Ambassadors
Front Row: Kaley Conner, Jane Schumacher, Jenny Bates, Marie Froehlich, Chrissy Stacken, Natalie Ellis, Dustin Schlaefli, Tasha Eichman, Darla Froehlich, Callie Kolacny, Kelly Leiker
2nd Row: Brittney Squire, Angela Pool-Funai, Monica Watson, Lindsey Elsen, Larissa Kuhn, Chrisy Crough, Tara Graham, Joleen Fisher, Brenda Hutchison, LaVonne Giess, Scarlett Deutscher, Sandi Maier, and Erica Berges.
3rd Row: Katie Dorzweiler, Jayne Inlow, Tanya Smith, Shelby Doty, Janette Meis, Morgan Hart, Lisa Unrein, Myrietta Leach, Stephanie Howie, Luke Oborny, Jake VonLIntel, Amanda Rupp, and Jacque Bartunek
Back Row: Kim Bollig, Kayla Lonnon, Sarah Meitner, Andrew Rupp, Vern Ruder, Ruth Ruder, Renee Moritz, Lisa Pierce, Cody Chaffin, Kathy Deines, Jason Werner, and Aubree Karlin
Not Pictured: Anne Zimmerman, Chelsey Proehl-Kofoid, Collin Bielser, James Robben, Kristiana Molina, and Phyllis LaShell
How do the Ambassador’s advance the community by supporting The Chamber in Hays, Kansas?
The Chamber Ambassadors are a group of 55-75 elected volunteers who make it their mission to attend as many Chamber events as possible throughout the year and learn what our businesses are providing, listen to their stories and share that information throughout our community while living their everyday lives.
This group of people represents over 41 businesses in the community. Collectively they have served over 400 years as Ambassadors representing our organization and they attend more than 120 hours of events every year. They are a priceless piece to the Chamber puzzle, allowing the Chamber staff to focus on additional projects while they assist with our number one priority —business prosperity for our members and in Hays. This group works very closely with the Chamber staff and reports directly to The Chamber Board of Directors.
You can recognize our Ambassadors at chamber events by their Ambassador nametag or chamber branded clothing.
2024 Ambassador Leadership
Chair – Tasha Eichman, Nex-Tech Wireless
Chair Elect – Jake VonLintel, Midwest Energy
Past Chair – Callie Kolacny, Hays Public Library
Our Ambassadors cover six different areas that The Chamber believes to be at the heart of our mission by dividing up into teams with various goals per team.
Ambassador Teams
Agriculture Appreciation Team
Ambassador / HYP Mentor Team
Golf Tournament Team
Member Relations Team
Volunteer Team
Business Expo
Ambassador Expectations
Ambassadors are expected to serve on one of the above teams, and attend a minimum of (3) Chamber sponsored events each month (which includes the monthly Ambassador lunch). Attendance is required for the following events: monthly Ambassador lunch, Awards Banquet, Ag Appreciation, Stepping Out (annual membership decal delivery), Golf Tournament, Business and Career Expo, and any Business After Hours events.
New Ambassadors will be given onboarding training and will receive ongoing support from a designated fellow Ambassador (aka "buddy") as well as from Chamber staff.
Interested in serving as an Ambassador?
Applications open every year at the beginning of August and are due by 8/31. Applications are reviewed by current Ambassadors with elections held during their monthly lunch in October.
If you would like to learn more about becoming an Ambassador for The Chamber, please visit the office at 2700 Vine St. or call 785-628-8201.
