Chamber announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors

The 2025-2026 Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has been named. The Board of Directors represents the entire membership of the Chamber and the Wausau Region’s business community. Their duty is to set the long-term vision of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce in response to members’ needs.

The 2025–2026 Board of Directors began in their roles on September 1, 2025.

Officers (Officer term expires August 31, 2026):

• Chairperson: Jeffrey Wicklander, Aspirus
• Chairperson Elect: Dr. Darren Ackley, Northcentral Technical College
• Treasurer/Secretary: Chris Pfender, Intercity State Bank – Branch of One Community Bank
• Immediate Past Chairperson: Laura Huggins, Connexus Credit Union
• President/CEO: David Eckmann, Ed.D., IOM, Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce
• Director at Large: Wendy Furrer, HOST: Central Wisconsin
• Director at Large: Sean Wright, Performing Arts Foundation Inc

Directors:

• Bob Fieck, Wausau Supply Company
• Owen Jones, Tommy Docks
• Gerard Klein, City-County IT Commission
• Steve LaCerte, Coldwell Banker Action Realty
• Steven Lipowski, Ruder Ware LLSC
• Casey Nye, DC Everest Area School District
• Carolyn Schamberger, Church Mutual Insurance Company
• Charlotte Skinner Rickert, Granite Peak Ski Area
• Carrie Strobel, Greenheck
• Denis Tan, DIGIT Consulting LLC
• Kimm Weber, MCDEVCO Inc

The Chamber thanks Lance Leonhard of Marathon County whose term ended on August 31, 2025 for serving on the Board of Directors.