has dedicated her career to supporting the Wooster/Wayne County area, which paved the way for her to be named the first female president in the organization’s history in 2020.
She is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Institute for Organization Management, and she participated in the National Leadership Diversity Program through the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
“I am honored for this opportunity and recognition to be working with the ACCE Board of Directors,” Zimmerly said. “I’m excited for the resources, knowledge and endeavors that this opportunity will allow me to bring to our community.”
Members of the ACCE Board of Directors represent more than 50 organizations including many of the world’s largest and most influential regional chambers of commerce.
The mission of ACCE is to support and develop chamber professionals to lead businesses and their communities. Established in 1914, ACCE identifies and analyzes trends affecting communities, shares best practices, develops benchmarking studies, and provides other tools to help chamber leaders manage and improve operations at their organization.