Holmes Chamber adds new staffers
Logan Black
The Holmes County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, which deals with visitors, tour groups and promotional activities, has three new workers.
They are taking the posts of three persons who had to leave.
Tiffany Gerber, executive director of the group, said one longtime staffer decided to retire. The two others leaving found positions more fitting with their qualifications.
Gerber said the duties of the new personnel have been streamlined because of the changes.
The new staffers are Logan Black, Samantha Whitworth and Shannon Carter. A part-time employee is Lauren Schrock.
Workers in the agency talk to visitors and handle other duties. Their website asks people if they might want to move to Holmes County or they want to have a business there.
The site also helps existing businesses.
Wanda Mast, the employee who retired, was the first point of contact for people visiting the bureau, Gerber said.
The chamber handles tour groups and does marketing. Plus, there are maps and visitors guides to be produced and distributed.
Holly Nelson, the second employee to leave, did that work for the group.
The third person leaving, Tammy Miller, did office-management work. This involved handling financial matters, arranging meetings and working with items like workers’ compensation matters.
Gerber said she took over the position vacated by Shasta Mast, who has moved to working only with the hardwood furniture guild.
The jobs Gerber and Nelson used to do will now be done by Logan Black while Whitworth has become office manager and Schrock is going to be a project coordinator and help greet visitors.
Carter is going to be the “brand” manager. This means she handles the website and the postings on social media.
Employee Leah Miller handles leadership matters.
Shasta Mast and Miller work mostly from home, but the other employees are in the office.
The office is taking steps to handle any problems employees might have with the pandemic, Gerber said. She said because of the “red” status of the county in this pandemic, the building in downtown Millersburg keeps only the front entryway open. The brochure racks are available, and there are signs letting people know staff can bring special requests curbside.
The staff also is available to answer questions by phone.
Gerber said their step-down protocol is to limit access to the lobby, and there is an information desk there with Plexiglas to protect staff and visitors.
Gerber said there also is a daily sanitizing schedule for any shared work areas.