Meet Our Board Of Directors

Our organization is governed by a Board of Directors.  Our Board is composed of 14 elected members and 3 ex-officio members.  Those ex-officio members include the Mayors of both O’Fallon and Shiloh as well as a graduate from the past year’s Leadership Institute.  Directors perform a legislative function for our organization.

Executive Board Members

Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch

1st National Bank of Waterloo
BOARD CHAIR

Cassidy Hoelscher

The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois
VICE CHAIR

Dan Jackson
Dan Jackson

Carrollton Bank
TREASURER

Nathan Klitzing

Cambridge Capital Management
IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR

Board Members

Lauren Beach

BJC Memorial Hospital

John Eichenlaub
John Eichenlaub

BARBERMURPHY

Melissa Fanning
Melissa Fanning

United Way of Greater St. Louis

Jon Greenstreet
Jon Greenstreet

Bike Surgeon

Chris Klay
Chris Klay

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

Pat Mandeville
Pat Mandeville

Bank of Springfield

Donna Richter
Donna Richter

Southern Illinois Builders Association

Kurt Schroeder
Kurt Schroeder

UB Greensfelder LLP

Mike Williams
Mike Williams

Serra Honda of O’Fallon

Julia Yank

Taylor Roofing

Ex Officio

Mayor Eric Van Hook

City Of O’Fallon

Mayor Bob Weilmuenster
Mayor Bob Weilmuenster

Village of Shiloh

Mayor Mark Kupsky

City of Fairview Heights

Destinee Penigar

Halftime Sips Dirty Soda Co.

Chamber Ambassadors

Ambassadors serve as the face of the Chamber in the community. They help to welcome new members and attend and assist with events throughout the year.

Our Ambassadors usually meet the 2nd Wednesday of even months.

Kimberly Beckley

Simplifying Beauty

Megan Grandone

Best Version Media

John Grissom
John Grissom

Berkshire Hathaway

Jaclyn Gross

Fairfield Inn & Suites O’Fallon IL

Cindy Hill
Cindy Hill

Home Instead

Erik Huber
Erik Huber

Bank of Springfield

Amy Kempfer
Amy Kempfer

Associated Bank

Renee LaBruyere

Horner & Shifrin, Inc.

Ke’Ira Lewis
Ke’Ira Lewis

618 Business & Event Center

Lindsay Porzeinski

Home Heating and Cooling

Delisa Richardson

Z. D. Richardson Notary Services

Justin Ward
Justin Ward

1st National Bank of Waterloo

Tianna Wesselmann

Okawville Equipment

Ambassador Emeritus

The Ambassador Emeritus designation is reserved for long-time Ambassadors who have retired from the day-to-day business world but remain valued supporters of the Chamber. They continue to serve as honorary advocates and community cheerleaders

Don Barkley
Don Barkley
Debbie Brauer
Debbie Brauer
Dave Snyder

Rotary Club of O’Fallon

Sheri Welch

Chamber Staff

Debbie Arell-Martinez
Debbie Arell-Martinez

Meet Debbie. She’s your President/CEO. You want to meet someone? Let Debbie CONNECT you!

Debbie is an 24 year O’Fallon resident. She and her husband Ed are both retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeants and have two daughters and three grandsons. Her hobbies include reading and bike riding.

Jessica Lotz
Jessica Lotz

Meet Jessica Lotz. She’s your Leadership & Development Coordinator. Jessica lives to learn new things – and to share that info!

Jessica has lived in O’Fallon for 27 years. She and her husband Craig have one son. Jessica loves to cruise – she’ll go to Alaska any time! She likes card games and sitting by the fire pit. Her favorite activity is watching her son play baseball.

Martha Blackburn

Meet Martha. She’s your Operations & Event Coordinator.

Martha joined the Chamber in September 2026. She loves to serve others, plan events, and collaborate the details to make our operations and events run smoothly. She is an O’Fallon resident of 29 years. Martha and her husband, Bill, have four adult children and two grandchildren. She is a retired educator and special education administrator, working at both O’Fallon District 90 and OTHS District 203 before retiring in June of 2020. Martha is active in her church praise band and Nurture committee. You may also see her at O’Fallon’s favorite Wood Bakery and Shiloh’s Yorktown Golf Course. In her small amount of spare time, Martha enjoys baking sourdough bread and other sweet treats to share with others.   

Kaylee Abert

Meet Kaylee Abert. She’s your Member Experience Strategist. Kaylee loves meeting new people and learning their story. 

She lives in Breese, Illinois with her husband Dalton, son Theodore, and their aussiedoodle named Palmer. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going on walks with Palmer, and mastering the art of the perfect sourdough loaf. On a Saturday morning, you’ll likely find her strolling around the Vine Street Market with her family. She loves supporting local!

Destinee Penigar

Meet Destinee Penigar. She’s your Marketing and Communications Specialist. Destinee loves to connect with people and connect people to the information they need to thrive in our community.

She lives in O’Fallon, Illinois with her husband Nick, son Jayden and daughter Destinee. In her free time, she enjoys audiobooks, travel with family and friends, and sampling wine and food around the area. She’s also a small business owner, which keeps her busy when she isn’t working for the Chamber!

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