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WELCOME Evan Thomas President & CEO, Midland Chamber of Commerce Program
INVOCATION Fr. Rodney White Pastor, St. Ann’s Catholic Church
REMARKS & RECAP Shaun Rainey 2023-24 Chair, Midland Chamber Board of Directors PRESENTATION OF CHAMBER AWARDS Evan Thomas President & CEO, Midland Chamber of Commerce Shaun Rainey 2023-24 Chair, Midland Chamber Board of Directors INSTALLATION OF BOARD The Honorable Judge Elizabeth Rainey Magistrate, Midland County Drug Court CLOSING Melissa Wicker 2024-25 Chair, Midland Chamber Board of Directors
2023-2024 CHAIR Shaun Rainey MIDLAND CHAMBER BOARD
R. Shaun Rainey is an attorney and shareholder at Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC. Shaun works in the Estate Planning and Probate Section and serves as Section Head. Shaun’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate, trust administration, and fiduciary litigation. He is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
A native West Texan, Shaun and his wife, Elizabeth, have made a home in Midland for themselves and their three children.
2024-2025 CHAIR Melissa Wicker MIDLAND CHAMBER BOARD Melissa Wicker is the Branch President and Mortgage Loan Officer of the Midland Thrive Mortgage Team. She has been helping
homeowners in West Texas for 30 years, assisting many families in achieving their homeownership dreams.
Melissa and her husband Cody have two children. They enjoy spending time together as a family and traveling to attend Ole Miss football games. Although she calls Midland her hometown, Melissa spent a year of her childhood living on an oil-field camp in Saudi Arabia due to her familys involvement in the oil industry. Melissa is honored to serve as a board member of the Midland Chamber of Commerce, Safe Place of the Permian Basin, Midland Festival
Ballet, West Texas Food Bank, and Midland Community Housing Trust Board. She is also a sustainer and serves on the advisory board of the Junior League of Midland.
Midland Chamber Team
Evan Thomas President & CEO
Rebecca Thomas Executive Vice President
Abigail Davis Vice President: VisitMidland
Rosco Thomas Vice President & General Manager: Bush Convention Center
Crissy Hancock Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
Alayne Paulson Vice President: Chamber Relations
Jessica Stanford Vice President: Advocacy & Education
Aaron Patiño Director of Information Technology
Sarah Tankersley Director of Events
Alma Chavez Membership & Finance Coordinator
Lauren Barker Administrative Assistant
Senette Weger Financial Coordinator
Michael Hilburn Senior Operations Technician
Kelsi Berry Events Manager
Mariah Strickland Administrative Assistant
Michael Moseley Senior Operations Technician
Shayan Kavah Operations Technician
Rafael Melendez Operations Technician
Jarred Rhymes Operations Technician
Jayden Ponce Operations Technician
Daisy Bowers Director of Information & Travel Center
Jennifer Williams Group Sales Manager
Troy Briggs Sports Sales Manager
Hannah Ferguson Digital Media Coordinator
Marie Romero Visitor Services and Administrative Coordinator
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Melissa Wicker Chair
Shaun Rainey Immediate Past Chair
Brian Stubbs Treasurer/Secretary
Evan Thomas President & CEO Midland Chamber
Dr. Darin Wood Chair-Elect
Cole Harrison Vice Chair: Advocacy
Adrian Carrasco Vice-Chair: Business Support
Lucy Sisniega-Hoyos Vice Chair: Chamber Development
Adam Munoz Vice Chair: Community Development
Kenny Lunda Vice Chair: Promotion
Wesley Bownds Member At-Large
Bobby Hulett Member At-Large
Chad McAllaster Member At-Large
Larissa Minjarez Member At-Large
Laura Roman Member At-Large
E.J. Baldridge
Darpan Bhakta
Jeremy Bishop
Richard Brantley
Misty Clary
Amanda Day
Emily Holeva
RJ Lopez
Andrew Lunceford
Gabe McClelland
Marc Dingler
Gustavo Ortega
Susan Palmer
Ellen K. Ramsey
Stephanie Rivas
Luis Robles
Ronnie Scott
Sarah Shaw
Danny Smedley
Ginamarie Soto
Kate Williamson
Past Chamber Chairs
Leon Goodman 1928-1930 Malcolm Meek 1931 M.C. Ulmer 1932-1933 Dr. W.E. Ryan 1934-1935 Clarence Scharbauer, Sr. 1936 Marion Flynt 1937-1938 E.M. Whitaker 1939 John W. House 1940 James N. Allison 1941 R.M. Barron 1942 Paul McHargue 1943-1944 George W. Glass 1945 O.C. Harper 1946 Jno P. Butler 1947 Tom Sealy 1948 R.D. (Bob) Scruggs 1949 Robert L. Wood 1950 Stanley M. Erskine 1951 Jack Wicker 1952 Joe T. Dickerson 1953 W.H. “Bill” Collyns 1954 Gerome Grayum 1955 R.W. (Bob) Lewis 1956
C.K. (Ted) Lowe 1957 James P. Simmons 1958 Roy A. Minear 1959 Stanley Moore 1960 Murray Fasken 1961 Jim Allison, Jr. 1962 John Younger 1963 Walter Beardsley 1964 C.M. Carothers 1965 William B. Blakemore, II 1966 Thornton Hardie, Jr. 1967 Martin Allday 1968 L. Decker Dawson 1969 John M. Grimland 1970 C. Winston Barclay 1971 C.J. Kelly 1972 C.H. Priddy 1973 K.M. Jastrow 1974 W.J. Mewhorter 1975 Howard D. “Rocky” Ford 1976 Harrell Feldt 1977-78 Joe A. Kloesel 1979 Ray P. Moudy 1980
W.F. Ortloff 1981 Larry J. Bell 1982-83 William P. Franklin 1984 James M. Alsup 1985 Joan R. Baskin 1986 Wayne Merritt 1987 Charles A. Spence 1988 Steve Davidson 1989 Joanne Langston 1990 Gregg Owens 1991 Douglas B. Henson 1992 Charles A. Cowell 1993 Nadine Craddick 1994 Kyle Womack 1995 Larry Holden 1996 Michael J. Canon 1997 G. Larry Lawrence 1998 Linda Foster 1999 Buddy Sipes 2000 Mike Conaway 2001 Bobby Norman 2002 Ken Burgess 2003 David Mims 2004
Steve Castle 2005 Susie Hitchcock-Hall 2006 Allen Pruitt 2007 Dr. David Daniel 2008 John Hood 2009 Dave Wedel 2010 Paul Cain 2011 Chris Robin 2012 Dr. Steve Thomas 2013 Jay Edwards 2014 Laura Roman 2015 Cory Edmondson 2016 Taylor Mayne 2017 Susan Spratlen 2018 Robert Rendall 2019 Wesley Bownds 2020 Chad McAllaster Kate Williamson 2022 Abraham Gutierrez 2023 2021
2024-2025 Ex-Officios
Steve Kiser Chairperson MC Board of Trustees
Tommy Gonzalez City Manager City of Midland
Dr. Damon Kennedy President Midland College
Lori Blong Mayor City of Midland
Judge Terry Johnson Midland County
Dr. Stephanie Howard Superintendent MISD
Sara Harris Executive Director Midland Development Corp.
P. Lourcey Sams Chair MDC
Cari Chaplin President Midland Health
Savannah Morales CEO MHCC
Stephen Bowerman CEO Midland Memorial Hospital
Tommy Bishop President MISD Board of Trustees
Stephen Robertson Executive Vice President PBPA
James Beauchamp President MOTRAN Alliance
Cameron Walker Executive Director Permian Basin MPO
Dr. Sandra Woodley President UTPB
Tracee Bentley Executive Director PSP
Timothy Benton, MD Regional Dean TTUHSC
Willie Taylor President Permian Basin Workforce
2023-2024 At A Glance
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Oncor Parkhill ProPetro Thrive Mortgage
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Midland College Midland Health Midland ISD
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