Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

“The executive committee meets monthly and is authorized to act on behalf of the board.”

“Kerri schroeder and nic bley have a business relationship; jared axelrod and john schoettler have a business relationship; delee shoemaker and teresa hutson have a business realtionship.”

“The chamber is a membership organization of over 2,400 members which works to support employers of the region. The chamber has three classes of members: active, honorary, and reciprocal/trade - out. Active members are any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity residing or actively engaged in a lawful business or profession in the seattle area and interested in furthering the objectives of the chamber. The board of trustees may confer honorary membership upon any individual or entity who has achieved unusual or extraordinary distinction in public affairs or in the activities of the chamber. The president may enter into reciprocal or trade-out membership agreements with any other tax exempt organizations of employers, business and professionals to confer member benefits for dues-paying members of the reciprocal association and the chamber.”

“Certain decisions such as changes to the bylaws are subject to member approval at the annual meeting.”

“Provided to board after preparation by cpa firm and review by finance and ceo.”

“Conflicts are reviewed by the vp of hr and administration, senior management team, and finance committee as they arise. List of conflicts is maintained by chamber senior management team and reviewed periodically by accounting and management staff. Members are asked to abstain or dismiss themselves if a vote is pertinent to a conflict.”

“The ceo's salary and bonuses are determined by the executive committee of the board which meets in executive session with the vp of hr and administration and hiring committee (when applicable) or individuals who conducted annual review. Committee is presented with comparative compensation data. Other officer salaries are determined by the ceo of the chamber based on individual merit and organizational operating results in consultation with vp of hr and administration.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available for review by the board of trustees upon request, but are not generally made available to the public by the organization, other than what is available from government agencies.”

“Lisa chick, mel clark, stephanie formas and shkelqim kelmendi, are compensated by the greater seattle chamber of commerce under affiliated organization arrangements. These individuals provide 40 hours a week in services to their respective affiliate organizations. The affiliate does not meet the definition of a related organization. Thus, part vii, section a, column (b) shows zero hours for the filing organization and related organizations for these individuals.”

“The number of volunteers is based on board and member participation, 83 individuals in fy24.”

“Consulting 2,796,583. Event consulting 16,660. Marketing consulting 68,500. Mobility innovation center project 229,000. It management consulting 12,485. Program mgmt consulting 752,000. Educational funding support 260,733.”