Staff Members

President

Paul Latture, IOM
(615) 893-6565
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Paul Latture joined the Chamber in 2009. After earning his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi, he served as the director of membership development and government affairs at the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce. He served as the executive vice president for economic development for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, and as assistant commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Before coming on board at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, he worked as president and CEO of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. Latture is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute of Organizational Management. He is a member of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Association, serving as president in 2007. He is a past president of the Tennessee Economic Development Council.

Vice President of Operations

Stephanie Brackman, IOM
615-278-2011
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Stephanie Brackman joined the Chamber staff in 1999. After graduating with a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Education from the University of Tennessee, Brackman worked for Whittle Communications in Knoxville for six years. She then came to Rutherford County and worked at Middle Tennessee State University for six years on special projects for the Athletic Department and the President’s Office. She is a graduate of the Institute of Organization Management, Leadership Middle Tennessee and Leadership Rutherford. She is also a member of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives and American Chamber of Commerce Executives. Brackman also serves on the board of directors for the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties.

Director of Membership

Kelli Beam, IOM
(615) 278-2391
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Kelli Beam joined the Chamber staff in 2007. She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a degree in communications/public relations. She has worked for Gaylord Opryland Hotel in the training/quality assurance/communications department as a communications specialist and as a marketing specialist for Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, a commercial real estate firm. Beam is a member of the La Vergne Rotary and a graduate of Leadership Rutherford and the Institute of Organization Management.

Membership Account Executive

Bailey Read
(615) 278-2330
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Bailey Read joined the Chamber staff in 2013. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in organizational communications. She worked at Church Street Health Management as the human resource assistant, and Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity as an educational leadership consultant and as the assistant director of chapter services. She is a member of the Junior League of Murfreesboro and serves on the Alumnae Advisory Committee for the Alpha Omicron Pi chapter at MTSU.

Director of Events

Lauren Fletcher
(615) 278-2331
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Lauren Fletcher joined the Chamber staff in 2011. She is an honors graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in mass communication and minors in psychology and political science. Lauren has worked at WZTV-Fox 17 in Nashville and at Bob Parks Realty in Murfreesboro. She counts Habitat for Humanity and the Junior League of Murfreesboro among her volunteer organizations and is a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Director of Communications and Marketing

Katy Francisco Riddle
(615) 278-2323
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Katy Francisco Riddle joined the Chamber staff in 2011. She earned a bachelor of science in public relations and a master of education from Middle Tennessee State University. She has worked for Nashville-based public relations firms Katcher, Vaughn and Bailey Communications and Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence. She also worked at MTSU as assistant director in the Office of Alumni Relations and most recently, as publicity and outreach coordinator in the Career Development Center. She is a 2012 Leadership Rutherford graduate, serves on the board for the MTSU National Alumni Association, is a member of the United Way Women's Iniative Council, Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club, and is a past member of the Junior League of Murfreesboro.

Director of Accounting

Mary Rose Shadrick
(615) 278-2324
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Mary Rose Shadrick joined the Chamber in 2007. She graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting. In 2003, she worked as a staff accountant at National HealthCare Corporation and in 2004, she worked as a market center administrator for Keller Williams Realty in Franklin, Tenn.

Executive Assistant

Linda Ryan
(615) 278-2329
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Linda Ryan joined the Chamber staff in 2011 after a long, six-month retirement. She worked part-time in the Visitors Center, Rutherford County Keepsakes Gift Shop and membership department, before assuming the position of executive assistant. In her first career, Ryan was a kindergarten teacher for 16 years in Rutherford County and 16 years in Cannon County.

Administrative Assistant (Murfreesboro)

Beverly Bevill
(615) 278-2390
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Beverly Bevill joined the Chamber staff in 2010. For several years, Bevill served as a substitute teacher in the Rutherford County school system. In addition, she has worked in retail sales and customer service. Bevill is a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro and has been a home-based business owner for several years.

Vice President of Convention & Visitors Bureau

Nicky Reynolds, CTTP, TMP
(615) 278-2014
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Nicky Reynolds joined the Chamber staff in 2013. She previously served as executive director of the Tourist & Convention Commission in Lebanon, Ky. Prior to that, she was director of communications for the Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau, public relations manager for the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, and marketing manager of the Chattanooga Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. She has been heavily involved in professional organizations such as the Public Relations Society of America, Altrusa International of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Association, and the Southeast Society Board. She is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Oak Ridge, a 2012 graduate of East Tennessee Regional Leadership, the Southeast Tourism Society's three-year Marketing College, and the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable's Certified Tennessee Tourism Professional program.

Director of Group Sales

Barbara Wolke, CHSP, CTTP, TMP
(615) 278-2327
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Barbara Wolke joined the Convention & Visitors Bureau staff in 2003. She has 28 years of experience in sales and the hospitality industry. Wolke earned her designation as a Certified Hospitality Sales Professional from the Educational Institute with the American Hotel & Motel Association. She earned industry designations as a Travel Marketing Professional from the Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College and as a Certified Tennessee Tourism Professional from the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable. She is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Training Course.

CVB Director of Communications

Wendy Bryant, CTTP, TMP
(615) 278-2328
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Wendy Bryant joined the Convention & Visitors Bureau staff in 1996. She received an associate of science degree in communications from Motlow State Community College and a Bachelor of Science in mass communication with an emphasis in public relations from Middle Tennessee State University. She earned industry designations as a Certified Tennessee Tourism Professional from the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable and as a Travel Marketing Professional from the Southeast Tourism Society. She is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Training Course and Leadership Rutherford.

CVB Director of Marketing 

Stacie Pierce, CTTP, TMP
(615) 278-2389
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Stacie Pierce has been employed at the Chamber since 2007. She is a cum laude graduate of Middle Tennessee State University where she received a bachelor of science in mass communication, concentrating in journalism. She graduated from the Southeast Tourism Society’s Marketing College in 2010 and was awarded the designation of Travel Marketing Professional. In 2012, she received an industry designation as a Certified Tennessee Tourism Professional from the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable.

Welcome Center Director
Daryl Partin
(615) 278-2396
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Daryl Partin joined the Convention & Visitors Bureau staff in 2010. Prior to moving to the area, Partin and his wife owned and operated their own business. Partin then worked for the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. Most recently, he served as front office manager at World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro. 

Director of Existing Industry and Special Projects

Chassen Haynes, M.B.A.
(615) 278-2325
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Chassen Haynes joined the Chamber staff in 2009. He earned both a bachelor of busines administration in finance and a master of business administration in management from Middle Tennessee State University. He formerly served as director of government affairs & community development for the Chamber, before transitioning into economic development in 2011. He is affiliated with Leadership Rutherford, Murfreesboro's Only Downtown Business Alliance, the Rutherford County Wellness Council and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives. He currently serves as a member of the local American Heart Association's Board of Directors and as past chairman of the Murfreesboro Young Professionals, Inc.

Executive Director of Business Education Partnership

Lee Rennick
(615) 278-2008
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Lee Rennick became the executive director of the Business Education Partnership in 2001. She received a cum laude BSBA in Marketing from the University of Missouri and upon graduation was hired into Dillard’s Buyer Training program. She worked for more than eight years in store management and as a buyer for the company. Rennick then spent eleven years in advertising, media, marketing and event planning in Davidson and Rutherford Counties, including serving as the Daily News Journal's marketing director. She is a graduate of Leadership Rutherford, InterPlay Leadership Training, LionsQuest Service Learning Training, and has received Certification in Non-Profit Management. Rennick has been a member of the Murfreesboro Noon Rotary Club for more than 15 years, and is a founding member of RutherfordCABLE and Read to Succeed. She currently serves on the board of the Discovery Center, the advisory committee for the WISTEM Center at Middle Tennessee State University, Daymar College Community Advisory Committee, Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County TSCPP Advisory Committees and serves as chair of the Rutherford County Board of Education's CTE Advisory Board. Her newest endeavor is working with a committee of arts, education, business and government representatives to create an all-county arts council called Arts in Rutherford. 

Administrative Assistant (Smyrna)

Joy Galyon
(615) 355-6565
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Joy Galyon joined the Chamber staff in 1992 where she works as an administrative assistant at Smyrna Town Hall. After graduating from Carson-Newman College with a B.A. in Sociology, she worked as a Social Worker for the TN. Dept. of Human Services in Knoxville. She also taught 5th grade in the Blount County School System before moving to Smyrna.

Deborah Balthrop joined the Chamber staff in 2011, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the restaurant industry. After learning her son was diagnosed with autism, Deborah became a statewide advocate and provided autism support and resources for families throughout Middle Tennessee. She volunteers with Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, as a troop leader for a senior-ambassador level scout troop in La Vergne, and serves on several committees, including the Disability Coalition on Education, Special Education Task Force, and Exceptional Education Families Advisory Committee. She also is a graduate of the Partners in Policymaking Program.