About the Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce
What is the Chamber of Commerce?
The Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce is a united group of business, professional and private individuals who have banded together to work to "build a better Shippensburg". The Chamber is a non-profit organization, legally incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and organized under an operating constitution and by-laws to promote the economic development of Shippensburg.
We are affiliated with the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Beginning to Present
The Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce was organized in April 1938 working closely with the local community members and businesses.
The first officers elected were Arthur Burkhart, President; Chester West, Vice President; James Hockersmith, Treasurer; E.B. McClellan, Secretary; and Leonard Fogelsonger became Secretary in June 1939 until he retired in May 1968.
A total of 68 business and industrial members joined the group in 1938.
Board Presidents:
2024 (Current) - Dirk Baumgardner
2023/2024 - Nina Reese
2021/2022 - Scott Eckenrode
2020/2019 - Vicky Simmel
2018/2017 - Dan Baer
2016 - Ginger Everhart
2015 - Anne Detter
2014 - Pamela Kammerer
2013 - Dr. Ronald Taylor
2012 - Barbara Hoover
2011 - Donovan Yaukey
2010 - Chrystal Miracle
2009 - Lisa Souders
2008 - Michael Unruh
2007 - Colby Fry
2006 - Ronald Froeschle
2005 - Jason Beckenbaugh
2004 - Dwayne Burt
2003 - Tim Ebersole
2002 - Joe Augustine
2001 - Kelly Atland
2000 - Jeffery Embly
1999 - John Massimilla
1998 - Mary Grace Shearer
1997 - Kenneth Geesaman, Jr.
1996 - Robert S. Nickey, III
1995 - Eldred W. Remson, Jr.
1994 - Drew Svitko
1993 - Robert Vojslavek
1992 - Paul Hornbaker
1991 - Stephen Oldt
1990 - John E. Clinton
1989 - W. Mickey Nye
1988 - Tomas Mitros
1987 - Bradley S. Gerlach
1986 - Stephen F. Luhrs
1985 - Arthur R. Burkhart, III
1984 - Fred Dillner
1983 - Ronald E. Chamberlin
1982 - William S. Nye
1981 - Ned Fogelsonger
1980 - Eldred W. Remson, Jr.
1979 - Dale E. Auchey
1978 - Donald A. Fry
1977 - William B. Johnson
1976 - Mervin O. Fogelsanger
1975 - Richard M. Fogelsonger
1974 - James G. Walters
1973 - Kenneth Geesaman, Sr.
1972 - Willam B. Johnson
1971 - Carl L. Cramer
1970 - Paul H. Karper
1969-6 mos - Paul H. Karper
1968-1969 - William H. Cressler
1967-1968 - Jack A. Squires
1966-1967 - John E. McCann
1965-1966 - Ralph J. Dewey
1964-1965 - H. Ric Luhrs
1963-1964 - J. Kenneth Shoap
1962-1963 - James J. Reddig
1961-1962 - W. Edwin Naugle
1960-1961 - Elmer P. Jensen
1959-1960 - Harold U. Crouse
1958-1959 - John H. Gates
1957-1958 - Charles F. Schwenk
1956-1957 - Duane F. Kirssin
1955-1956 - J. Frank Pugh
1954-1955 - John R. Bert
1953-1954 - S.D. Jones
1952-1953 - Galen H. Gates
1951-1952 - William R. Mark
1950-1951 - Alex S. Liddle
1949-1950 - Fred A. Maser
1948-1949 - Wilbur K. Kuhn
1947-1948 - Paul E. Bogar
1946-1947 - Howard A. Crownover
1945-1946 - Walter C. Nickles
1944-1945 - Carl A. Naugle
1943-1944 - Galen H. Gates
1942-1943 - Arthur R. Burkhart
1941-1942 - Paul A. VanAllman
1940-1941 - Arthur R. Burkhart
1939-1940 - Arthur R. Burkhart
1938-1939 - Arthur R. Burkhart
