The Midwest City Chamber of Commerce is the front door to the business community. The role of the Chamber, during this exciting time of Midwest City’s growth and development is to help promote existing businesses, attracting new businesses, and to continue to create the opportunity for a better quality of life.

With the help of its members, the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce has been able to promote Midwest City as “the best of family life and a great place to call home.”

What Does the Chamber of Commerce Do?

The mission of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce is to create and maintain a favorable business climate in the community. In order to accomplish the mission the Chamber engages in a pro-active program of work that includes the following:

The Midwest City Chamber of Commerce promotes and markets local businesses in Midwest City, to the Central Oklahoma region and in the global market place through: the Chamber’s Business Information and Referral Center, placing promotional materials at Oklahoma Welcome Centers throughout the State, providing mass mailing and mailing list services to local businesses, Business-After-Hours networking events, the Mainstream newsletter, the Midwest City Business Guide, local promotions and events, web links & listings and partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for foreign trade contacts.

The Midwest City Chamber of Commerce works to attract new investors and economic growth to the local economy through: the Midwest City Awareness Campaign, publication of the Midwest City Economic Outlook, targeted business recruitment, trade show business recruitment, Commercial Brokers Luncheons, Trade Area Demographic Data Services, business site selection assistance, commercial property vacancies posted on the www.midwescityok.com web site, partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to market local properties and promoting residential opportunities with www.eastisin.com.

The Midwest City Chamber of Commerce works to maintain a strong local quality of life through: actively participating in the Tinker Air Force Base Quarterly Awards Program, the Navy’s TACAMO “Make A Difference” Award Program, participation in briefings, receptions and tours designed to create a greater awareness of the role and mission of Tinker Air Force Base. The Chamber is the sponsor of the Youth Excel and Leadership Midwest City programs (leadership programs for youth and adults), and conducts legislative briefings, public forums, meetings with local, state and national elected officials and hosts an annual Celebrating Education Luncheon.

Click here for the 2006 Midwest City Chamber of Commerce Program of Work

Click here for the 2005 Business and Chamber Membership Directory

2006 Board of Directors

Ms. Nancy Anderson
Mr. Doug Arnold
Mr. Joseph Atkinson
Mr. Joe B. Barnes
Mr. John Barnett
Mr. Mark Barnett
Ms. Glenda Bowen
Mr. Chip Carter
Mr. Allen Clark
Mr. Brian Clemens
Mr. Robert Croak
Mr. Jeff Davis
Mr. Ron Davis
Mr. James Finch
Mr. Forrest “Butch” Freeman
Mr. Jim Jordan
Mr. Mike Kloiber
Mr. Dale Matherly
Mr. Jeff Moore
Mr. James Ray
Mr. Roger Reneau
Mr. Jeff Robinson
Ms. Pam Teply
Ms. Connie Vanfleet
Ms. Meri Walker
Dr. Jeanie Webb
Mr. Luis Zubillaga

Active Past Presidents

Mr. Gerald Barnett
Mr. Keith Beachler
Mr. Brian Clemens
Dr. Jim Cook
Mr. William Croak
Mr. Randy Goodman
Ms. Pam Hall
Mr. Dick Hefton
Mr. Gary Howard
Senator James Howell
Mr. David Hudiburg
Ms. Carol Judd
Ms. Susan Loveless
Ms. Dara McGlamery
Mr. Joe Larry “Smokey” McKinney
Mr. Sid Sanders

Executive Committee

Mr. Michael Kloiber
President

Mr. Brian Clemens
Immediate Past President

Ms. Pam Teply
Vice President of Organization Development

Dr. James Cook
Vice President of Community Development

Mr. Joseph Atkinson
Vice President of Business Development

Ms. Connie Vanfleet
Vice President of Public Image

Mr. James Finch
Treasurer

Staff

Bonnie Cheatwood
Executive Director

David Burnett, CEcD
Economic Development Director

Jennifer Crowel
Program and Event Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Colleen Browning
Membership Sales Director

Cindy Bullen
Office Manager/Bookkeeper

T.J. Menzer
Receptionist



Corporate Partners

Midwest Regional Medical Center

Arvest Bank
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.
Bank One
The Boeing Company
Chromalloy Oklahoma
First Fidelity Bank, N.A.
First National Bank
Hudiburg Auto Group
Kira, Inc.
KSBI Television Network
North Star Homes, LLC
OG&E Electric Services
Oklahoma City Clinic – Midwest City
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Pratt & Whitney – Oklahoma City
SBC
Tinker Federal Credit Union
Wal-Mart