“There have been a number of regionalization initiatives that have started over the last couple of years in the Washtenaw County area – some of them at the government level, some of them at the school level and some of them in the business community. The Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Regional Chamber is actually practicing what it’s been teaching through its 2010 merger. Regionalization offers cost-saving opportunities, more efficient utilization of staff resources and it eliminates duplication of the same level of services. If the right steps are made in the community, the average citizen will experience more cost-effective government and a higher level of professional service and skill-sets. We’re proud of what we’ve done in our Chamber.”
John Petz, Government and Community Relations
Domino’s Farms Corporation

“Whenever two forces such as the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Chambers join together, the possibilities become limitless for any part of the community. Through these actions, marketing the Washtenaw County area will only increase and become more substantial.”
Mary Kerr, President & CEO
Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

“It was a stroke of genius to combine the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Chambers. You can look at Ann Arbor as the brand that will attract people with the university, research, sporting events and restaurants, but then people find really cool places like Ypsilanti, Chelsea, Saline and Milan that add to what Ann Arbor offers. Every individual community needs to maintain its identity because each has something great to celebrate. If we can do that, we’re going to have a phenomenal draw – not just nationally, but internationally.”
Sean Duval, President & CEO
Golden Limousine

“The resource campaign is about networking and telling everybody about the different things the Chamber has to offer. We put together a task force of about 125 volunteers who have joined with the Chamber to review and analyze the benefits, sponsorships and membership levels of both chambers, combine them into one integrated and enhanced set and meet with current and prospective members to tell them of the great new offerings and opportunities. So, if you were a member of the Ann Arbor Area Chamber, you’re going to now have the opportunity to network and market to another group to the east – Ypsilanti – and tap into a market that maybe you hadn’t before, and vice versa.”
Ted Schork, Vice President – Relationship Manager Key Bank
Chair, Total Resource Campaign