Staff & Volunteers
Our Staff
Elaine Spalding
President
(704) 633-4221 | espalding@rowanchamber.com
Elaine Spalding has served as President of the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce since May 2013. She has helped the Chamber receive national recognition with 2017 Top 10 Retention Award; 2016 Top 10 Retention Award; and, 2015 Chamber of the Year Finalist from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE).
She is a Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) and serves on the CCE Commission. She is also a U.S. Chamber Institute of Management (IOM) Graduate.
Her other board involvement includes: President of the Carolina Chamber of Commerce Executives; Board of Salisbury Rotary Club; Board of Rowan Economic Development; Graduate of Leadership Rowan; and, volunteer with Communities in Schools.
Spalding received her Bachelor of Science degrees in journalism and speech from Murray State University. She is married to Watercolor Artist Keyth Kahrs (Railwalk Gallery) and they spend their free-time kayaking and hiking with their dog, Barkley.
Tracy Walser
Business Director
(704) 633-4221 | twalser@rowanchamber.com
Tracy is the Chamber’s Business Director with responsibilities for accounting and office management. She has worked with accounting and financial businesses in Salisbury and has a B.S. in Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill. She’s married to Jason Walser and they have two children.
Mary Scott Norris
Member Services Director
(704) 633-4221 | msnorris@rowanchamber.com
Mary Scott is the Chamber’s Member Services Director with responsibilities for membership, Ambassadors/ribbon cuttings and Leadership Rowan. She has business and tourism experience and has a B.A. in Integrated Marketing and Communications from Catawba College. Norris was Miss Rowan County in 2017, a preliminary to the Miss North Carolina competition.
Ambassador Volunteers
In addition to our Board of Directors, volunteers serve as Ambassadors to welcome new members to our Chamber and serve on the Membership Committee.
Teresa Dakins, Ambassador, Membership Committee, Dragon Boat Chair, Tradeshow Chair, Trinity at Home, Inc.
Jessica Ijames, Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Joan Palmer, Ambassador, Membership Committee, Palmers’ Promotions
Kristen Trexler, Novant Health Foundation-Rowan Medical Center
Penny Adelsberger, Women in Business Chair, Lomax Fischer Group
Matt Beam, Men in Business Chair, Trinity Oaks
Martha Bostian, Membership Committee, Rowan Chamber of Commerce
Catherine Dalton, Ambassador, Catherine’s Bookkeeping & Consulting, LLC
Donna Groce, Ambassador, Trinity Oaks
Keyth Kahrs, Ambassador, Rail Walk Studios & Gallery
Jayne Land, Ambassador, Membership Committee, Century 21- Towne & Country
Tony Shaw, Ambassador, BB&T
Jason Slusser, Salisbury Post
Crystal Hutchison, Ambassador, Membership Committee, Brookdale Salisbury
Dr. Kimberly D. Kelsey, Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Inc.
PJ Ricks, Ambassador, retired educator
Christine Sadler, Ambassador Chair, Carillon Assisted Living
Brooke Corry, NSC Behavioral Concepts, LLC
Dr. Nicole Sherrill-Corry, NSC Behavioral Concepts, LLC
Brad Foster, Dreamency
Adam Shepherd, Young Professionals Chair, Whole Home Broadband Solutions
Katelin Rice, Hotwire Communications
Joe Girdler, Membership Committee, JG Media LLC
Carolyn Glasgow, Ambassador, Piedmont Players & Eastern Costume Company
Athena Moore, Ambassador, Rowan County Senior Games
Wes Prosser, Ambassador, Allen Tate Realtor