Chamber hears update on events, operations
The Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Board, during a Feb. 27 meeting, was updated on upcoming events and operations.
TACC Events Specialist Cami Highers said there were two events February as of Feb. 27; Monthly Mingle and Legislative Briefing. That same day, TACC had their Tahlequah Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs (TYPE) event with guest speaker Kin Thompson.
“[He] is going to be speaking about effective communication, happening tonight at 5 p.m. so if you’re out and about and want to come listen to Kin speak. We’ll be there from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., we’ll have food and drinks and great conversations happening as Kin always puts on a great show,” Highers said.
The State of the Community event is Thursday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. at Go Ye Village. The public will hear updates from community leaders or organizations; Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Tahlequah Mayor Suzanne Myers, District 3 Cherokee County Commissioner Clif Hall, and Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.
Monthly Mingle is March 1 at 8 a.m. at Kroner & Baer and the Northeastern State University Presidential Investiture is at 1:30 p.m. at the NSU Performing Arts Center.
On March 12, Reality Check will be at the Tahlequah Municipal Activity Center and it’s an all-day event for high school students. Women in Business is March 13 at 11 a.m. at the Legacy at MK Ranch.
Leadership Class 26 had their Higher Education Day Feb. 15 and spent time on the Oklahoma State University and Northeastern State University campuses.
“It was a great day. We got to figure out some resources, walk through the OSU campus and see some of the things they’ve got going on,” TACC CEO/President Nathan Reed said. “They were unfortunately in class, so we didn’t get to walk through the clinical area, which is the coolest part if you’ve ever been to the OSU facility.”
The group will travel next week for Oklahoma City Day in which they will spend their time at the Capitol; have a tour of the property and meet with the senators and representatives.
“We’ll stay the night and then the next day we always go to the [Oklahoma City] Bombing Memorial,” said Reed.
In other business, the board appointed two directors to give authority listed in the bylaws.
“We to get the Audit Task Force together,” Reed said. “We need two volunteer directors that can help lead the charge on an RFP, two auditors, and selecting the auditor for this upcoming fiscal year.”
The board was updated on the audit for the fiscal year 2022 and 2023. Reed said the audit is a clean report.
“They did not make any suggestions this year. There are a few audit entries they want us to make that just clean up a couple of different scenarios but other than that, everything was clean, and he said this was one of the best reports he’s gotten from us when it comes to ease of completion and everything,” Reed said.
What’s next
The Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet March 26.
