- July 6, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The current Reno+Sparks Chamber of Commerce staff pose in their new offices on June 15, 2021. Clockwise from top left: Connor Naisbitt, director of operations; Camille Loustalet, information coordinator; Kristine Brown, director of member engagement; and Ann Silver, who took over as CEO in 2016.
Photo by Kaleb Roedel.
In 2011, when the Reno+Sparks Chamber of Commerce and Sparks-based Northern Nevada Chamber of Commerce finally merged after years of discussions, the consolidated entity was cash-strapped.
Reno-Sparks was still in the financial grips of the Great Recession and many in business community were fighting to keep their lights on — meaning, paying chamber membership fees was low on their priority list.
“When we merged, we had something like 60 days of cash,” said Jim McClenahan, who was the treasurer of the Northern…
